Transportation System Sustainability Issues in High-, Middle-, and Low-Income Economies: Case Studies from Georgia (U.S.), South Korea, Colombia, and Ghana
Publication: Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 132, Issue 3
Abstract
While there is no standard definition for sustainable transportation, several adopted definitions reflect that a sustainable transportation system should be effective and efficient in providing safe and equitable access to basic economic and social services, promote economic development and support environmental integrity. Critical priorities, standards, and constraints for attaining sustainable transportation may be different, however, in different countries depending on prevailing socioeconomic conditions and political and administrative institutions. This study develops four case studies to characterize some of the major transportation system sustainability issues in developed and developing economies. The cases demonstrate that while transportation sustainability issues revolve around similar issues, the actual process of identifying and addressing pertinent issues to promote transportation system sustainability may involve widely different priorities and constraints that should influence how standards are developed to promote successful movement toward sustainability in the international community.
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Acknowledgments
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0219607. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the writers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. The writers are grateful for contributions made by Alexandria McBride and Craig Miller (NASA SHARP apprentices) to the case studies.
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Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 132 • Issue 3 • September 2006
Pages: 172 - 186
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Received: Mar 18, 2005
Accepted: Nov 17, 2005
Published online: Sep 1, 2006
Published in print: Sep 2006
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