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South Africa’s Transport Challenges

(Debriefing)

Content
• History
• Land-use planning
• Global trends
• Poverty
• Equity
• Environment
• Resources
• Liveability
• Sustainability

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History

History

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Land-use planning

Source: www.dbce.csiro.au/innovation/1999-08/cities.htm

Land-use planning
Later
Later Later
Later
Residential
Residential Residential
CBD Residential
CBD

Early o Early
Green area
r
Former
Former r Former
Relocation Former
Relocation i Relocation
Relocatio n

Source: Vanderschuren ,2006

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Global trends

Global trends

Source: The Economist/UN-HABITAT, 2010

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Global trends

Poverty

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Equity

land area

population

www.worldmapper.org

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GDP wealth

poverty

www.worldmapper.org

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Environment

Source: CoCT

Environment

Source: CoCT

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Natural resources
OIL AND GAS LIQUIDS
2004 Scenario

30

25
Billion Barrels a year (Gb/a)

20
M.East

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Other
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5 Russia

Europe
US-48
0
1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050

US-48 Europe Russia Other M.East Heavy etc. Deepwater Polar NGL

Human resources
(Maintenance issues)

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Human resources/capital
(Maintenance issues)

Liveability

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Liveability

Sustainability

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Sustainable Livelihood Approach

Natural
Fuels
Environmental
Drinking water provision
Locally available Financial
Human Road safety Project costs
materials
Sense of freedom Soil erosion Maintenance costs
Access to basic Operational costs
services
Access to agriculture
Transport related fear
Job security
Densities Job creation
Emergency services Entrepreneurship
Social Communication (local, district Tourist opportunities Economic
and long distance) Financial wellbeing
Disaster management
Social security
Non-motorised road-based
Motorised road-based
Free time available Rail
Child independency Air
Time Infrastructure and services

Conclusion
• What future do we
want for the
growing (urban)
population?

• Ecological disaster
• Technological fix
• Ecological balance

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