Road pavement distress conditions and tourist visitations in a rural South African town:A hierarchical segmentation analysis

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dc.contributor.author Gondo, T.
dc.contributor.author Morobeni, K.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-11-22T09:34:48Z
dc.date.available 2024-11-22T09:34:48Z
dc.date.issued 2024
dc.description Papers presented virtually at the 42nd International Southern African Transport Conference on 08 - 11 July 2024
dc.description.abstract There is increasing realization among development and tourism experts that road pavements in distress are not ideal for tourism development. It is argued in principle that optimizing road pavement management guarantees satisfactory mobility conditions that may result in increased tourists’ visitations. We however know less about the intricate connections that exist, owing to dearth of research in this area. This study sought to analyse the effect of observable road distress conditions on a sample of eighteen (18) tourism sites in Makhado district municipality of South Africa. Data were gathered using a carefully structured distress detection template. Survey data targeting a sample of seventy one (71) tourists were used to complement the analysis. Common pavement distress conditions affecting defined clusters of tourism sites were analysed using the Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA) method. The study results generated two distinct clusters of tourist’s sites depicting contrasting pavement distress conditions and associated impacts on tourist willingness to visit the sites again. Significant pavement distress conditions limiting tourist visitations included pavement cracks and potholes, road width, signage and pavement markings. The study recommends optimizing pavement maintenance and management to address possible safety, comfort, traffic and travel time, and vehicles operating cost concerns to increase tourists’ visitations.
dc.format.extent 13 pages
dc.format.medium PDF
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/99306
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Southern African Transport Conference
dc.rights Southern African Transport Conference 2024
dc.subject Road pavement
dc.subject Pavement distress
dc.subject Tourism development,rural South African town
dc.title Road pavement distress conditions and tourist visitations in a rural South African town:A hierarchical segmentation analysis
dc.type Article


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