Rikisha to Rapid Transit
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Rikisha to Rapid Transit

Urban Public Transport Systems and Policy in Southeast Asia

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Rikisha to Rapid Transit

Urban Public Transport Systems and Policy in Southeast Asia

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Rikisha to Rapid Transit: Urban Public Transport Systems and Policy in Southeast Asia examines the historical development of urban public transport systems and policy in Southeast Asia. The focus is on the passenger transport sector of the urban economy and the dilemmas facing decision-makers with regard to the choice of technology and organization. The prime target of the monograph is the development studies field in which urban public transport has been a neglected topic. The book is organized into three parts. Part 1 assesses Western, Japanese, and overseas Chinese models and their relevance to decision-making in Southeast Asia. Part 2 examines the evolution of transport systems and policy in five capitals (Singapore, Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, and Kuala Lumpur) and several provincial cities (Penang, Surabaya, Davao City, Chiang Mai, Baguio and Metro Cebu). Part 3 brings out the implications of this study for theory and practice. The argument is structured in this way in order to preserve the historical sequence which will become progressively clearer as the study unfolds, particularly as there is ""a very positive indication...that the transport situation in cities results as much from historical development as from the interaction of forces currently at play.""

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Publisher
Pergamon
Year
2013
ISBN
9781483150529
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Transportation Industry
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Rikisha to Rapid Transit: Urban Public Transport Systems and Policy in Southeast Asia
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. List of Tables
  7. List of Figures
  8. List of Plates
  9. Preface
  10. The modernization and incorporation process
  11. PART 1: WESTERN, JAPANESE AND OVERSEAS CHINESE MODELS
  12. PART 2: PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN CITIES
  13. PART 3: IMPLICATIONS FOR THEORY AND PRACTICE
  14. Appendix l: Travel characteristics of cities in advanced capitalist countries and Southeast Asia
  15. Appendix ll: Statistical sources
  16. Glossary
  17. References
  18. Author index
  19. Index