Law So Man Belinda. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2000-01, design report." / Includes bibliographical references. / EXPLORATION-ISSUE AND INTEREST / Primary Elements of Railroad / Introduction--a Deconstmction of the Railroad / 4 Questions / INTERPRETATION-along THE RAILROAD / Time Scale / Spatial Value / Social Value / TRANSFORMATION / Time Table / Unification of Space / Hybrid Composition / Transportation / Penetrative Promotion / Show Time / Participant / Human Relationship / INTEGRATION-MULTIPLE IDENTITY ON THE LAST TRAIN / Three Statuses of Train / the Last Train / Identity / Time-Space / Time People / Time-Event / CONSIDERATIONS-SITE ANALYSIS AND PROGRAMME / Social Significance / The Rail / the Stations / the Train / tho Depot / Time Application / Schedule of Accomodation / CONFIGURATIONS--DESIGN DEVELOPMENT / "Form, Space and Order" / Passengers' Notice / Tenants' Notice / Development in Phases / Components of Matrix / Architectural Matrix / Time Matrix / Senerio Matrix

published_or_final_version / abstract / Urban Planning and Environmental Management / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

In recent decades skateboarding has expanded from recreation into a form of transportation. Skateboarders appear to use roadways much as other non‐motorized modes do. However, there is little academic research on the needs and characteristics of the skateboard as a mode. This research reports demographics, multi‐modal and travel behavior findings, and other data from an exploratory mixed‐methods study of skateboarding as a mode of transportation.

published_or_final_version / Urban Design / Master / Master of Urban Design

The role transport plays in enabling people access to services is very important. However, transport for school going children in rural areas has not been given much attention. Transport programmes aimed at improving access to schools by rural children cannot be successful in their formation and implementation without the full participation of parents. Therefore, the objectives of the study were to learn about the factors influencing caregivers' choices of the modes of transport for their school going children and to establish how caregivers view the importance of transport for their school going children, particularly in rural areas. One hundred and twenty six respondents were interviewed in this study. Two focus group interviews were conducted with teachers from eZinyonyana Primary and Mthende High Schools. It transpired that the majority of children walk to school. Most parents are aware of the problems associated with walking. However, the majority of them did not believe that walking could impact on their children's performance at school. This belief, though, differed with parents who perceive themselves too distant from school, hence believing that walking can affect their children's performance at school. Also, the majority of caregivers from communities furthest from schools believed that the availability of transport could improve their children's performance at school. They expected the government to provide transport for learners as most of them felt that even if transport can be made available, they could not still afford it since they are not employed. Although aware of the dangers associated with walking, some parents did not feel they could accompany their children school. This task was entirely left with the older children who are supposed to look after the younger ones on their way to and from school. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2005.

There is a very limited literature examining transport and access to health care, especially in the South African context. The existing literature does not provide an analysis of the influence of transport on access to health care and the utilisation of referrals by the patients. In the context of the HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis epidemics which have already increased the demand for health care and utilisation of referrals, transport is a critical issue to take into account with regard to access to health care. The case study presented in this dissertation examines the influence of transport (either public or private) on patient's access to health care facilities, particularly the referrals and Emergency Medical services (EMS). The findings are based on a sample of 30 EMS providers, 15 clinic and hospital nurses, doctors and senior administrators, as well as 200 patients (clients) seeking health care in the three clinics which were chosen as study sites. Using qualitative and quantitative methods, this study focuses on patients seeking health care as well as those who provide health care routinely at clinics and hospitals and in emergencies. The focus of interest was transport needs and services and its role in patient access in the context of HIV/AIDS and TB epidemics. Findings of this study confirm research undertaken in other developing contexts. They show that in rural and some remote urban settlements, transport is a serious barrier to equitable access to health care. Race and locality combine to generate a hierarchy of access to care in South Africa. The study concludes that there is a need to reallocate resources in the health sector in order to increase access. Transport needs have to be taken into account when access to services is planned. And alternative models of health care provision in the context of the epidemics have to be conceived, emphasising the provision of well-equipped and resourced primary health care facilities. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2001.

