Rail mass transit for developing countries proceedings of the conference organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers and held in London on 9-10 October 1989.

• Corporate Author: Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Thomas Telford, 1990.
• Subjects: Local transit > Developing countries > Congresses.; Subways > Developing countries > Congresses.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780727748911
• DOI: 10.1680/rmtfdc.15609
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (393 p.) : ill., maps.

Many developing countries are building metro systems, which have encouraged economic growth in city centres but are proving enormously costly. This book forms a useful study of the arguments for and against metros, based on analyses of the advantages and problems encountered in several cities throug...