Transport planning for Third World cities / / edited by Harry T. Dimitriou

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452277003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 0-415-84000-7; 0-203-76892-2; 1-135-03670-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (457 p.)
• Collana: Routledge Revivals
• Altri autori (Persone): DimitriouHarry T
• Disciplina: 388.4/068
• Soggetti: Urban transportation - Developing countries - Planning; Local transit - Developing countries - Planning; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "First published in 1990 by Routledge"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover ; Transport Planning for Third World Cities; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents ; List of Figures ; List of Tables ; Foreword ; Preface ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; Part One: Problems and Issues in Urban Transport Planning ; 1. Transport and Third World City Development ; Introduction ; Defining the Third WorId ; Features of Third World City Development ; Third World City Transport Characteristics ; Transport and Urban Development Goals ; Appendix ; 2. Transport Problems of Third World Cities ; Introduction; Traditional Agenda of Urban Transport Problems Problems of Planning Response: Perception Issues ; Problems of Planning Response: Technology-Transfer Issues ; Goal Formulation Problems ; 3. Inadequacies of Urban Public Transport Systems ; Introduction ; Problems of Matching Demand and Supply ; The Formal Public Transport Response ; The Informal Public Transport Response ; Need for Co-ordination ; Conclusion ; 4. The Role of Non-Motorised Urban Travel ; Introduction ; Transport and Urban Development in India ; Types of Non-Motorised Urban Transport Modes; Supply and Demand Characteristics of Non-Motorised Urban Transport Towards Better Planning for Non-Motorised Transport; Part Two Deficiencies and Developments in the Theory and Practice of Urban Transport Planning ; 5. The Urban Transport Planning Process: Its Evoluation and Application to Third World Cities ; Introduction ; The Urban Transport Planning Process ; Evolution of the Process ; Application of UTP Process and its Derivatives to the Third World ; Conclusion ; 6. Issues in Third World Urban Transport Project Appraisal ; Introduction ; Overview of Appraisal Process; Overall Urban Transport Project Appraisal Issues Steps in Urban Transport Project Appraisal ; Conclusion ; 7. Institutional Frameworks for Planning Transport in Third World Cities ; Introduction ; Definition of Institutional Planning Frameworks ; Deficiencies of Institutional Planning Frameworks ; Institutional Planning Framework for Urban Transport in Brazil ; Sao Paulo Metropolitan Area Case Study ; Lessons from the Sao Paulo Experience ; 8. Developments in Urban Transport Planning: Their Relevance to Third World Practice; Introduction; Role of Transport Analysis; Range of Urban Transport Analysis Choices Applying Some Recent Developments ; Challenge and Training Requirements of Responsive Analysis ; Part Three: Emerging Alternatives in Planning for Urban Transport ; 9. Urban Traffic Modelling with Limited Data ; Introduction ; Errors and Complexity in Modelling ; Simpler Transport Models ; Network Models Based on Traffic Counts ; Explicit Travel Demand Model Approaches ; Model Based on Network Data only ; An Example of Models Based on Traffic Counts ; Simplified Models and Planning Styles ; Conclusion ; 10. Urban Transport Corridor Planning; Introduction
• Sommario/riassunto: <P>Cities within the developing world experience a form of urban development which is different to those in more industrialised countries. Rates of growth are usually much more dramatic, housing and transport are often provided informally, and institutional support for urban management is also much weaker. The crux of this book, first published in 1990, lies in the idea that urban transport planning cannot be viewed in isolation from this wider development context. Making special reference to a number of countries, including Brazil, India and Indonesia, chapters discuss problems of urban trans