GSI Journals Serie B: Advancements in Business and Economics
Yazarlar: Elif ERKEK ERKEK, Saye Nihan ÇABUK
Konular:Sosyal Bilimler, Disiplinler Arası
DOI:10.5281/zenodo.4972540
Anahtar Kelimeler:Transport,Public trasport,Vulnerable groups,Covid-19,Urban resilience
Özet: Speed and efficiency in transportation have increased through the developing technology. Developments in the transportation sector have made it possible to reach many points of the world in less than a day. However, if there is a disaster like a pandemic, global transportation networks may contain significant threats. This is because transportation time is faster than the incubation time of many diseases, even on long-distance journeys. Considering the past experiences, it has been observed that epidemic diseases have affected the whole world by first spreading from global transportation networks then from central transportation points to cities and rural areas. Cities are regions that host high population and various functions. Providing the citizens with the most proper solutions to access to the urban services is also an important issue in the field of transportation. Especially in metropolises, transporting mass groups of people at once via integrated transportation systems in order to ensure speed and efficiency is an inevitable requirement to provide sustainable urban transportation services. The basis of this is the transit-oriented development (TOD) policies in public transportation systems. However, the transportation networks connected with the transfer transportation points in the cities cause the epidemic to spread to other areas in the city in a short time. It has been determined that public transportation, which has become an “epidemic centre” in cities, is used mainly by low income groups during the pandemic. Thus, the fact that the epidemic is more prevalent on certain groups results in certain parts of the city to become more vulnerable. Cities are expected to adapt to such hazards and risks and manage the pandemic process efficiently to build resilience. From this point of view, in this study the role of transportation vehicles on epidemic diseases is examined. Moreover, the impacts of particular activities or actions on the urban resilience and the approaches to increase the urban resilience are also discussed.