Hot or not? The role of cycling in ASEAN megacities: Case studies of Bangkok and Manila

Bakker, S.J.A.; Guillen, Marie Danielle; Nanthachatchavankul, Papondhanai; Zuidgeest, Mark; Pardo, Carlosfelipe; Maarseveen, Martin van

doi:10.1080/15568318.2017.1384522

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“…For example, non-motorised transport policies such as those for cycling appear to be more developed in Thailand and the Philippines, in the development of which an advocacy role for civil society groups was observed [56], although in transport policy development in general non-governmental organisations are important in Indonesia as well [44]. Aside from local stakeholders, international organisations and processes such as ASEAN meetings, UNFCCC conferences and the UNCRD Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum are likewise relevant.…”

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Low-Carbon Transport Policy in Four ASEAN Countries: Developments in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam

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Emerging countries in Southeast Asia are facing considerable challenges in addressing rising motorisation and its negative impact on air quality, traffic, energy security, liveability, and greenhouse gas emissions. This paper presents a comparative analysis of the approach and status of sustainable, low-carbon transport policy in ASEAN countries and identifies differences and similarities. The methodology is based on a taxonomy of policy components as developed by Howlett and Cashore. The data come from comprehensive country studies for Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam and interviews with policymakers. We find that each country has a specific set of goals, objectives and targets that support sustainable transport, and, directly or indirectly, climate change mitigation. In terms of specific mechanisms and calibrations, which we analyse based on the Avoid−Shift−Improve approach, there are notable differences between the countries, for example in terms of fuel economy policy. Even though an initial response to climate change mitigation challenges is visible in these countries' transport policies, much more effort is required to enable a transition to a transport system compatible with long-term climate change and sustainable development targets.

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Low-Carbon Transport Policy in Four ASEAN Countries: Developments in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam

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“…However, our interviews with transport policy experts based in Singapore suggest that weather and climate are less important here than previously assumed (Singh 2014;Bakker et al 2018;Choo 2019). To people acclimatized to the tropics, the local climate and the weather variations therein pose less of a barrier than factors such as safety and convenience, which are nearly universal.…”

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“…Hilly terrain, especially when interrupted by harbors, bays, and riversis a deterrent, particularly among inexperienced cyclists (Heinen, van Wee, and Maat 2010;Rietveld and Daniel 2004;Mateo-Babiano et al 2016;Pucher, Buehler, and Seinen 2011;Vandenbulcke et al 2011). Long distances between destinations (which are in turn affected by the mix of land uses) are also a barrier to cycling (Bakker et al 2018;Heinen, van Wee, and Maat 2010;Handy, van Wee, and Kroesen 2014;Pojani et al 2017). While certain individuals are willing to cycle up to 20 km for their commutes, 5 km is the limit among the general populationalthough the advent of electric bicycles promises to extend this average (Pojani et al 2017;Heinen and Bohte 2014;Gebhart and Noland 2014).…”

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Making cycling irresistible in tropical climates? Views from Singapore

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Pojani

2019

Policy Design and Practice

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In Singapore, cycling serves only two percent of daily commuter trips. Whenever cycling is discussed in relation to tropical settings, weather and climate are cited as major barriers to success. Commentators based in temperate climate zones assume that stifling heat, humidity, monsoon rains, and severe thunderstorms preclude the adoption of cycling in the tropics. Drawing on indepth interviews with transport policy experts based in Singapore, we demonstrate that weather and climate are less important here than previously assumed. To people acclimatized to the tropics, the local climate and the weather variations therein pose less of a barrier than factors such as safety and convenience, which are nearly universal. It appears that, to make cycling irresistible in tropical climates, similar setups and approaches proposed or implemented in temperate climates are needed.

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“…The results of research conducted by Perez et al (2017) in Barcelona confirm that the implementation of cycling policy consisting in the creation of safe infrastructure for cyclists is conducive to the growth of cycling traffic and consequently to the increase in the inhabitants' physical activity. Ensuring appropriate conditions for cycling development is also a subject of cycling policies in the largest North American (Pucher et al 2011a), Asian (Aslam et al 2018;Bakker et al 2018) and Australian cities (Pucher et al 2011b). The implementation of cycling policies in North American cities has contributed to a significant increase in the number of cyclists (Pucher et al 2011a).…”

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Cycling policy in strategic documents of Polish cities

Kwiatkowski

Szymańska

2020

Environ Dev Sustain

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Cycling transport fits well into the principles of sustainable development of cities and regions. Cycling policy is more and more often reflected in various strategic documents which are to set out measures to increase the share of cycling in urban transport. The paper evaluates the manner of implementing the assumptions of sustainable transport through the analysis of strategic documents from Polish cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants. The study was carried out in four stages. Firstly, the authors reviewed literature and reference material, i.e. strategic documents at European and national level. In the second stage, they analysed the strategies of urban development, indicating areas of urban development in which issues related to cycling were placed. The third phase focused on the additional (substantive) strategic documents related to transport and cycling—urban cycling policies. The task here was to assess their completeness and conformity with the guidelines of the European Commission concerning the creation of cycling policy. In the last stage of the study, the authors assessed whether measures for the development of cycling infrastructure were implemented in the studied cities: changes to the cycling infrastructure of the said cities were analysed by determining the dynamics of changes in the length of cycle paths and the availability of bicycle-sharing systems. The study showed the cohesion of cycling policies of Polish cities with higher-level (European and national) documents. It was also confirmed that in the majority of analysed documents the passages concerning cycling are prepared in the context of urban transport.

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Hot or not? The role of cycling in ASEAN megacities: Case studies of Bangkok and Manila

Cited by 21 publications

References 41 publications

Low-Carbon Transport Policy in Four ASEAN Countries: Developments in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam

Low-Carbon Transport Policy in Four ASEAN Countries: Developments in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam

Making cycling irresistible in tropical climates? Views from Singapore

Cycling policy in strategic documents of Polish cities

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