Environmental Affairs

Lesson 5: Business, Industry and Transportation, all gasping for air

Exercise - Transport modes to work

For a random selection of cities, the indicator “transport modes to work” is presented.

Provide a short analysis of the difference between the three cities in the “developed world” and the three cities form “developing” countries (in no more than 500 words).

Feel free to make personal comments!

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Country : Kenya City: Kisumu Private motorized (%) 21.09% Train/ Tram (%) 0.00% Bus/ Minibus (%) 43.45% Bicycle/ walking/ Other (%) 35.46%

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Country : Turkey Indicator: Transport modes to work City: Ankara Private motorized (%) 20.03% Train/ Tram (%) 6.30% Bus/ Minibus (%) Bicycle/ walking/ Other (%) 15.86%

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Country : Canada Indicator: Transport modes to work City: Hull Private motorized (%) 73.30% Train/ Tram (%) 0.00% Bus/ Minibus (%) 16.30% Bicycle/ walking/ Other (%) 10.40%

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Country : United Kingdom Indicator: Transport modes to work City: Manchester Private motorized (%) 71.80% Train/ Tram (%) 1.90% Bus/ Minibus (%) 8.10% Bicycle/ walking/ Other (%) 18.00%

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Country : Poland Indicator: Transport modes to work City: Gdansk Private motorized (%) 43.00% Train/ Tram (%) 32.90% Bus/ Minibus (%) 23.42% Bicycle/ walking/ Other (%) 0.68%

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Country : Brazil Indicator: Transport modes to work City: Recife Private motorized (%) 28.60% Train/ Tram (%) 1.80% Bus/ Minibus (%) 44.20% Bicycle/ walking/ Other (%) 25.40%

(all data from UN-HABITAT: GUO Key Indicators Data)

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