Geographical modelling of transit deserts in Cape Town

10 Nov 2023
Geographical Modelling of Transit Deserts in Cape Town
10 Nov 2023

The World Bank calculated South Africa’s 2018 Gini Coefficient to be 0.63, which made it the world’s most unequal country. Such inequality is perpetuated by land-use patterns still influenced by the apartheid past. The resulting urban form necessitates long travel distances, often relying on fragmented transit modes, each with their own geographical and temporal constraints. In Fairness in Transport, a special issue of the journal Sustainability.