Towards sustainability of the South African road network
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Mitchell, M.
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Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Southern African Transport Conference 8-11 July 2013 "Transport and Sustainable Infrastructure", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.
Since we live in a world of dwindling resources, of all types it is essential that road engineers in their design and construction activities, provide infrastructure in a sustainable fashion. This paper examines some of the factors influencing the sustainability of roads in the South African context, of which perhaps the four most important are: · Appropriate and efficient institutional arrangements including sound governance · Sound management of the road network – from planning through to eventual operation · Availability of adequate resources – especially financial and personnel · Conservation of natural resources and of the environment The paper concludes that a paradigm shift in road provision together with strong leadership within road authorities is needed to begin to provide long term sustainability of road infrastructure in South Africa.
Since we live in a world of dwindling resources, of all types it is essential that road engineers in their design and construction activities, provide infrastructure in a sustainable fashion. This paper examines some of the factors influencing the sustainability of roads in the South African context, of which perhaps the four most important are: · Appropriate and efficient institutional arrangements including sound governance · Sound management of the road network – from planning through to eventual operation · Availability of adequate resources – especially financial and personnel · Conservation of natural resources and of the environment The paper concludes that a paradigm shift in road provision together with strong leadership within road authorities is needed to begin to provide long term sustainability of road infrastructure in South Africa.
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Infrastructure, Sustainability of roads