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How Cities Learn
Tracing Bus Rapid Transit in South Africa
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Essential reading for scholars and students of geography, politics, sociology, and transportation, as well as urban planners and practitioners interested in urban studies, policy transfer, and South African city development.
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How Cities Learn traces the circulation of bus rapid transit (BRT) to understand how and why it was widely adopted in South Africa.
It investigates the global proliferation and localization of BRT, examining the production and distribution of transportation knowledge in the global south. The book addresses the spatial and social legacy of apartheid in South African cities, revealing a new way of understanding the intersections between policy, people, and place.
This is essential reading for scholars of geography, politics, sociology, and transportation, as well as urban planners and practitioners.
Series: RGS-IBG Book Series
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'This carefully written and researched study offers detailed analysis of South African cities’ uneven implementation of bus rapid transit systems. Scholars involved in urban policy will find much to contemplate in this thoughtful book.' – Garth Myers, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of Urban International Studies, Trinity College, Hartford 'Urban problems are becoming increasingly complex, requiring governance to learn, adapt and innovate. This book provides an extraordinary case study describing policy transfer with clarity, involving global actors and local politics. Essential reading for urban scholars and policymakers.' – Philip Harrison, South African Research Chair in Spatial Analysis and City Planning, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781119794288
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 April 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 150.0mm
Height: 226.0mm
Weight: 340g
Pages: 208
About the Author
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.
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