TY - GEN
T1 - Possibilities of sustainable transport in the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) in South Africa
AU - Thaba, Sebonkile Cynthia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© IEOM Society International.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Sustainable transport means mobility, non-reliance on fossil fuel, reliable and affordable transport; non-harmful to people, the environment and not causing climate change. Although South Africa is a lower contributor of CO2 emission as compared to the OEDC countries, it is still a major contributor within the SADC countries. The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) is the largest city in South Africa were most of the economic transactions are taking place. Just like any other large city, it experiences over population making the transport system unsustainable. South Africa as a developing country is faced with socio-economic challenges which are hindering the development of sustainable transport. The study is conducted using the exploratory research method to explain the status quo of the transport system in South Africa as well as revealing major causes which slow down the development of sustainable transport. The exploratory research is chosen due to the early development of the literature on sustainable transport, supplier and enterprise development in South Africa.
AB - Sustainable transport means mobility, non-reliance on fossil fuel, reliable and affordable transport; non-harmful to people, the environment and not causing climate change. Although South Africa is a lower contributor of CO2 emission as compared to the OEDC countries, it is still a major contributor within the SADC countries. The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) is the largest city in South Africa were most of the economic transactions are taking place. Just like any other large city, it experiences over population making the transport system unsustainable. South Africa as a developing country is faced with socio-economic challenges which are hindering the development of sustainable transport. The study is conducted using the exploratory research method to explain the status quo of the transport system in South Africa as well as revealing major causes which slow down the development of sustainable transport. The exploratory research is chosen due to the early development of the literature on sustainable transport, supplier and enterprise development in South Africa.
KW - City of Johannesburg
KW - Department of transport
KW - Socio-economic challenges
KW - Sustainable transport
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85019007891
SN - 9780985549749
SN - 9780985549756
T3 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
SP - 1087
EP - 1095
BT - 6th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Kuala Lumpur, IEOM 2016
PB - IEOM Society
T2 - IEOM Detroit Conference, IEOM 2016
Y2 - 23 September 2016 through 25 September 2016
ER -