... infrastructure, inclusive cities, and sustainable economic growth. BRT paratransit public transport socio-technical transition theory Sub-Saharan Africa Public transport is vital for connecting people to education, health care, and jobs, while also being one of the most environmentally friendly transport...

...The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) in public transportation networks presents a tremendous opportunity for efficiency, access and sustainability, in concert with larger conservation of environment and maximization of resources. Socioeconomic and demographic factors’ contribution...

.... , & Johnsson , E. ( 2023 ). E-scooters and public transport – Complement or competition? Research in Transportation Economics , 98 , 101273 . Aifandopoulou , G. , & Xenou , E. ( 2019 ). Sustainable urban logistics planning . Link to the Website Antoniou , C. , Nocera...

...These examples illustrate the variety of experiences of sexual harassment and assault on the London Underground that happened to some of the women I spoke to. Situated in a broader culture endemic of sexual and gender-based violence, these incidents on public transport deserve their own critique...

... to discern what is different and particular about public transport. Sexual Harassment in Organisational Settings Alongside murky language and the normalisation of behaviour, another way that experiences of sexual harassment are rendered invisible or difficult to define, is the complex reality of women’s...

..., experienced, negotiated and remembered in the complex setting of public transport. It problematises the way in which these experiences are often viewed as static and contained (both literally and figuratively), despite happening on the move and blurring time–space boundaries. Applying this framework...

... of friction in order to draw out key conceptual observations that are specific to how sexual harassment manifests in a public transport environment. Using a framework that has movement and mobilities at its core, this chapter links sexual harassment to spatial and temporal elements of the broader city and its...

..., and women’s embodied experience. In doing so, this reveals that the impact of sexual harassment is not static or contained, but a mobile, malleable process that is regularly reconstructed depending on the contours of time and space. Sexual harassment London Underground public transport urban mobility...

... approach via the concepts of rhythms (Lefebvre, 2004) and friction (Cresswell, 2010) has allowed conceptual observations to be made as to how sexual harassment manifests and is experienced by women in a public transport environment. Firstly, sexual harassment is shaped by the rhythms of the city...

... on the wider impacts of ACT implementation, this chapter examines four distinct deployment types of ACT technology and their opportunities and threats in transitioning toward inclusive transport systems. Of the four types, we posit that ACT-based public transport has the greatest potential to contribute...

... transport policies adopted in 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic are described as COVID-19 narratives (N^c). The extent to which these policies are strategic is considered by examining the pre-existent narratives of (public) transport (N⁰) and how they have been influenced by pre...

... of public transport services were also common, for example, in China and India ( Gkiotsalitis & Cats, 2021 ). Depending on legal issues and public acceptance, some countries, for example, Sweden, opted for strong public recommendations to avoid public transport if possible ( Jenelius & Cebecauer...

... interviewee faced broadly the same set of questions, provided in advance, although the interview itself was semi-structured. Public Transport Vignettes The next section examines these barriers from the perspective of two people working in the public transport industry in Sydney, Australia. The historical...

... Total F M Total F M Total F M Total F M Malta Malta Public Transport 1,253 94 1,159 57 19 38 29 14 15 9 5 4 113 4 109 104 18 86 941 34 907 eCabs Taxis – 25% 75% – – – – 50% 50% – 35% 65% – 25% 75% – 25% 75% – 15% 85% KOPTACO Ltd 63 6 57...

...Sexual harassment gender-based violence public transport Kenya trade unions employers Introduction Sexual harassment was brought to global attention when the #MeToo movement took off on social media in 2017 after actress Alyssa Milano posted her story on Twitter and asked others to share...

... reduce the attractiveness of a tourism destination. To this aim, after a brief overview of different analytical frameworks, this chapter focuses on transport at destination and sustainable mobility options, such as local public transport (PT) and active modes (walking and cycling). In particular...

... routes, or shifting passengers from private vehicles to public transport and non-motorized modes. Improve means using technologies that are more energy-efficient, including improving vehicle standards, inspection, and enforcement; developing improved vehicle technologies and fuels; and improving...

... by public transport”; “I move around here by car, taxi or uber”; “I move around here on foot”; and “I move around here by bike or personal transport device.” Our respondents were supposed to rate each item on a five-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly...

...The impact of seasonality on public transport demand has received little attention from researchers despite the fact that it conditions the daily provision of the service due to the deep variations of demand along the year. To illustrate these oscillations, we use data taken from an important...

...Abstract There is a heavy dependence on cars for people living in rural areas and small towns. The countryside has so far been left out of the transition to carbon-free transport, and public transport shares are low in rural areas. New information and communication technology (ICT) solutions...