How Cities Learn
Tracing Bus Rapid Transit in South Africa
1st Edition
Published on 17. February 2022
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-119-79427-1 (ISBN)
Description
How Cities Learn traces the circulation of bus rapid transit (BRT) to understand how and why it was widely adopted in South Africa.
* Investigates the global proliferation and localization of BRT
* Examines the production and distribution of transportation knowledge in the global south
* Addresses the spatial and social legacy of apartheid in South African cities
* Reveals a new way of understanding the intersections between policy, people and place
* Essential reading for scholars of geography, politics, sociology and transportation, as well as urban planners and practitioners
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
464 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-119-79427-1 (9781119794271)
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Person
Astrid Wood is an Assistant Professor in the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology at Newcastle University, UK. Dr. Wood is an urban geographer specializing in infrastructure, governance and transportation.