The Caribbean Academy of Sciences (CAS) Regional Executive, is pleased to announce that it will be hosting another edition of the Graduate Student Seminar Series, on July 26th, 2024 at 2:00 PM (Trinidad and Tobago Time).
There will be 2 presentations from Ms. Leneka Rhoden at UWI, Mona, who will be speaking on “Leveraging Sargassum-Derived Essential Oils for BBNJ: Enhancing Conservation and Sustainable Use of Ocean Resources” and Ms. Katherine Agong at UWI, St. Augustine, who will be speaking on “Assessing Informal First and Last Mile Transport in Trinidad’s Transport-Deficient Communities”.
Kindly see the Flyer for Programme details, presenter biographies and zoom credentials.
While several countries in the Global North are transforming their transport systems towards informal shared mobility, many in Trinidad depend on this mode to deal with Transport Deficiency (TD). TD refers to a situation where the transportation infrastructure and services are insufficient to accommodate the mobility needs and safety of the population. It is a complex phenomenon that is influenced by several factors, for instance, path-dependent transport policies caused by historical governance and infrastructure arrangements, land use patterns, culture, and transport behaviour. While related concepts like transport poverty and inequality refer to specific local areas, transport modes, individuals and specific groups, TD is a wider and nationwide phenomenon. Through a detailed analysis of existing literature, the research illuminates the role TD has in some informal transport services, particularly for the first mile and last mile of a journey. Transportation engineering and systems from the Global North offer limited insights into TD. The research introduces a TD framework examined in Trinidad and Tobago’s current and historical transportation landscape. It is expected that the TD framework facilitates a better understanding of shared mobility in informal transport. In addition, the TD framework aims to enhance comprehension of road transport to craft tailored solutions to reduce TD.
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