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Moving the Masses: Bus-Rapid Transit (BRT) Policies in Low Income Asian Cities - Case Studies from Indonesia (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019) Loot Price: R1,569
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Moving the Masses: Bus-Rapid Transit (BRT) Policies in Low Income Asian Cities - Case Studies from Indonesia (Hardcover, 1st...

Moving the Masses: Bus-Rapid Transit (BRT) Policies in Low Income Asian Cities - Case Studies from Indonesia (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

Suryani Eka Wijaya, Muhammad Imran

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Public transport in low-income Asian (LIA) cities fails to meet people's mobility needs, generates high greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and worsens social exclusion. Following successful Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects in Bogota and Curitiba, LIA countries promoted BRT in their large to medium-sized cities. However, the political and institutional structure distinctive to LIA cities makes their implementation difficult. This book investigates policy tensions by examining the planning and attempted implementation of BRT projects, taking Bandung and Surabaya in Indonesia as case studies. It analyses BRT to understand how power and communication gaps in institutional relationships between different actors at multiple levels of governance create conflict, and concludes that top-down policies and funding mechanisms cause tension in intergovernmental relationships. It also found that BRT solutions generated socio-political tension arising from the socio-economic realities and local political dynamics that shaped city structure, mobility patterns and capacity in resolving conflicts. The superimposed BRT solution generated discursive tension because conflicting discourses were not aligned with local economic, social, and environmental issues. The book highlights the need to take into consideration the vital role of local social and political actors, institutions and planning processes as they respond to and shape policies that are imposed by higher levels.

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Imprint: Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin: Singapore
Release date: March 2019
First published: 2019
Authors: Suryani Eka Wijaya • Muhammad Imran
Dimensions: 235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 200
Edition: 1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13: 978-981-13-2937-1
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Public administration
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities
Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General
Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming
Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General
LSN: 981-13-2937-0
Barcode: 9789811329371

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