This image is taken from the Sustainable Transport Magazine, Issue 22, 10 Dec 2010. The full document can be downloaded. And I would like to start my discussion by visual-analysing this very image.
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Parahyangan Passenger Rail and Cipularang Toll Road: how this will critically disrupt Indonesia from the goal of reducing 26% carbon emission
Many have learned that Cipularang Toll Road was largely considered as the reason behind the discontinuation of Parahyangan passenger rail service. But limited discussion found on how this could be a key to what is potentially be a government failure in achieving the 26% carbon emission reduction by 2020.
Transportation and Climate Change Clearinghouse
During my propososal writing, I found this clearinghouse website that explains how transportation has a strong connection with climate change. I know it is a little too late for me finding out the existence of this website considering that I am studying this area. But it is certainly not too late for my proposal and my research.
I bet this website just came out recently during Obama’s administration. Check this out: Transportation and Climate Change Clearinghouse
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TransJakarta Busway and sustainable transportation in Indonesia
TransJakarta Busway, a Bus Rapit Transit (BRT) system, has been implemented in Jakarta, Indonesia, since February 2004. The media publicities largely covered the system as a new hope for an unending congestion mitigation in Jakarta. As many have learned, the BRT system has far more potentials than merely congestion mitigation. BRT has effectively and effiently reduced carbon emission from transportation sector, the second largest contributors to green house gasses emissions leading to the change of global environment. The fact that there were limited discussions about climate change when TransJakarta Busway was initiated is worth to study.
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