LINKING SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: TRANSPORTATION 2.0 IN THE SMALL ISLAND OF TOBAGO
Julia R. Kotzebue 1*
1 Institute of Geography, Faculty of Food and Agriculture,
The University of the West Indies, Trinidad
1Email: mail@julia-kotzebue.de *(Corresponding author)
Abstract:
Worldwide the UN is promoting sustainable transport that requires the engagement of communities to make it context and community sensitive. To better engage the community, governments started to use web-based social geo-communication tools in urban areas. The use of these tools is increasing; however, it can be critically questioned to what extent they can support sustainable transport development in rural areas in Trinidad and Tobago. To respond to this question, the paper presents preliminary results of an ongoing pilot study in Charlotteville Tobago. The paper suggests an analytical framework to investigate the spatial governance process that is linked to the sustainable transport solution development. Results reveal that the majority depends on sharing mobility, which already is more environmentally friendly than individual car use. However, the digital literacy in the village is low which hampers the capacity to participate in an increasingly digitizing society.
Keywords: Sustainable transport, Community-building, Social geo-communication, Spatial governance.
https://doi.org/10.47412/AABL1209
