Sustainable and inclusive last-mile transportation for developing countries

This is a last-mile mobility business model for developing countries. It analyzes current innovation and trends in rideshare and last-mile transportation. It states the challenges of transportation systems in our urban ecosystems, as well as the intimate relationship between transportation and energy demand, energy sources, and environmental impact. This thesis mimics a pilot case study in Bogota, Colombia, a city with tremendous mobility challenges, high unemployment, and robust bicycle infrastructure; characteristics that multiple cities in Latin America have in common. Finally, it proposes a last-mile transportation system that is sustainable, efficient, and inclusive with a concept vehicle and an innovation strategy.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering and Management Program

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2020

Author dc:creator

• Rodriguez Tovar, Jairo Ernesto.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Kent Larson.

• Engineering and Management Program.
• System Design and Management Program.

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• MIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/132858

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/132858