Davila, JD;
Oviedo Hernandez, D;
(2019)
Mass transit, social inequalities and BRT-driven (im)mobilities in Barranquilla, Colombia.
In: Hernandez-Garcia, J and Cardenas O'Byrne, S and Garcia-Jerez, A and Beza, BB, (eds.)
Urban Space: Experiences and Reflections from the Global South.
(pp. 139-172).
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Sello Editorial Javeriano: Cali, Colombia.
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Abstract
The chapter examines how investments in urban public transport infrastructure can help reconfigure urban spaces and urban mobility practices in a second-tier city in Latin America. Drawing on a well-being framework and using the case of the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT) launched in 2010 in the Metropolitan Area of Barranquilla (AMBAQ), Colombia, we outline the socio-economic, spatial, urban, and mobility characteristics of the city’s population and how these have been shaped by local transportation. The chapter discusses the role of urban transportation as de facto urban development policy, comparing the distributional effects of proximity to infrastructure and the coherence between stated policy objectives and observable changes in the city’s development trajectory. The research draws on primary quantitative (a questionnaire survey in low-income neighbourhoods) and qualitative evidence (semi-structured interviews and workshops with local stakeholders from the private and public sector). Findings suggest that mass public transport investments have socially and spatially differentiated effects while also appearing to help consolidate potentially inequitable development trajectories
Type: | Book chapter |
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Title: | Mass transit, social inequalities and BRT-driven (im)mobilities in Barranquilla, Colombia |
Publisher version: | https://www.javerianacali.edu.co/sello-editorial-j... |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Development Planning Unit |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10078541 |
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