{"id":21,"date":"2021-07-19T13:45:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T11:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sitreg.sun.ac.za\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2021-07-19T14:22:39","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T12:22:39","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sitreg.sun.ac.za\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:!important;margin-bottom:10px!important;margin-left:!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><blockquote><p>It is widely recognised that effective transport systems and access thereto are critical prerequisites for economic progress and stability. They are also key assets to the people who use them &#8211; through urban and rural areas &#8211; for work, employment, education and recreation. While the potential benefits of transportation systems are clear, they have inherent challenges, including environmental degradation, crashes and injuries, noise and congestion.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The Stellenbosch Interdisciplinary Transport Research Group (SITReG) unites researchers from diverse academic backgrounds who share a common interest in exploring transport solutions for our continent that are underpinned by the principles of sustainability and social responsibility. With a team of researchers drawn from several of Stellenbosch University\u2019s departments, including Economics, Logistics, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical &amp; Electronic Engineering and Psychology, SITReG is founded soundly on the principle of interdisciplinary collaboration. SITReG draws upon the varied skillsets of its members to create transport-related research that is relevant, well-rounded, visionary and impactful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SITReG\u2019s research interests are broadly categorised into five overlapping themes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transport Safety, Security &amp; Management<\/li>\n<li>Transport Futures, Intelligent Transport Systems &amp; Smart Urban Development<\/li>\n<li>Transport Infrastructure Planning<\/li>\n<li>Transport Policy Planning and Governance<\/li>\n<li>Behaviour of road users<\/li>\n<li>Freight &amp; Logistics<\/li>\n<li>Energy and sustainable transport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Objectives of the group include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Developing new opportunities for collaboration between the University\u2019s departments that engage in transport-related research at Stellenbosch University, with the intention of building well-rounded transport-related capacity from across multiple disciplines.<\/li>\n<li>Benefitting from the diverse skillsets of members to predict, understand, and respond to emerging trends within the transport sector.<\/li>\n<li>Encouraging meaningful interaction between Stellenbosch University\u2019s transport researchers and various stakeholder groups in government, industry and society<\/li>\n<li>Creating a scholarly environment that engenders the creation of world-class research outputs and nurtures the next generation of transport professionals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.5 - 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