SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT IN LOW INCOME COUNTRIES

Abstract

The analysis presented aims to assist in understanding of ways that transport can contribute to sustainable social development in developing countries. Hence, the approaches that can lead towards the transformation of socially unsustainable transport at the moment are given. The implications of social dimension in transport sustainability are analyzed in correlation with affordable options and reliable checklist for sustainable social development. Undertaking them is of emerging importance for providing a framework that can be used in developing countries towards the social sustainability in transport. These recommendations will help to build the technical capacity of transport planners and decision makers to make a needed change in low-income countries regarding this issue.