The bus rapid transit system in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana: Looking back to look forward

Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 28-37

  Agyemang, Ernest ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

bus rapid transit system; GAMA; Ghana; public transport; thematic narrative analysis

Indexed keywords

BUS TRANSPORT; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; STAKEHOLDER; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRAVEL TIME; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; URBAN TRANSPORT;

GHANA; GREATER ACCRA;

EID: 84923327985     PISSN: 00291951     EISSN: 15025292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00291951.2014.992808     Document Type: Article

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