Public transport and equity - a case of Kolkata metro railway (Also available on CD) (Record no. 38651)
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| fixed length control field | 02911nam a2200145Ia 4500 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | P TH-1461 |
| Item number | GHO |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ghosh, Anindita |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Public transport and equity - a case of Kolkata metro railway (Also available on CD) |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2012 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | vi,80p.CD Rom |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Contents Lists of Figures 4 Lists of Tables 5 Executive Summary 6 1. Introduction 8 1.1 Background 8 1.2 Need for the Study 10 1.3 Research Problem 10 1.4 Research Objective 11 1.5 Sub Objectives 11 1.6 Research Questions 11 1.7 Conceptual Framework 12 1.8 Research Design 13 2. Theoretical Perspective on Public Transport and Equity 17 2.1 Concept of Public Transport and Equity 17 2.2 Types of Transportation Equity 18 2.3 Tool for Measuring Equity 20 2.3.1 Concept of Accessibility 20 2.3.2 Components of Accessibility 20 2.3.3 Accessibility Measures 22 2.4 Conclusions 24 3. City Profile- Kolkata 25 3.1 Introduction 25 3.2 Socio Demography Characteristic 25 3.3 Socio-Economic Characteristic 26 3.4 Land use 28 3.5 Travel Characteristics 29 3.5.1 Modal Split of the Study Area 30 3.5.2 Metro Railway 30 3.6 Spatial Distribution of Social Infrastructure 32 3.6.1 Hospitals 33 3.6.2 Nursing Homes 34 3.6.3 Schools 34 3.7 Problems Related With Spatial Distribution 34 3.6 Conclusions 35 4. Data Collection and Processing 36 4.1 Introduction 36 4.2 Data Collection: Approach 36 4.3 Data Collection: Methods 37 4.3.1 Primary Survey 37 4.3.2 Secondary Survey 38 4.4 Data Preparation Methodology 39 4.5 Data Processing of Primary Source 40 4.6 Data Processing of Secondary Source 40 4.6.1 Introduction 40 4.6.2 Accessibility Model Preparation 41 4.6.3 Origins 42 4.5.4 Destinations 43 4.5.5 Route Network 43 4.7 Summary 47 5. Analysis and Review 48 5.1 Introduction 48 5.2 Socio Economic Characteristic 48 5.2.1 Household Size 49 5.2.2 Age Group using Metro 49 5.2.3 Employment Status 49 5.2.4 Individual and Household Income 49 5.2.5 Vehicle Ownership 51 5.3 Travel Characteristics 51 5.3.1 Distance to Metro Station 51 5.3.2 Mode of Travel 52 5.3.3 Access/Egress Mode of Travel 52 5.3.4 Travel Pattern 53 5.3.5 Travel Time and Cost 53 5.3.6 Age Group Vs Trip Purpose 54 5.3.7 Household Income Vs Vehicular ownership 54 5.3.8 Individual Income Vs Income on transport 55 5.4 Findings from Primary Data 56 5.5 Output from Accessibility Model 57 5.5.1 Accessibility to Social Infrastructure- Hospitals 57 5.5.2 Accessibility to Social Infrastructure- Nursing Homes 61 5.5.3 Accessibility to Social Infrastructure- Schools 65 5.6 Findings from Accessibility Model and Validating with Primary Survey Results 68 5.7 Overall Summary 70 6. Conclusion and Recommendations 71 6.1 Conclusions 71 6.2 Recommendations 74 References 77 Annexure 78 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Munshi, Talat (Guide) |
| 890 ## - COUNTRY | |
| -- | India |
| 891 ## - TOPIC | |
| -- | School of Planning, CEPT Uni. |
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