Hybrid urban transport systems in developing countries: Portents and prospects

Research in Transportation Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 121-132

  Salazar Ferro, Pablo ^a   Behrens, Roger ^a   Wilkinson, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Accra; Bogota; Cape Town; Hybrid public transport system; Paratransit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870297302     PISSN: 07398859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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