The Politics of Policy Circulation: Unpacking the Relationship Between South African and South American Cities in the Adoption of Bus Rapid Transit

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Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1062-1079

  Wood, Astrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bus rapid transit; South African cities; South American cities; Urban policy mobilities

Indexed keywords

BUS TRANSPORT; DECISION MAKING; POLICY MAKING; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; URBAN POLICY; URBAN POLITICS; URBAN TRANSPORT;

SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84938980297     PISSN: 00664812     EISSN: 14678330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anti.12135     Document Type: Article

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