RESOURCE CONSUMPTION ANALYSIS IN THE GOVERNANCE OF TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY

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Abstract

This paper provides a detailed estimate of fuel consumption rates for six representative vehicle classes on different types of rural roads in South Africa for use in macroscopic analysis during road planning. The vehicle classes are: Cars, light petrol-driven vehicles other than cars, light goods vehicles, medium-sized goods vehicles, heavy goods vehicles and buses. Measured and estimated fuel consumption rates on different paved and unpaved rural road types in flat, rolling and mountainous terrain are supplied.

Keywords: Fuel Consumption, Rural Roads, Road Planning, Road Vehicle Classes, Topography

How to cite this paper: Pienaar, WJ. (2016). Resource consumption analysis in the governance of transport infrastructure in a developing country. Risk governance & control: financial markets & institutions, 6(3), 89-91. https://doi.org/10.22495/rcgv6i3art13