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Showing 1 to 20 of 76 for “"Transport sector"”.
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Challenges Facing Transport Sector in Providing Quality Service to the Society, A Case of Public Transport Sector in Dar es Salaam
Urban public transport challenges are serious problems all over the world, the severity is more pronounced in developing countries, especially in Africa. Tanzania being one of the African countries is no exception. The study focused on the challenges facing transport sector in providing quality …
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DEVELOPING A BENCHMARKING METHODOLOGY FOR THE NIGERIAN TRANSPORT SECTOR
The Nigerian transport system has been facing challenges due to the imbalance in the transport system. Goods and passenger movements in Nigeria are performed mainly by road, with the railway and inland waterways playing significant, but less important roles. The dominance of road transport in …
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The role of private participation in enhancing the Indian transport sector
The Indian transport sector, one of the largest transport networks in the world, faces some serious issues. These may be identified as follows: * Unmet demand for service and infrastructure * Conflicting responsibilities * Inadequate resource mobilization * Poor Asset Management * Inadequate …
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An analysis of the level of liberalisation in South Africa's transport sector
The transport sector is critical to the performance of various sectors of the economy both trade in goods and services hinges on an efficient and reliable transport services sector. South Africa has undertaken limited commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) of the World …
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Tradable carbon permits : their potential to reduce CO2 emissions from the transport sector
… to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Road transport is a significant contributor to UK CO2 emissions, with the majority arising from personal road transport. A working model of a Tradable Carbon Permit (TCP) scheme was therefore designed to achieve a 60% reduction of CO2 emissions from …
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Investigating the decarbonization process of the maritime transport sector - Quantifying and reducing greenhouse gas emissions
… processes involving intermodal freight transport chains, with particular attention to maritime transport chains (also known as “maritime supply chains”). The aim of the research was therefore to understand the effects of greenhouse gas emission reduction mechanisms in the maritime …
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The Potential Of Fuel Cells To Reduce Energy Demands And Pollution From The UK Transport Sector
… development for both the power generation and transport sectors. There is a need to assess (a) emissions from fuel cells using various fuels and (b) ways of introducing such technology to transportation in the near future. Fuel consumption, energy and emissions from the production and use of …
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Exploring the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) in the UK’s transport sector of roads: a governmentality perspective
… (in PFI) are operationalised within the UK’s transport sector of roads through the PFI contracts. At a macro-level this thesis analyses the UK central government’s policy discourse on PFI as contained in the policy documents published by the relevant central government bodies from 1992 when …
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From street corner to smartphone: assessing the prospects of socio-technical transitions in Cape Town's transport sector
… automobiles, and underinvestment in public transport are all commonly-cited culprits. Stakeholders are less unified in identifying solutions. Infrastructure- and technology-led approaches, such as new Bus Rapid Transit and technology-enabled on-demand services, are making their entry into …
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Exploring the critical success factors for the financing of public-private partnerships in the roads and transport sector: a case study of Gauteng province.
… Partnership (PPP) projects in the roads and transport sector at the provincial level in South Africa, with the aim of giving policy makers, academics and practitioners a glimpse of the existing conditions prevalent in the financing of PPPs. Transport and rail infrastructure are critical for …
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Exploring the critical success factors for the financing of public-private partnerships in the roads and transport sector: a case study of Gauteng province
… Partnership (PPP) projects in the roads and transport sector at the provincial level in South Africa, with the aim of giving policy makers, academics and practitioners a glimpse of the existing conditions prevalent in the financing of PPPs. Transport and rail infrastructure are critical for …
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The Adoption and use of ICT's by SME's in the road passenger Operators at Intercity Bus Terminus
… Enterprises (SMEs) in the road passenger transport sector in Lusaka, Zambia. The study was based on the following general objectives: 1. To determine the factors which influence the adoption and use of ICT’s by SMEs in road passenger transport sector in Lusaka, Zambia. 2. To find out the …
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South African road transport requirements for sustainable growth
… conducted on what other countries did with their transport problems but the same problem as in South Africa has not been encountered anywhere else in the world. South Africa therefore has a unique situation, which needs to be resolved in a unique way. There is increasing awareness elsewhere in the …
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Life cycle air pollutant and carbon emissions from China’s road transport under vehicle electrification and renewable electricity expansion scenarios
China’s road transport sector has experienced rapid expansion over the past decades, becoming a major contributor to both air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. As the country transitions toward carbon neutrality, vehicle electrification and renewable electricity (RE) expansion are central to …
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Allocation of Transportation Investments and Regional Growth: A Multilevel Optimization Framework
… study is concerned with the allocation of the transportation investments and their impact on the regional economy. Because the relationship between regional growth and the transport sector is highly complex, evaluation of alternative transportation plans should be performed with the aid of …
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Smarter cities: socio-technical innovation towards sustainable urban transport futures. The case of re-establishing utility cycling as a mainstream mode in London
… This is particularly evident in the urban transport sector, where increasing and increasingly frictionless mobility continues to be promoted as a key driver of local economic growth and development. There is, therefore, increasing pressure to mitigate against arising externalities through …
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Smarter cities: socio-technical innovation towards sustainable urban transport futures - the case of re-establishing utility cycling as a mainstream mode in London
… This is particularly evident in the urban transport sector, where increasing and increasingly frictionless mobility continues to be promoted as a key driver of local economic growth and development. There is, therefore, increasing pressure to mitigate against arising externalities through …
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Determinants of the supply of urban public transport services in Harare, Zimbabwe
The level of supply of public transport increases proportionately with population size. However, increases in population growth and urbanization have led to several transport problems, including meeting the supply of transport services. The rationale behind the supply model as used in the study is …
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The design of a geographical information system for promotion of intergrated planning of transport and spatial affairs between all spheres of government
With the common goal of improving Gauteng's transport sector in mind, the Member of Executive Council (MEC) for Public Transport, Roads and Works, concluded his recent budget speech by declaring " .... an unwavering commitment from my Department and I (sic), to accelerate our pace of delivery, …
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Puppets in chaos: airlines, regulators and strings
… and liberalisation of the US and European air transport sectors reveals that the structure of the air transport sector is undergoing a number of significant changes: a growing number of airlines are entering into horizontal and vertical cooperative arrangements and integration including …
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