Metering motorbike mobility: informal transport in transition?

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 453-468

  Sengers, Frans ^a   Raven, Rob ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bangkok; experiments; informal transport; motorcycle taxis; transitions

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; INFORMAL SECTOR; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TAXI TRANSPORT; URBAN TRANSPORT;

BANGKOK; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; KRUNG THEP MAHANAKHON; THAILAND;

EID: 84896490515     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: 14653990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2013.870991     Document Type: Article

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