Travel Demand Management techniques applicable to urban transport problems in the Bangkok metropolitan area | |
| Author | Sharma, Manoj Kumar |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.UE-97-07 |
| Subject(s) | Transportation--Research--Thailand--Bangkok Urban transportation--Thailand--Bangkok |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The numbers of private automobiles are fast escalating in Bangkok. Meanwhile, the spiraling cost of construction and maintenance makes it difficult to satisfy the increasing travel demand mainly through new infrastructures. Thus, the need to implement Travel Demand Management (TDM) cannot be ignored any more. So far, attempts to alleviate the traffic problems in Bangkok have failed to provide efficient solutions. The traffic problems will not only cause long travel delay and environment pollution but also aggravate social cost. Despite various TDM measures that have recommended before, Bangkok is still struggling in attempting to implement TDM measures to alleviate the serious traffic problems. This research study highlights the findings on how does Bangkok compare internationally to a large sample of other Asian cities in terms of transport related problems and recommends the possible TDM techniques applicable in Bangkok Metropolitan Area. Research on comparison of Bangkok with other Asian cities was conducted in terms of transport infrastructure, transport use patterns, energy consumption in transport, t~ansport economics and transport externalities. Moreover study on existing Travel Demand Management was carried out to explain its effectiveness. Study on status of planned as well as ongoing Megaprojects for urban transportation in Bangkok was carried out to establish their interrelations with existing transport infrastructures. In terms of transport economics, the comparative study revealed that per capita road expenditure in Bangkok is much higher than that for all developing Asian cities. But, driving in Bangkok is relatively cheap, which is most likely a factor contributing to the high level of private vehicle use. Private transport energy use per capita in Bangkok is the highest among the Asian cities. The rate of transport-related deaths in Bangkok is among the highest of all Asian cities compared. Moreover, the rate of per capita emissions from transport in Bangkok is very high, with the highest levels of SPM, HC, and S02. Among the various TDM measures, 32 potential measures were short listed to evaluate for Bangkok. Each measure was evaluated in terms of 11 different criteria with four different aspects such as environmental, social, economical and technical. |
| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Urban Environmental and Management (UE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Lefebvre, Bernard G.;Morishita, H.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Nakatsuji, T. ; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Regional Urban Development Office/United State;Agency for International Development, New Delhi, India;Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA);Canadian Universities' Consortium (CUC) ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1998 |