Transportation engineering at Tuks

Abstract

Extracted from text ... UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE training in trans- portation engineering in the Department of Civil and Biosystems Engineering at the University of Pretoria is continuing with ever increasing numbers. This bodes well for an industry that is suf- fering from shortages in skilled human resources. Recent research has made signifi cant contributions to solving burning issues. A brief description and some of the main outcomes are given below. Modelling car ownership in post-apartheid South Africa Being able to predict trends in car ownership and use is important for local authorities in planning for road and public transport provision in our congested cities. ..