URBAN TRANSPORT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

It has been predicted that between 1950 and 2000 in developing nations, the population living in towns will rise from 500M to 2200M. Tables are presented which show the forecast population growth rate in various cities between 1970 and 1985 and also the changes in urban populations in various developing countries from 1968 - 1972. Along with the growth in population, increases in car ownership are to be expected. In many developing countries a high proportion of all cars in the country is concentrated into one major city, making the traffic situation there very difficult. The congestion in third-world cities is mainly due to three factors: the layout of the road network; poor utilisation of roads; ineffective traffic management schemes. All these factors result in a decline in the standard of public transport. In the short term, the situation may be improved by using traffic management schemes to increase the efficiency of the present system. Careful planning in the long term should aim at reducing the volume of travel and improve employment, social amenities and the environment. Examples of successful long term schemes are discussed. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Printerhall Limited

  29 Newmart Street
  London W1P 3PE,   England 
• Authors:
  • JACOBS, G D
  • Fouracre, P R
• Publication Date: 1974-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 20
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demographics; Developing countries; Economic growth; Environment; Environmental impacts; Forecasting; Motor vehicles; Networks; Ownership; Planning; Population; Public transit; Roads; Social factors; Sociology; Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Traffic volume; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Congestion; Growth rate; Road networks
• Old TRIS Terms: Deveolping countries
• ITRD Terms: 632: Congestion (traffic); 150: Developing countries; 9013: Development; 2455: Environment; 132: Forecast; 265: Growth rate; 143: Planning; 335: Population; 744: Public transport; 1053: Road network; 2253: Sociology; 654: Traffic control; 1155: Transport; 313: Urban area; 315: Vehicle ownership
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00099157
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1981 12:00AM