Tracing a path to knowledge? Indicative user impacts of introducing a public transport map in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 113-129

  Zegras, P Christopher ^a   Eros, Emily ^a,b   Butts, Kuan ^a,b   Resor, Elizabeth ^a,b   Kennedy, Stephen ^a,c   Ching, Albert ^a,c   Mamun, Muntasir ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Urban Launchpad ^*  (United States)

^c Urban Launchpad   (United States)

^d Kewkradong C4 Arambag Eastern Housing   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

applied technology; Bangladesh; Dhaka; map usage; semi formal systems; urban public transportation; user impacts

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE; MAPPING; MEGACITY; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SURVEY METHOD; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY; URBAN TRANSPORT; WORLD WIDE WEB;

BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH];

EID: 84936755557     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsu028     Document Type: Article

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