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Re-thinking Transport Infrastructure Investments: The Case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Author : Yohanan Ermias Bekele

Published in: Advances in Mobility-as-a-Service Systems

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

By examining the potential effects that the Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit (AALRT) project may have on city-dwellers, this paper aims to assess possible approaches to inclusive transport planning in rapidly growing cities of the Global South.

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Metadata
Title
Re-thinking Transport Infrastructure Investments: The Case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Author
Yohanan Ermias Bekele
Copyright Year
2021
Book
Advances in Mobility-as-a-Service Systems

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-61074-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-61075-3

Copyright Year: 2021

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61075-3_97

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