Abstract
Implementation of any new technology or futuristic alternatives experience some sort of resistance from the system. This chapter presents various barriers that influence the implementation of non-motorized and other cleaner modes of transportation. Such barriers discussed in this chapter include social barriers, financial barriers, infrastructure-related barriers including availability of alternative technologies, institutional barriers, administrative barriers, and natural barriers such as unfavorable climatic conditions. The present chapter attempts to develop a framework for the prioritization of barriers based on multi-criteria approach involving multi-stakeholder participation. It introduces the decision-making tool, analytic hierarchy process (AHP), to prioritize the set of pre-identified barriers. A case study is presented to demonstrate the application of AHP for such prioritization of alternatives/barriers.
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Expert Choice is a software developed based on analytic hierarchy process (Expert Choice 2000).
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GMM is the most commonly used aggregation methodology adopted in AHP. More details can be obtained from Yedla (2001).
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AHP does not present any limitation on the sample size. The questionnaire can even be used with only one response. Multiple responses are aggregated to get a mean response representing the group of stakeholders. It would not be practical to have larger “equally represented” sample size with actors like policy makers, manufacturers, and experts.
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Yedla, S. (2015). Barriers for the Implementation of NMT and Other Cleaner Modes of Transport. In: Urban Transportation and the Environment. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2313-9_6
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