Information Communication Technologies for Travel in Southern African Cities

This paper investigates the current state of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) use for travel by public and private transportation users in two different Southern African cities of Bloemfontein, South Africa and Gaborone, Botswana. ICT use is seldom in transportation systems in the developing world, the transportation systems are still conventional with minimal communication technologies supporting the system. This study investigates ICT use for travel and travel purposes for which ICT is currently applicable. Before investigating ICT use, the study first establishes the need for travel and modal split between activities, then explores ICT knowledge and access in both cities to determine feasibility of promoting ICT for travel. The current state of ICT usage for transportation and travel purposes is investigated to determine ICT influence on travel. The study further investigates the perceptions of transportation users towards ICT in transport by investigating ICT components (devices, applications and software) which would be useful for travel at different stages of a trip, and the purposes for which the users would use them.

Language

  • English

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  • Media Type: Web
  • Features: References;
  • Pagination: pp 114-127
  • Monograph Title: Sustainable Issues in Transportation Engineering: Proceedings of the 3rd GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition, Egypt 2019 on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures – The Official International Congress of the Soil-Structure Interaction Group in Egypt (SSIGE)
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  • Accession Number: 01884056
  • Record Type: Publication
  • ISBN: 9783030341862
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: May 31 2023 10:16AM