[sustran] (Fwd) New publication: URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT

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From:           	Rod Shaw <R.J.Shaw at lboro.ac.uk>
Subject:        	New publication: URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT
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Urban Public Transport and Sustainable Livelihoods for the Poor

A case study: Karachi, Pakistan

Edited by M. Sohail with contributions from URC, Pakistan
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A reference copy is now available on-line at:
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/wedc/publications/upt.htm

Order on-line from the above address or email K.J.Betts at lboro.ac.uk
for mail order details.
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Abstract
This book presents findings from project R7455 'Partnerships to improve
access and quality of urban public transport for the urban poor' carried
out by the authors as part of the Knowledge and Research (KaR) programme
of the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department, Department for
International Development (DFID) of the British Government.

The purpose of the project was to identify, explore, and document critical
issues in the provision of transport services for and in low-income
settlements in developing countries. The identified issues can be used at
policy and operational levels to provide better transport services to
low-income communities in urban areas. In the research methodology, a
sustainable livelihoods framework was used to set the research framework.

The focus of the research was Karachi, Pakistan, which is a city of
between 10 and 13 million people in southern Pakistan. It is a city with
diverse economic activities and a wide mix of different social groups,
including a substantial migrant community, drawn primarily from India and
other areas in Pakistan.


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Rod Shaw
Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
Loughborough University 
Leicestershire LE11 3TU 
United Kingdom

Telephone: (0) 44 1509 222885
Fax: (0) 44 1509 211079
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/wedc/team/rod-shaw.htm
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QUEEN'S ANNIVERSARY PRIZE WINNERS, 1998
for service to developing countries
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Education, training,  research and consultancy 
for the planning, provision and management
of physical infrastructure for development in 
low- and middle-income countries
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