Geographical Modelling of Transit Deserts in Cape Town
| Autor: | Marianne Vanderschuren, Alexandra Newlands, Herrie Schalekamp, Robert Cameron |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Centre for Transport Studies, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Geography
Planning and Development 0211 other engineering and technologies 0507 social and economic geography TJ807-830 02 engineering and technology Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Renewable energy sources Cape GE1-350 City centre Transit (astronomy) Economic geography Bus rapid transit public transport transit deserts Environmental effects of industries and plants Gini coefficient Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry 05 social sciences geographical modelling 021107 urban & regional planning Excess supply Environmental sciences Geography Work (electrical) Public transport Africa Cape Town business 050703 geography |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 997, p 997 (2021) Volume 13 Issue 2 |
| Popis: | The World Bank calculated South Africa&rsquo s 2018 Gini Coefficient to be 0.63, which made it the world&rsquo s most unequal country. Such inequality is perpetuated by land-use patterns still influenced by the apartheid past. The resulting urban form necessitates long travel distances, often relying on fragmented transit modes, each with their own geographical and temporal constraints. This study applies work on transit deserts in cities in the global north to Cape Town, aiming to assess the methodological transferability to the global south, and generating case study results. In the Cape Town case, the study first analyses transit deserts based on formal public transport supply (bus rapid transit, traditional bus and train), identifying that ten out of 18 traffic analysis zones were classified as transit gaps (some unserved demand), while three of these zones qualified as transit deserts (significant undersupply). Like its U.S. counterparts, excess supply is found near Cape Town&rsquo s city centre. In Cape Town, the transit gaps/deserts are partly filled by unscheduled minibus-taxis. When this informal public transport service is added, the transit deserts disappear however, half of the transport analysis zones still qualify as having transit gaps. It is, therefore, concluded that informal public transit in Cape Town reduces the transit gap, but does not eliminate it. |
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