A GIS approach for improving transportation and mobility in Iqaluit, Nunavut Territory

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dc.contributor.authorCopithorne, Dana
dc.contributor.supervisorMcCann, L. D.
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-22T21:20:16Z
dc.date.available2011-12-22T21:20:16Z
dc.date.copyright2011en_US
dc.date.issued2011-12-22
dc.degree.departmentDept. of Geographyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractPlanning for transportation within northern Canadian communities presents unique challenges, but new research tools offer opportunities for testing potentially innovative solutions that might help improve mobility within these communities. In particular, problem solving has been enriched in recent years by using the spatial modeling methods offered by Geographical Information Systems (GIS). This thesis first reviews various GIS methods before applying one method – the ‘Route Utility Theory’ – to a newly-developed set of metrics for determining the cost of alternate modes of intracommunity transportation. This set of metrics is applied to a data set that represents the trips or journeys made by non-car users in Iqaluit, the capital city of Nunavut Territory. GIS data on roads, walking trails, land contours, and public and residential neighbourhoods are analyzed. The results facilitate comparisons between road options and trail options for improving the movement of people within Iqaluit. Five bus routes were then custom designed and compared using the study’s metrics. The study found that increasing bus and trail options within Iqaluit would provide more efficient options for non-car users. It is argued that the study’s metrics can be adapted for application in other northern communities, and possibly in other isolated and rural communities in different world situations.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/3770
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectGeographical Information Systemsen_US
dc.subjectGeographyen_US
dc.subjectGeomaticsen_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.subjectNorthern Studiesen_US
dc.subjectNunavuten_US
dc.subjectIqaluiten_US
dc.subjectUrban Design and Planningen_US
dc.subjectUrban Geographyen_US
dc.subjecttransportation engineeringen_US
dc.subjectSustainablilityen_US
dc.subjectPython Programming Languageen_US
dc.subjectpublic transiten_US
dc.subjectpedestriansen_US
dc.subjectbusen_US
dc.subjectOpen Source Softwareen_US
dc.titleA GIS approach for improving transportation and mobility in Iqaluit, Nunavut Territoryen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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