Accessibility-Based Approach: Shaping Travel Needs in Pandemic Situation for Planners’ Perspectives

Authors

  • Nazam Ali
  • Muhammad Abdullah
  • Muhammad Ashraf Javid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4186/ej.2021.25.1.15 Full article

Abstract

The outbreak of acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) causing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected travel behaviors and lifestyles in a matter of days and weeks. In transport planning process, the concept of accessibility is usually interpreted as an acronym of mobility. For decades, researchers have been advocating to interlink the mobility-based approach with accessibility-based approach. Despite considerable research work has been done for the development of accessibility measures, yet its effective use in transport planning is not very pervasive. In this research study, stress is emphasized to reflect on why significant progress for adopting accessibility-based approach has been difficult to accomplish especially in planning practices. Some of the promising efforts made so far have been highlighted. This study provides insights on the power of accessibility-based approach in urban settings and discussed why planners should adopt this approach to reshape safe travel behaviors in uncertain pandemic situations like COVID-19.

Keywords:

accessibility-based approach, pandemic, COVID-19, travel needs, planners’ perspectives, travel behaviors, transport planning process

Affiliations

  • Nazam Ali University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Abdullah University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Ashraf Javid University of Nizwa

Corresponding author: Nazam Ali, nazamali755@gmail.com

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Author Biographies

  • Nazam Ali

    Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54770, Pakistan

  • Muhammad Abdullah

    Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54770, Pakistan

  • Muhammad Ashraf Javid

    Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and Architecture, University of Nizwa, Birkat-al-Mouz, 616, Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman

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N. Ali, M. Abdullah, and M. A. Javid, “Accessibility-Based Approach: Shaping Travel Needs in Pandemic Situation for Planners’ Perspectives”, Eng. J., vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 15–22, Jan. 2021, doi: 10.4186/ej.2021.25.1.15.

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Published

2021-01-31

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 1 (2021): Regular Issue

Section

Environment, Energy and Natural Resources

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