This paper explores the potential role of indigenous transport for increasing the adaptive capacity of selected cities in developing Asia. Indigenous transport drivers were surveyed face-to-face in Bandung, Indonesia, and in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to gain an understanding of how transport workers, specifically drivers–operators, characterize transport modes considered as indigenous and perceive their potential role in increasing the adaptive capacity of these cities. The main finding was that indigenous transport modes in the two cities in the case study had evolved to fit a niche market influenced by differing urban scales and divergent demographic and geographic characteristics. Thus, the experiences and the perceptions of transport workers on indigenous transport were highly contextualized in relation to service and route characteristics. Operating conditions for drivers were indicative of the regulatory status of indigenous transport modes in the informal landscape. This analysis contributes to an increased understanding of the role and the operation of indigenous transport modes within the transport system. The analysis also contributes policy-relevant insights to improve an understanding of the potential role of indigenous transport in climate change adaptation, as well as to increase awareness and to anticipate a shift to a more environmentally sustainable transport mode.


    Access

    Download

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Transport Workers’ Perspective on Indigenous Transport and Climate Change Adaptation


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2014-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Adaptation to Climate Change in the Transport Sector

    Koetse, Mark J. / Rietveld, Piet | Taylor & Francis Verlag | 2012


    Adaptation to Climate Change in the Transport Sector

    Koetse, Mark J. | Online Contents | 2012


    Transport and Climate Change

    Ryley, Tim ;Chapman, Lee | TIBKAT | 2012


    Climate Change and Transport

    Jochem, Patrick / Rothengatter, Werner / Schade, Wolfgang | DataCite | 2016


    Climate Change and Transport

    Jochem, Patrick / Rothengatter, Werner / Schade, Wolfgang | DataCite | 2016