TAO, Sui

Sui Tao
Sui Tao

Position

PhD Candidate

Contact

Location: Brisbane
Email: uqstao@uq.edu.au
Phone:

Qualifications

  • B. Science in Urban Planning, Tianjin University(China)

Project

Urban Transit Culture and Implementation of BRT Systems in Chinese Cities
  • Advisor
Dr Derlie Mateo-Babiano
  • Timeframe
2010--2014
  • Funding
China Scholarship Council (CSC), University of Queensland International Scholarship
  • Description
Using urban transit is an integral part of modern life and culture for many people. However, none has really answer the questions including: what  is urban transit culture, what are the elements of urban transit culture, how does urban transit culture evolve and affect urban transit use. In addition, Bus Rapid Transit has been increasingly recognized as a cost-efficient transit alternative to rail-based transit. Many Chinese cities are planning to or have implemented BRT systems to achieve the goal of sustainable urban transport. Again, few have investigated the mechanism behind the success and failure of BRT systems in Chinese cities. In order to fill in these two gaps, I intend to study the connection between urban transit culture and BRT systems. People's attitude and travel behaviour and physical and operational features of BRT systems will be included in my study.

Experience

Born and rised in Beijing, China, I attented Tianjin University with the initial interests in Architecture. For some reason, I was assigned to the Department of Urban Design and Planning, where I found Urban Planning was such an interdiscipline area allowing people to investigate urban issues from quite different aspects. Now I am focusing on urban transport related issues.

Interests

Music and movies, strolling

Last updated: Jun 3, 2013

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