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Название: How Cities Learn

Автор: Astrid Wood

Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited

Жанр: Социология

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isbn: 9781119794301

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       Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Wood, Astrid, author. | Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), issuing body. | Institute of British Geographers, issuing body.

      Title: How cities learn : tracing bus rapid transit in South Africa / Astrid Wood.

      Description: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2021044851 (print) | LCCN 2021044852 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119794271 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119794288 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119794318 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119794301 (epub) | ISBN 9781119794295 (ebook)

      Subjects: LCSH: Bus rapid transit--South Africa. | Transportation--Social aspects-South Africa.

      Classification: LCC HE5704.4.A6 W66 2022 (print) | LCC HE5704.4.A6 (ebook) | DDC 388.4/13220968-dc23/eng/20211130

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021044851 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021044852

      Cover image: ©Astrid Wood

      Cover design by Wiley

      Set in 10/12pt Plantin Std by Integra Software Services Pvt. Ltd, Pondicherry, India

      1  Cover

      2  Serious page

      3  Title page

      4  Copyright

      5  List of Figures

      6  List of Abbreviations

      7  Series Editors’ Preface

      8  Acknowledgements

      9 1. IntroductionBRT Arrives in South AfricaUnderstanding the South African CityTransport Geography, Policy Mobilities and Learning in and from the SouthUsing Policy Mobilities as a MethodologyStructure of the Book

      10 2. Geographies of KnowledgeBuilding an Analytic for TracingTracing through Policy ModelsTracing through Actors and AssociationsTracing through CitiesTracing through Temporalities

      11 3. Translating BRT to South AfricaIntroductionThe Geography of BRTForming the Bogotá Model of BRTIntroducing BRT in South African CitiesJohannesburg’s Rea VayaCape Town’s MyCiTiTshwane’s A Re YengRustenburg’s YaronaNelson Mandela Bay’s LibhongolethueThekwini’s Go Durban!A South African Interpretation of BRTAbout the Station PlatformAbout the BusAbout the Bus LaneAbout the RouteBRT and Taxi TransformationThe South African Taxi IndustryState Intervention in TransportationNegotiating with Taxi OperatorsConclusion

      12 4. Actors and Associations Circulating BRTIntroductionAn Analytic for Studying Policy ActorsRedefining the Role of Policy ActorsPolicy Mobilizers of BRT CirculationIntermediaries of BRT CirculationLocal Pioneers of BRT CirculationLearning through NetworksNetworks of InternationalsNetworks of South AfricansPower Dynamics of NetworksConclusion

      13 5. The Local Politics of BRTIntroductionThe International Context of BRT CirculationLearning from South AmericaLearning from AfricaLearning from IndiaLearning from the NorthThe National Context of BRT CirculationPolitical Interactions between South African LocalitiesTechnical Exchanges between South Africa LocalitiesThe Municipal Context of BRT CirculationConclusion

      14 6. Repetitive Processes of BRT AdoptionIntroductionTracing Transportation Innovation in South AfricaPlanting the Seeds of BRT in South AfricaGradual Processes of LearningRepetitive Processes of CirculationDelayed Processes of AdoptionTransportation Innovations Not AdoptedConclusion

      15 7. ConclusionIntroductionReflecting on How Cities LearnReflecting on BRT in South Africa

      16  Appendix A: Interview Schedule

      17  Appendix B: Features of BRT systems in South Africa

      18  References

      19  Index СКАЧАТЬ