This paper documents an assessment of public transport projects in Accra, Ghana, based on local sustainability criteria. The assessment is conducted using a framework suggested for screening urban transport projects in developing countries according to criteria developed to reflect local concerns for sustainability. The framework integrates indigenous (i.e., local) and scientific knowledge to predict how specific projects might support sustainable transport development. It is a participatory process that integrates input from system users and providers to produce a term defined as the Localized Sustainability Score (LSS). The LSS of each candidate project is used to produce a relative ranking of potential projects as part of a screening process by which candidate projects can be prioritized or selected for further consideration. It also provides a mechanism to engage system users and document their input.


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    Title :

    Assessing Sustainability of Public Transport in a Developing Country-Case Study of Accra, Ghana


    Contributors:
    Tefe, Moses (author) / Jones, Steven (author)

    Conference:

    Third International Conference on Urban Public Transportation Systems ; 2013 ; Paris, France



    Publication date :

    2013-10-09




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English