Sustainable development and urban transportation

dc.contributor.authorAhmed, T.A.
dc.contributor.otherSouthern African Transport Conference (28th : 2009 : Pretoria, South Africa)
dc.date.accessioned2009-08-11T08:22:14Z
dc.date.available2009-08-11T08:22:14Z
dc.date.issued2009-07-06
dc.descriptionThis paper was transferred from the original CD ROM created for this conference. The material was published using Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Technology. The original CD ROM was produced by Document Transformation Technologies Postal Address: PO Box 560 Irene 0062 South Africa. Tel.: +27 12 667 2074 Fax: +27 12 667 2766 E-mail: nigel@doctech URL: http://www.doctech.co.zaen_US
dc.description.abstractPaper presented at the 28th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 6 - 9 July 2009 "Sustainable Transport", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.en_US
dc.description.abstractSustainable development is the main force in urban planning today. It has developed as the alternative to the modernist philosophy. This modernist paradigm has left us with massive inequalities and inefficiencies in human landscapes and threatening ecological disasters. Sustainable development on the other hand focuses on development rather than growth; it places human needs and equality before technology and efficiency. Sustainable development with sustainable urban transport are key solutions to our urban environmental, social and economic problems. Sustainable urban transport helps to improve our environment, health, quality of life, conserves our natural resources and is in line with the basic principles of sustainable development to bring about order, equality and sustainability in our society at all levels, the economy and environment. This report aims to highlight various challenges to sustainable development and sustainable transportation, both internationally and South African, and sheds a light on various policies and initiatives, proposed and in implementation, to achieve sustainability and efficiency in the urban transport system. The development of transport corridors together with sustainable public transport is one of the many options we can investigate to ensure an efficient and sustainable urban transport system.en_US
dc.format.extent8 pages.en_US
dc.format.mediumCD ROMen_US
dc.identifier.citationAhmed, TA 2009,'Sustainable development and urban transportation', Paper presented to the 28th Annual Southern African Transport Conference, South Africa, 6-9 July. pp. 10-18en_US
dc.identifier.isbn9781920017392
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/10964
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDocument Transformation Technologyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofSATC 2009
dc.rightsUniversity of Pretoriaen_US
dc.subjectSustainable transporten_US
dc.subjectUrban planningen_US
dc.subjectTransporten_US
dc.subject.lcshTransportation -- South Africa -- Congressesen
dc.subject.lcshUrban transportation -- Planning -- Congressesen
dc.subject.lcshSustainable urban development -- Congressesen
dc.subject.lcshUrban transportation policy -- Congressesen
dc.subject.lcshUrban transportation policy -- South Africa -- Congressesen
dc.subject.lcshSustainable urban development -- South Africa -- Congressesen
dc.titleSustainable development and urban transportationen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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