过境与公平:探索阿克拉公共交通系统的空间公平
Elvis Kyere-Gyeabour1, Aruna Sivakumar2, Samuel Agyei-Mensah1
1Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, Ghana.
概括
在加纳大阿克拉大都市区 (GAMA) 中,公共交通工具的使用不平等. 这项研究强调了城市和郊区公共交通基础设施和服务 (PTIS) 的显著差异,需要增加投资.
科学领域:
- 城市规划 城市规划
- 运输 地理 交通 地理
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 每天有数百万人依赖交通工具,但由于基础设施不佳,全球南方地区的公共交通工具供不应求.
- 关于公共交通在发展中国家服务获取方面的作用的研究有限.
- 大阿克拉大都市区 (GAMA) 面临的挑战是公共交通不正常运行和基础设施不足.
研究的目的:
- 分析在GAMA的住宅地区公共交通的可用性变化.
- 评估在城市和郊区的公共交通基础设施和服务 (PTIS) 的公平获取.
- 为全球南方地区关于公共交通可访问性的话语提供经验数据.
主要方法:
- 在GAMA.中对1340名受访者 (18-70岁) 进行了家庭调查问卷调查.
- 使用公共和开放的数据库来获取补充数据.
- 采用三级浮动流域 (3SFCA) 和地理空间方法进行空间可访问性估计.
主要成果:
- 在GAMA内部发现了公共交通可访问性的显著差异.
- 在获得公共交通基础设施和服务 (PTIS) 方面发现了实质性的空间不平等.
- 揭示了当前的规划导致了不公平的运输服务获取.
结论:
- 增加对公共交通基础设施的投资对于GAMA的服务不足地区至关重要.
- 解决PTIS的空间不平等问题对于公平的城市发展至关重要.
- 未来的规划必须优先考虑包容性和可访问的公共交通系统.
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