Transport forms an essential element of people's lives. It is transport which determines how people access important resources and it influences the mobility of people. Transport availability improves access to resources and hence fights isolation, which derives from lack of access to resources. This case study examines the influence of transport on access to state grants and health services. The study was based on sample of 170 recipients of state grants and was carried out in September 2000. A quantitative survey through face-to-face interviews of pensioners and other recipients of state grants at two remote rural points was carried out. The results of the study showed that poor road and path infrastructure impacts negatively on old people's access to pension payout points and health services. As a result of poor road infrastructure, people have limited access to alternative means of transport and hence have to pay too much for transport to reach services essential to their livelihoods. In addition to the transport cost these elderly have to pay, they also have an extra burden of having to care for the orphans and unemployed adults staying with them. This puts an enormous pressure on their limited resources and hence deepens the cycle of poverty. The majority of people interviewed were positive about the quality of health service they are receiving and the attitude of health workers. There was no correlation between the quality of services received and the demand for using them. Amongst other things, it has been suggested that locating basic services particularly welfare services and health services nearer rural communities will improve the quality of life and minimize the cost of reaching such services. Furthermore infra structural intervention will impact positively on rural communities by providing them with a wider choice of transport and promoting intermediate means of transport. This will have a positive impact on rural communities by increasing the accessibility of services and improving mobility. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2001.

Ao distribuir-se por diferentes sistemas regionais de estrutura espacial, a necessidade de deslocamento da população molda as cidades, com vias de circulação, para unir núcleos residenciais, comerciais e industriais. O objetivo deste trabalho foi descrever a influência do transporte sobre o nível de estresse do trabalhador, percebido no trajeto entre a residência e o local de trabalho, em domínios distintos com estressores físicos, psicológicos e um domínio que relaciona estresse e transporte, denominado de domínio ambiente. A metodologia adotada pontua-se por uma pesquisa aplicada, exploratória e predominantemente quantitativa que pode revelar relações de dependência entre um instrumento estruturado para suveys e variáveis demográficas. Considerando o grande número de informações geradas pelo instrumento de coleta de dados, recorreu-se à Inteligência Artificial (IA) para realizar a análise, com técnicas de Data Mining. O problema que se apresentou nesta pesquisa está assim caracterizado: qual é a influência do transporte no trajeto entre a residência e o local de trabalho, em relação ao nível de estresse percebido pelo trabalhador? Para alcançar os objetivos propostos nesta pesquisa desenvolveu-se o Inventário de Sintomatologia de Estresse no Transporte (ISET), instrumento utilizado na coleta de dados, em que foram encaminhados questionários para cada uma das 27 unidades da Federação e no Distrito Federal. Para a análise dos dados coletados por meio do instrumento, fez-se transcrição para uma planilha eletrônica, para efetivar a etapa de tabulação, reunindo e organizando os itens pesquisados. Os dados gerados nesta pesquisa apontam a população amostral constituída por 929 trabalhadores, com predominância de 74,49% do sexo masculino em relação a 25,51% do sexo feminino. A faixa etária desta população compreende-se entre 18 e 39 anos, em que a concentração de trabalhadores situada na faixa etária entre 18 e 29 anos é de 32,49% e na faixa entre 30 e 39 o percentual atinge 31,09%. Portanto, a partir da análise feita, observa-se que existe relação de dependência entre as classes das variáveis analisadas (classificação dos municípios conforme tamanho da população, de acordo com o Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística) e o indicador geral (baixo, médio e alto), além de apontarem indicadores da influência do transporte sob o nível de estresse do trabalhador. / In order to distribute in different regional systems of spatial structure, the need of displacement of the population shapes to cities, with areas of circulation for binding residential, commercial and industrial nucleus. The objective of this paper was to describe the influence of transport on the stress level of worker, which is perceived in the path between the residential and the workplace, in distinct domains with physical and psychological stressors and a domain which lists stress and transport, called of environment domain. The methodology adopted is punctuated as an applied, exploratory and predominantly quantitative research which can reveal relations of dependency between a structured instrument for surveys and demographic variables. Considering the great number of information which was created through the instrument of data collection, thus, it was appealed to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in order to perform the analysis, with techniques of Data Mining. The problem which was presented in the research is featured as: What is the influence of the transport in the path between the residential and the workplace, in relation to the stress level perceived by the worker? In this sense, in order to achieve the proposed objectives in this research was developed the Symptomatology Inventory of Stress in the Transport (SIST), instrument used in the data collection where questionnaires were routed for each one of the twenty-seven (27) Federation Units and in Federal District. For the analysis of data collected through the instrument was done the transcription of these to an electronic sheet in order to actualize the tabulation step gathering and organizing the items surveyed. The data created in this research point the population sample which is constituted for 929 workers, with predominance of 74,49% of the male gender in relation the 25,51% of the female gender. The age range of this population is between 18 and 39 years old, where the concentration of the workers situated in the age ranges between 18 and 29 years old is 32,49% and in the age range between 30 and 39 the percentage reaches 31,09% of those which use the transport system existent for the displacement in the path of residential and work. Therefore, from the result is observed that there is relation of dependency among the classes of the analyzed variables (classification of the municipalities according to the size of population BIGS1), the general indicator (low, medium and high) and that the result point indicators of the transport influence on the stress level of worker.

