Developing Bus Rapid Transit

The Value of BRT in Urban Spaces

Buch | Hardcover

288 Seiten

2019
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
9781788110907 (ISBN)

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For cities investing in public transit infrastructure, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) continues to grow as a popular mode of choice. BRT implementation, planning, operation, performance and impacts, from a wide range of developed and developing cities across the globe are examined in depth in this exemplary book, with contributions by academics and practical experts on BRT.

Each chapter is self-contained, presenting empirical research and grounded examples of BRT in specific urban spaces. Providing rich insight, the chapters also suggest lessons for cities elsewhere. As a whole, the book frames the chapters with the question of how BRT is valued, providing a timely lens to the broader conceptual question of how transport infrastructure can and ought to be valued in the twenty-first century.

Urban and transport studies scholars will find this an invaluable read, as it compares BRT to similar forms of public transport in cities, exploring the pros and cons of the system. The rich set of empirical examples and research suggestions in this book will aid advanced students in determining dissertation and research topics.

Contributors include: B. Adhvaryu, C. Balbontin, G. Beaudet, D. Bray, C. Cadena-Gaitán, W. Camargo, T.-T. Deng, R. Ellison, F. Ferbrache, D.A. Hensher, O. Hjelm, C.Q. Ho, M.-J. Jun, P. Lewis, R. Macário, S. Mejía-Dugand, C. Mulley, J.D. Nelson, D. Scrafton, S. Sinha, A. Stewart, H.M.S. Swamy, C.E. Vergel-Tovar, I. Wallis, G. Weisbrod, G. Whelan, P. White, D. Wignall, A. Wood

Edited by Fiona Ferbrache, Senior College Lecturer in Human Geography, Keble College, University of Oxford, UK

Contents:

1. The value of BRT in urban spaces
Fiona Ferbrache

2. The Adelaide O-Bahn: evolution, operation and lessons
David Bray and Derek Scrafton

3. Ottawa-Gatineau: bus rapid transit and metropolitan planning
Gérard Beaudet and Paul Lewis

4. The Auckland Northern Busway, New Zealand
Don Wignall and Ian Wallis

5. Evaluating BRT and LRT on a level playing field in developed economies: a cross cultural comparison
David A. Hensher, Camila Balbontin, Chinh Q. Ho, Corinne Mulley, Rosário Macário and Anson Stewart

6. Bus rapid transit implementation in China: performance, progress and lessons for transferability
John D. Nelson and Tao-Tao Deng

7. Ahmedabad BRT
H.M. Shivanand Swamy, Bhargav Adhvaryu and Shalini Sinha

8. How well does BRT perform in contrast to LRT: an Australian case study using MetroScan_TI
David A. Hensher, Richard Ellison, Chinh Q. Ho, Glen Weisbrod

9. Assessing BRT outcomes in Great Britain
Gerard Whelan and Peter White

10. The Wider economic impacts of BRT - a global synthesis
Fiona Ferbrache

11. Urban development impacts of bus rapid transit in Colombia: challenges and opportunities
C. Erik Vergel-Tovar and William Camargo

12. Welfare effects of proximity to the bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Seoul, Korea
Myung-Jin Jun

13. Segregated lanes in a segregated society: a case study of Medellín, Colombia
Santiago Mejía-Dugand, Carlos Cadena-Gaitán, Olof Hjelm

14. Materiality, immateriality and the replication of BRT in South Africa
Astrid Wood

ConclusionFiona Ferbrache

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Erscheinungsdatum	28.01.2019
Reihe/Serie	Transport, Mobilities and Spatial Change
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-13	9781788110907 / 9781788110907
Zustand	Neuware