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ModeLab - Web Tool for the Modeling of Bus Rapid Transit Systems

open access: diamond, 2021
Carlos-Robinson Campo   +2 more
openalex   +2 more sources

The political consequences of Africa's mobile revolution

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract What are the political consequences of rising domestic connectivity? I study this question in Sub‐Saharan Africa, asking how mobile technology shapes public opinion in geographically isolated communities. For remote rural populations, mobile devices increase contact with physically distant social networks, through regular phone calls with ...
Alex Yeandle
wiley   +1 more source

Compression‐Expansion: Miniaturization, Modularity, and Logistics Beyond Earth

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT If the Cold War space race culminated in a return to Earth, at present we are experiencing a renewed interest in space. Drawing on fieldwork among people working in the space sector in Sweden, this article focuses on some of the imaginaries underpinning this resurgence and the contemporary commercialization of space. Specifically, I hone in on
Chakad Ojani
wiley   +1 more source

Public transport systems and safety of female commuters in low-and-middle-income countries: a systematic scoping review. [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Womens Health
Mchunu GG   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Politics of Revenge: Revanchist Populism in San Francisco and the United States

open access: yesAntipode, EarlyView.
Abstract This article offers a conjunctural analysis of revanchism in San Francisco across scale. Over the past decade, conservative politicians, media, oligarchs, and organisations have emphasised immigration, homelessness, bureaucratic inefficiency, the opioid epidemic, diversity initiatives, and criminal justice reform to frame San Francisco as a ...
Gregory Woolston, Katharyne Mitchell
wiley   +1 more source

Nusantara as Spectacular Fix: Urbanism, Power, and Exemplary Exception

open access: yesAntipode, EarlyView.
Abstract Nusantara, Indonesia's new capital, has entered its second phase of construction under a new president. Despite the promise of economic distribution across the archipelago, the project has gained criticism and resistance alike, thus some degree of popular and elite consent needs to be achieved.
Umar Al Faruq
wiley   +1 more source

Rea Vaya: South Africa’s first bus rapid transit system

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Science, 2013
Emmanuel Adewumi, Dhiren Allopi
doaj   +1 more source

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