UID:
almafu_9960177711602883
Umfang:
1 online resource (xxiii, 391 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-4473-3384-5
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1-4473-2623-7
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1-4473-2618-0
Inhalt:
A wide range of contributors bring expertise from both developed and developing countries, to provide a big picture assessment of Bus Rapid Transit as part of an affordable process for restructuring transit systems.
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Sep 2022).
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RESTRUCTURING PUBLIC TRANSPORT THROUGH BUS RAPID TRANSIT; Contents; List of figures and tables; Figures; Tables; Notes on the editors and contributors; Editors; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. The promise of BRT; The promise of Bus Rapid Transit; Evolution of BRT; Current status of BRT; The Bus Rapid Transit Centre of Excellence; Organisation of the book; 2. Global overview of BRT and bus corridors; Introduction; BRT Data; Comparative analysis; Mode comparison; Discussion; Section 1 Institutional Relationships; 3. The path toward integrated systems; Introduction
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Structural consistency for BRT implementationInstitutions, organisations and decision making; Regulation and organisational structures versus performance; Necessary elements for a BRT policy package; A decision framework for building BRT policy packages; Conclusions; 6. Strategic participation for change; Introduction: bringing context into focus to understand the power of participation; Case study and experimentation in the 'living laboratory' of Santiago, Chile; Conflict, paternalism and coproduction: lessons from transport debates in Santiago
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Contrasting results, depending on the kind of participationDiscussion: understanding the role of 'ecologies' in policy undertakings; Conclusions: key lessons for participation to obtain better BRT systems; 7. Designing bus concession contracts; Introduction; Types of contracts; Key decisions; Case studies; Challenges and potential problems; 8. Fare structures; Introduction; Components of a fare system; Pricing theory; Case study; Policy implications of fare structure; Section 2 BRT and the City; 9. Conflict over public space; Introduction; Theoretical framework; Project conflict descriptions
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DiscussionConclusion; 10. Designing BRT-oriented development; Introduction; Theoretical perspectives and empirical precedents; Method and contexts: international BRT corridor design workshop; Workshop proposals4; Lessons and challenges; Conclusions; 11. Preferences for BRT and light rail; Introduction; The role of perceptions; The approach; Sampling, data collection and data profile; Findings: the barriers to BRT implementation; Design barriers; Service barriers; Voting preferences; Conclusions; 12. User preferences and route choice; Introduction; Factors that influence mode and route choice
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Discrete choice modelling
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1-4473-2616-4
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.56687/9781447326182
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781447326182/type/BOOK
