The regulatory cycle stalled? An assessment of current institutional obstacles to regulatory reform in the provision of road-based public transport in Cape Town, South Africa

Wide-ranging and ambitious proposals for the comprehensive transformation of public transport systems in major South African cities, including Cape Town, have now been in play for a decade or more since the country’s post-apartheid transition. To date, progress in implementing such proposals has been, at best, much delayed and, in Cape Town, appears to have stalled, and may now be significantly compromised. This paper draws on aspects of the concept of regulatory cycles in the bus transport sector to explore some of the key factors which have given rise to this situation, focusing primarily on obstacles embedded in the present institutional framework which governs the provision of road-based public transport in the city. It specifically identifies difficulties in establishing an appropriately mandated and resourced agency at the local level to drive forward the transformation project and the sustained opposition of existing, largely ‘self-regulated’ minibus-taxi operators as key factors which have obstructed the introduction of the proposed regime of ‘regulated competition’. A tentative conclusion is offered to the effect that perhaps a partial or ‘hybrid’ transformation of the public transport system may be the best - and, indeed, possibly the most appropriate - outcome of the transformation process that can be anticipated under the present and foreseeable future circumstances prevailing in the city.     

湖沥青改性沥青混合料路用性能研究

湖沥青属天然沥青,将其按一定比例掺入基质沥青即为湖沥青改性沥青。为研究湖沥青改性沥青混合料的路用性能,通过室内试验,测试了不同掺量条件下湖沥青改性沥青的基本技术指标;利用车辙试验、小梁弯曲试验、浸水马歇尔和冻融劈裂试验研究了湖沥青改性沥青混合料的高温稳定性、低温抗裂性及水稳定性等路用性能,并与掺加5%SBS的改性沥青及其沥青混合料进行了对比分析。结果表明,湖沥青改性沥青和SBS改性沥青技术指标相当,均具有良好的路用性能;结合具体工程,确定湖沥青的最佳掺量为25%。     

荆岳铁路对东洞庭湖自然保护区自然体系生态完整性的影响分析

新建荆州至岳阳铁路在君山区约有46．52km位于东洞庭湖国家级自然保护区实验区范围内。从植被生产力及碳贮量和景观生态体系质量两方面介绍了东洞庭湖自然保护区自然体系的生态环境质量现状,并分析和预测了工程建成后保护区自然体系生物量、碳贮量及生产力的变化、自然体系的稳定状况。认为荆岳铁路的建设对东洞庭湖自然保护区自然体系生态完整性影响较小。     

新城增设垃圾气力输送系统的方案研究-以吴中太湖新城5号社区为例

垃圾气力输送系统是一种国际先进的垃圾收运方式,国内部分在建的新城有增设该系统的必要。以苏州吴中太湖新城为例,在简要介绍项目基本情况基础上,探讨了新城增设垃圾气力输送系统的过程中可能存在的问题和相应的解决方案,以期为其他城市及地区建设运行该系统提供一定的参考。     

鄱阳湖生态经济区红色旅游与生态旅游的和谐发展研究

研究鄱阳湖生态经济区红色旅游与生态旅游和谐发展,发挥红色旅游资源与生态旅游资源的经济、政治、文化、生态功能,将有利于促进该区物质文明、社会文明、生态文明协调发展。该区丰富的红色旅游资源和生态旅游资源、各级政府的大力支持、便捷的交通网络等使得鄱阳湖生态经济区红色旅游与生态旅游和谐发展具有可能性。要将这种可能性转化为现实性,必须制定科学合理的发展规划,打造融合红色旅游与生态旅游的旅游区,正确处理旅游资源保护与开发利用的关系。     

The role of copepods in the Baikal ecosystem

This describes a study of the pelagic zone of Lake Baikal with particular reference to copepods. In addition the cycling of matter and energy in lacustrine basins is described.     

瘦西湖超大直径盾构隧道施工对周边环境影响分析

大直径曲线盾构隧道中,盾构掘进时盾构对其两侧和拱顶上方的土体作用不同,不同位置土体表现出不同的变形规律。为了保证曲线盾构隧道施工安全进行,并针对变形的差异性提出相应的解决方案,采用现场监测和FLAC 3D数值模拟相结合的方法,对超大直径曲线盾构隧道施工中周边土体变形进行分析,监测项目包括地表沉降、分层沉降、土体深层水平位移。研究结果表明:1)随着隧道掘进,地表沉降呈现反"S"形变形趋势,与3个变形阶段对应,即盾构切口到达时缓慢隆沉,盾构通过时沉降较快,盾尾脱出时沉降趋于稳定;2)横向沉降槽曲线中,掘进时隧道掘进方向曲线内侧沉降量比外侧对称位置沉降更大;3)土体水平位移在隧道掘进方向曲线内侧变形量小于外侧变形量。     

喀纳斯湖区旅游公路某支线改建技术方案

结合喀纳斯湖区旅游公路某支线改建工程实例,对公路改建中路基、路面工程及防排水的施工技术要点与施工中的注意事项进行探讨,可为相关工程项目提供参考.     

浅埋暗挖隧道全断面帷幕注浆技术简析

该文以广东省莞惠城际轨道松山湖隧道DK32+240～DK32+465段隧道全断面帷幕注浆施工为例,重点介绍该隧道注浆施工的一些关键环节和安全质量控制要点。