Bus Rapid Transit System: A Study of Sustainable Land-Use Transformation, Urban Density and Economic Impacts

Autor: Rob van der Bijl, Muhammad Aamir Basheer, Luuk Boelens
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Technology and Engineering
Monitoring
Natural resource economics
ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT [Lahore]
Geography
Planning and Development
land-use transformation
0211 other engineering and technologies
TJ807-830
Urban density
02 engineering and technology
SEOUL
Management
Monitoring
Policy and Law
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
Urban planning
0502 economics and business
Lahore
inward investment
GE1-350
Renewable Energy
Economic impact analysis
Bus rapid transit
Planning and Development
Sustainable development
050210 logistics & transportation
Environmental effects of industries and plants
Sustainability and the Environment
Geography
Policy and Law
Land use
VALUES
Renewable Energy
Sustainability and the Environment
05 social sciences
Inward investment
021107 urban & regional planning
sustainability
urban development
TRANSPORT
Management
Environmental sciences
transport
Sustainability
FORM
BRT
Zdroj: SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability
Volume 12
Issue 8
Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 3376, p 3376 (2020)
ISSN: 2071-1050
Popis: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has shown significant growth in recent years, particularly in developing countries because of its cost-effectiveness. However, empirical evidence on land-use and economic impacts of BRT is limited. This study measures the sustainable land-use transformation, urban density, and economic impact witnessed after the development of BRT. Spatial analysis shows that BRT has the potential to simulate land-use transformation, however, the extent of transformation is context-dependent. Population density has increased from 268 persons/acre to 299 persons/acre. Besides land-use transformations, inward investments and extension of the labor market were also evident in areas served by BRT. The amount almost equal to US $140 million of inward investment was detected after implementation of BRT, which ultimately brought around 800 new employees from remote areas. An efficient land-use policy, streamlining these land-use transformations, and inward investments, can benefit from developing compact and sustainable neighborhoods. This study will help in the performance evaluation of BRT systems in developing countries for sustainable development.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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