Paratransit in developing countries is currently an essential travel mode that provides jobs for low-income earners, but current paratransit systems are neither socially nor environmentally sustainable. This study emphasizes the importance of paratransit-adaptive transportation policies for transition to sustainability. The case studies reveal unique policy directions for the redesign of paratransit systems in developing countries according to travelers’ behavior, drivers’ job choice, and quality of life. It is concluded that simply eliminating paratransit services from transportation systems in developing countries may resolve the environmental issues that they cause but will surely result in more serious social issues, such as unemployment among paratransit drivers and mobility difficulties for the transportation poor. In particular, it is argued that international agencies and other donors should assist endogenous development among recipients based not only on easily applied but old-fashioned and less scientific methods but also especially on modern scientific methods adapted to local contexts.


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    Title :

    Paratransit-Adaptive Transportation Policies for Transition to Sustainability in Developing Countries


    Additional title:

    Lect.Notes Mobility


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2013-05-13


    Size :

    30 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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