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ON THE PATH TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION FOR GAMING-LED TOURISM CITY: THE CASE OF MACAO
Wan, IM1; Wong, KI2
2010
Conference Name1st International Conference on Sustainable Urbanization (ICSU)
Source PublicationPROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE URBANIZATION (ICSU 2010)
Pages605-614
Conference DateDEC 15-17, 2010
Conference PlaceHong Kong Polytechn Univ, Fac Construct & Environm, Hong Kong, PEOPLES R CHINA
Abstract

As one of the two special administrative regions of China, Macao is a gaming-led tourism city owing to its unique city profile. Macao has rich historic buildings and monuments, and the historic center was awarded `World Cultural Heritage' by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 2005. Since reunification with China in 1999, the Macao Government has defined gaming sector as their long term economic development direction and has deregulated the monopoly of the gaming industry in 2002. This strategy has successfully boosted the tourism as well as the economics in the city. However, the transportation system does not catch up with the increasing demand from both citizens and visitors, and the mobility of people within the city is of increasing concern. Notably, casinos and gaming groups provided their own transportation service - free shuttle services between selected locations - to compete between each other. This solves part of the transportation problem for visitors but also damages the accessibility of many local residents in various ways. Recently, the Government has announced the first ten-year land transport policy consultation paper fordefining goals towards sustainable transportation development for the next decade. In this study, an overview of transportation system of Macao will be carried out through the assessment of urban development, land use and tourism. The impacts of city development and the possible directions for sustainable transportation of the city will be discussed. The unique experience for a tourism oriented city fordeveloping transport sustainability will be critically examined.

KeywordGaming Heritage Macao Sustainable Transportation Tourism
Indexed BySCIE
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaConstruction & Building Technology ; Engineering ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Urban Studies
WOS SubjectConstruction & Building Technology ; Engineering, Civil ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies ; Urban Studies
WOS IDWOS:000313637300075
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CollectionFaculty of Science and Technology
Affiliation1.Univ Macau, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Macau, Peoples R China
2.Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Dept Transportat Technol & Management, Tainan, Taiwan
First Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
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Wan, IM,Wong, KI. ON THE PATH TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION FOR GAMING-LED TOURISM CITY: THE CASE OF MACAO[C], 2010, 605-614.
APA Wan, IM., & Wong, KI (2010). ON THE PATH TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION FOR GAMING-LED TOURISM CITY: THE CASE OF MACAO. PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE URBANIZATION (ICSU 2010), 605-614.
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