The impact on public transportation by the growth of informal settlement in South African cities
- Authors: Zulu, Innocent
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Transportation - South Africa - Planning , Local transit - South Africa - Planning , Urban transportation - South Africa - Planning , Transportation and state - South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/213611 , uj:21174
- Description: Abstract: The purpose of the mini-dissertation was to investigate some of the necessary extents in urban public transportation in South African cities. The preliminary findings show a symbiotic relationship linking informal settlements and public transport whereby issues of spatial planning and land use equally affect both elements. This is explained twofold first; informal settlements continue to increase as South African cities continue to experience rapid urbanisation resulting in lower net urban densities that ultimately make existing public transportation systems unsustainable. Also, unviable due to high costs of maintaining the networks as well as transportation subsidies. Second, due to the apartheid legacy, public transport in South Africa served to promote fragmentation and exclusion of low-income and informal settlements. The overall outcome of this is that inhabitants of informal settlements are forced to make expensive and time consuming journeys to access and enjoy the socioeconomic opportunities and activities offered in urban city centres. The core recommendation from this study is that the “development of a more spatially compact urban form” (Ffc.co.za) in the country’s cities through innovative spatial planning policies that aim to increase densities. , M.Eng. (Engineering Management)
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- Authors: Zulu, Innocent
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Transportation - South Africa - Planning , Local transit - South Africa - Planning , Urban transportation - South Africa - Planning , Transportation and state - South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/213611 , uj:21174
- Description: Abstract: The purpose of the mini-dissertation was to investigate some of the necessary extents in urban public transportation in South African cities. The preliminary findings show a symbiotic relationship linking informal settlements and public transport whereby issues of spatial planning and land use equally affect both elements. This is explained twofold first; informal settlements continue to increase as South African cities continue to experience rapid urbanisation resulting in lower net urban densities that ultimately make existing public transportation systems unsustainable. Also, unviable due to high costs of maintaining the networks as well as transportation subsidies. Second, due to the apartheid legacy, public transport in South Africa served to promote fragmentation and exclusion of low-income and informal settlements. The overall outcome of this is that inhabitants of informal settlements are forced to make expensive and time consuming journeys to access and enjoy the socioeconomic opportunities and activities offered in urban city centres. The core recommendation from this study is that the “development of a more spatially compact urban form” (Ffc.co.za) in the country’s cities through innovative spatial planning policies that aim to increase densities. , M.Eng. (Engineering Management)
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Reducing segmentation between the informal and formal sectors in the transport industry
- Authors: Govan, Anjali
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Transportation - South Africa , Transportation and state - South Africa , Transport workers - South Africa , Wages - Transport workers - South Africa , Informal sector (Economics)
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/416481 , uj:35232
- Description: M.Com. (Business Management) , Abstract: The South African transport industry has been volatile presenting drivers of the industry with several impactful actions that have cost them a great amount of grief. The current landscape of the industry is unknown and although there has been an outbreak of violence in recent years, the industry needs assistance in order to grow and be sustainable. The gap in the industry is evident in the informal and formal sector with factors such as wage gaps, education and government intervention affecting the drivers within the transport industry. A qualitative approach was used and interviews were used to collect data. A total of 12 participants were interviewed and data analysis was done using a thematic analysis. The results revealed that over the years, the industry is facing several challenges that are not being addressed. Due to low levels of education or disadvantaged backgrounds, individuals join the industry as drivers and this has influenced the opportunities available to them. Several violent outbreaks have occurred because the contribution made by those who participate in an industry that should thrive and positively influence the economy and its participants has not matched with the benefits they receive. From the perspective of the drivers, the industry should be formalised as this mitigates both the gap and the challenges experienced for both the informal and formal sectors. By formalising the industry, it will ensure the implementation of increased safety measures, provision of benefits to drivers, and the development of the industry.
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- Authors: Govan, Anjali
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Transportation - South Africa , Transportation and state - South Africa , Transport workers - South Africa , Wages - Transport workers - South Africa , Informal sector (Economics)
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/416481 , uj:35232
- Description: M.Com. (Business Management) , Abstract: The South African transport industry has been volatile presenting drivers of the industry with several impactful actions that have cost them a great amount of grief. The current landscape of the industry is unknown and although there has been an outbreak of violence in recent years, the industry needs assistance in order to grow and be sustainable. The gap in the industry is evident in the informal and formal sector with factors such as wage gaps, education and government intervention affecting the drivers within the transport industry. A qualitative approach was used and interviews were used to collect data. A total of 12 participants were interviewed and data analysis was done using a thematic analysis. The results revealed that over the years, the industry is facing several challenges that are not being addressed. Due to low levels of education or disadvantaged backgrounds, individuals join the industry as drivers and this has influenced the opportunities available to them. Several violent outbreaks have occurred because the contribution made by those who participate in an industry that should thrive and positively influence the economy and its participants has not matched with the benefits they receive. From the perspective of the drivers, the industry should be formalised as this mitigates both the gap and the challenges experienced for both the informal and formal sectors. By formalising the industry, it will ensure the implementation of increased safety measures, provision of benefits to drivers, and the development of the industry.
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