Ao distribuir-se por diferentes sistemas regionais de estrutura espacial, a necessidade de deslocamento da população molda as cidades, com vias de circulação, para unir núcleos residenciais, comerciais e industriais. O objetivo deste trabalho foi descrever a influência do transporte sobre o nível de estresse do trabalhador, percebido no trajeto entre a residência e o local de trabalho, em domínios distintos com estressores físicos, psicológicos e um domínio que relaciona estresse e transporte, denominado de domínio ambiente. A metodologia adotada pontua-se por uma pesquisa aplicada, exploratória e predominantemente quantitativa que pode revelar relações de dependência entre um instrumento estruturado para suveys e variáveis demográficas. Considerando o grande número de informações geradas pelo instrumento de coleta de dados, recorreu-se à Inteligência Artificial (IA) para realizar a análise, com técnicas de Data Mining. O problema que se apresentou nesta pesquisa está assim caracterizado: qual é a influência do transporte no trajeto entre a residência e o local de trabalho, em relação ao nível de estresse percebido pelo trabalhador? Para alcançar os objetivos propostos nesta pesquisa desenvolveu-se o Inventário de Sintomatologia de Estresse no Transporte (ISET), instrumento utilizado na coleta de dados, em que foram encaminhados questionários para cada uma das 27 unidades da Federação e no Distrito Federal. Para a análise dos dados coletados por meio do instrumento, fez-se transcrição para uma planilha eletrônica, para efetivar a etapa de tabulação, reunindo e organizando os itens pesquisados. Os dados gerados nesta pesquisa apontam a população amostral constituída por 929 trabalhadores, com predominância de 74,49% do sexo masculino em relação a 25,51% do sexo feminino. A faixa etária desta população compreende-se entre 18 e 39 anos, em que a concentração de trabalhadores situada na faixa etária entre 18 e 29 anos é de 32,49% e na faixa entre 30 e 39 o percentual atinge 31,09%. Portanto, a partir da análise feita, observa-se que existe relação de dependência entre as classes das variáveis analisadas (classificação dos municípios conforme tamanho da população, de acordo com o Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística) e o indicador geral (baixo, médio e alto), além de apontarem indicadores da influência do transporte sob o nível de estresse do trabalhador. / In order to distribute in different regional systems of spatial structure, the need of displacement of the population shapes to cities, with areas of circulation for binding residential, commercial and industrial nucleus. The objective of this paper was to describe the influence of transport on the stress level of worker, which is perceived in the path between the residential and the workplace, in distinct domains with physical and psychological stressors and a domain which lists stress and transport, called of environment domain. The methodology adopted is punctuated as an applied, exploratory and predominantly quantitative research which can reveal relations of dependency between a structured instrument for surveys and demographic variables. Considering the great number of information which was created through the instrument of data collection, thus, it was appealed to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in order to perform the analysis, with techniques of Data Mining. The problem which was presented in the research is featured as: What is the influence of the transport in the path between the residential and the workplace, in relation to the stress level perceived by the worker? In this sense, in order to achieve the proposed objectives in this research was developed the Symptomatology Inventory of Stress in the Transport (SIST), instrument used in the data collection where questionnaires were routed for each one of the twenty-seven (27) Federation Units and in Federal District. For the analysis of data collected through the instrument was done the transcription of these to an electronic sheet in order to actualize the tabulation step gathering and organizing the items surveyed. The data created in this research point the population sample which is constituted for 929 workers, with predominance of 74,49% of the male gender in relation the 25,51% of the female gender. The age range of this population is between 18 and 39 years old, where the concentration of the workers situated in the age ranges between 18 and 29 years old is 32,49% and in the age range between 30 and 39 the percentage reaches 31,09% of those which use the transport system existent for the displacement in the path of residential and work. Therefore, from the result is observed that there is relation of dependency among the classes of the analyzed variables (classification of the municipalities according to the size of population BIGS1), the general indicator (low, medium and high) and that the result point indicators of the transport influence on the stress level of worker.

published_or_final_version / Urban Planning / Master / Master of Science in Urban Planning