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Sustaining livelihoods by improving urban public transport

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: This paper reports on application of the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach to the wider impacts of urban public transport on the lives of the urban poor in developing countries. In applying the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach to the research data, transport is considered as an asset within the Sustainable Livelihoods framework. It draws upon findings of case studies undertaken between 2001 and 2003 in Colombo (Sri Lanka), Faisalabad (Pakistan) and Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania). Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data, the study looks at price, affordability, accessibility and quality of public transport services.

Source: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability

DOI: 10.1680/ensu.2005.158.1.9

Author: M. Sohail

Institution: Loughborough University

Language: English

Topic: Transportation Planning and Optimization

Subfield: Transportation

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Sustainable cities and communities, Reduced inequalities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

Funder: Institut Alam Sekitar dan Pembangunan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia