Urban transport planning in a context of demographic, social, economic and technological change

Transport planning necessarily takes into account more than just the immediate time-frame. In the case of urban transport, planning needs to come up with solutions in regard to infrastructure which is expensive and may have a useful life extending over several decades. Therefore, planning must take...

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spelling oai-11362-362972020-11-19T01:58:04Z Urban transport planning in a context of demographic, social, economic and technological change INFRAESTRUCTURA FISICA PLANIFICACION DEL TRANSPORTE SISTEMAS DE TRANSPORTE TRANSPORTE TRANSPORTE URBANO DESARROLLO URBANO COSTOS DE TRANSPORTE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT PLANNING TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORT URBAN TRANSPORT URBAN DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORT COSTS Transport planning necessarily takes into account more than just the immediate time-frame. In the case of urban transport, planning needs to come up with solutions in regard to infrastructure which is expensive and may have a useful life extending over several decades. Therefore, planning must take note of economic, technological, social and demographic changes that influence trips undertaken.The purpose of this article is to explore some of the trends that may well be observed in upcoming decades. The article arrives at the conclusion that, in a period of considerable change and uncertainty, failure to take heed of recent trends may result in the construction of infrastructure that is not always the most appropriate and, what is more, that urban development militates against the efficient operation of public transport and, as a result, is likely to jeopardize the sustainability of cities in the long term. 2014-03-20T01:31:34Z 2014-03-20T01:31:34Z 2002-04 Texto Documento Completo http://hdl.handle.net/11362/36297 en FAL Bulletin 188 application/pdf ECLAC
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topic INFRAESTRUCTURA FISICA
PLANIFICACION DEL TRANSPORTE
SISTEMAS DE TRANSPORTE
TRANSPORTE
TRANSPORTE URBANO
DESARROLLO URBANO
COSTOS DE TRANSPORTE
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT PLANNING
TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
TRANSPORT
URBAN TRANSPORT
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORT COSTS
spellingShingle INFRAESTRUCTURA FISICA
PLANIFICACION DEL TRANSPORTE
SISTEMAS DE TRANSPORTE
TRANSPORTE
TRANSPORTE URBANO
DESARROLLO URBANO
COSTOS DE TRANSPORTE
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT PLANNING
TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
TRANSPORT
URBAN TRANSPORT
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORT COSTS
Urban transport planning in a context of demographic, social, economic and technological change
description Transport planning necessarily takes into account more than just the immediate time-frame. In the case of urban transport, planning needs to come up with solutions in regard to infrastructure which is expensive and may have a useful life extending over several decades. Therefore, planning must take note of economic, technological, social and demographic changes that influence trips undertaken.The purpose of this article is to explore some of the trends that may well be observed in upcoming decades. The article arrives at the conclusion that, in a period of considerable change and uncertainty, failure to take heed of recent trends may result in the construction of infrastructure that is not always the most appropriate and, what is more, that urban development militates against the efficient operation of public transport and, as a result, is likely to jeopardize the sustainability of cities in the long term.
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title Urban transport planning in a context of demographic, social, economic and technological change
title_short Urban transport planning in a context of demographic, social, economic and technological change
title_full Urban transport planning in a context of demographic, social, economic and technological change
title_fullStr Urban transport planning in a context of demographic, social, economic and technological change
title_full_unstemmed Urban transport planning in a context of demographic, social, economic and technological change
title_sort urban transport planning in a context of demographic, social, economic and technological change
publisher ECLAC
publishDate 2014
url http://hdl.handle.net/11362/36297
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