E-raamat: Urban Transportation Systems in Emerging Countries [Taylor & Francis e-raamat]

"This book offers the comprehensive analysis of urban transportation systems in emerging countries across Asia, South America, and Africa. It explores the characteristics, challenges, and opportunities of transportation modes, the integration of ICT innovations, modernization of operations, and the dynamic interplay between transportation and urban elements. This book provides practical approaches to building sustainable transportation systems tailored to the unique contexts of emerging countries. Editedand authored by experts with extensive research and practical experience, this book is an essential resource for transportation planners, engineers, urbanist, policymakers, researchers, and development practitioners. It also serves as a foundational bookfor professionals and students aiming to address the complex challenges of urban transportation in emerging nations. Through its insightful comparisons and analysis, this book enables readers to understand the challenges faced by transportation systems in emerging countries and derive lessons applicable to developed countries"-- Provided by publisher.

This book offers the comprehensive analysis of urban transportation systems in emerging countries across Asia, South America, and Africa. It explores the characteristics, challenges, and opportunities of transportation modes; the integration of ICT innovations; modernization of operations; and the dynamic interplay between transportation and urban elements. This book provides practical approaches to building sustainable transportation systems tailored to the unique contexts of emerging countries.

Edited and authored by experts with extensive research and practical experience, this book is an essential resource for transportation planners, engineers, urbanist, policymakers, researchers, and development practitioners. It also serves as a foundational book for professionals and students aiming to address the complex challenges of urban transportation in emerging nations.

Through its insightful comparisons and analysis, this book enables readers to understand the challenges faced by transportation systems in emerging countries and derive lessons applicable to developed countries.

Emerging economies combine unique transportation modes, new technologies such as autonomous driving and ride-hailing apps, transit-oriented development, poor urban management and increasing traffic congestion. Case studies from Asia and South America show complex networks interacting with urban fabrics and traditional societies.