Demographic change and urban transportation systems : a view from India

This research paper deals with the specific question of demographic developments in India, which are in many parts reciprocal developments for example compared to Germany. In India the trend of bigger urban areas (urbanization) is a large challenge for transport systems. A contribution of a general development in India, particularly the pollution and economic development, are the objectives of the following paper. Furthermore this paper illustrates future urban transport systems under the specific logistics point of view. As method a SWOT analysis is applied.