1st Edition

Urban Transportation Systems in Emerging Countries

Edited By Mihoko Matsuyuki, Fumihiko Nakamura Copyright 2026
252 Pages 31 Color & 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

252 Pages 31 Color & 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book offers the comprehensive analysis of urban transportation systems in emerging countries across Asia, South America, and Africa. It explores the characteristics, challenges, and opportunities of transportation modes; the integration of ICT innovations; modernization of operations; and the dynamic interplay between transportation and urban elements. This book provides practical approaches... Read more

1 Introduction

FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA AND MIHOKO MATSUYUKI

1.1 What Is Happening in Emerging Cities Now

1.2 Characteristics of Urban Transportation Systems in Emerging Countries

1.3 Expectations for Urban Transportation Systems in Emerging Countries

1.4 Cities and Transportation

1.5 Structure of This Book

PART I Each Travel Mode and Its Space

2 Active Transportation and Its Space

2.1 From Cars to Active Transportation – Shaping Urban Spaces

MIHOKO MATSUYUKI

2.2 Street Vendors: An Obstacle or an Asset for Pedestrians?

SHINO MIURA

2.3 Redesign of Public Space and Pedestrianized Street, the Experience in Curitiba, Brazil

FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA

2.4 Shared Bicycle in China

SHENGCHUAN ZHAO

2.5 Conclusion

MIHOKO MATSUYUKI

3 Automobile, Motorcycle, and Freight

3.1 Transition from Bicycle and Motorcycle City to Car City

FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA

3.2 Motorcycle Safety Issue (Engineering, Education, and Enforcement)

FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA

3.3 Motorization and Road Development

TOSHIYUKI OKAMURA

3.4 Causes of Traffic Jam

SHINJI TANAKA

3.5 Traffic Regulation, Control, and Management

SHINJI TANAKA

3.6 Freight Transportation and Logistics

TAKAYOSHI FUTOSE

3.7 Conclusion

FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA

4 Paratransit in Emerging Countries

TOSHIYUKI OKAMURA

4.1 What Is Paratransit?

4.2 Variety of Vehicles

4.3 Operation and Regulations of Paratransit

4.4 Coordination and Integration of Paratransit with Institutional Mass Transit Systems

4.5 Future Perspectives on Paratransit

5 Bus and BRT

5.1 How Buses Are Used in Emerging Countries?

FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA

5.2 Introduction of BRT

FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA

5.3 BRT Management in Bogotá, Colombia

FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA AND YURIE TOYAMA

5.4 Reform of Bus Management System in Seoul, South Korea

FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA AND YURIE TOYAMA

5.5 Conclusion

FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA

6 Railway

6.1 Advantages of Urban Railways in Emerging Countries

TOSHIYUKI OKAMURA

6.2 Type of Urban Railway and Its Development

TOSHIYUKI OKAMURA AND FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA

6.3 Financial Management and Operating Body of Railway

TOSHIYUKI OKAMURA

6.4 Coordination of Railway Service with Other Transportation Modes

TOSHIYUKI OKAMURA

6.5 Conclusion

TOSHIYUKI OKAMURA

PART II Transportation Management

7 New Services Aided by ICT

7.1 Overview of the Emergence of New Ideas

YURIE TOYAMA

7.2 CASE

YURIE TOYAMA

7.3 Ride-Hailing

MIHOKO MATSUYUKI

7.4 MaaS

YURIE TOYAMA

7.5 Conclusion

YURIE TOYAMA

8 Modernization of Passenger Transportation Management

8.1 Information Provision Integration

TOSHIYUKI OKAMURA

8.2 Network Improvement and Interchange Management

FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA

8.3 Ticketing Coordination

FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA

8.4 Financial Management

FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA

8.5 Conclusion

FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA

PART III Urban Dimensions and Transportation Interplay: Planning, Equity, and Environment

9 Urban Transportation and Land Use

9.1 Relationship between Land Use and Transportation

MIHOKO MATSUYUKI

9.2 The Impact of Urban Railways on Preventing Urban Sprawl: Case of Bangkok, Thailand

MIHOKO MATSUYUKI

9.3 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Polycentric Urban Structure with Mixed-Use Development in Reducing Automobile Dependency: Case Study in Hanoi, Vietnam

MIHOKO MATSUYUKI

9.4 Transit-Oriented Development – Curitiba Case Study

FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA

9.5 Conclusion

MIHOKO MATSUYUKI

10 Urban Transportation and Equity

10.1 What Is Transportation Equity?

MIHOKO MATSUYUKI

10.2 Transportation Planning and Poverty Reduction in Curitiba

FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA

10.3 The Effects of Installing Cable Car System in Low-Income Area in Medellín

MIHOKO MATSUYUKI

10.4 Gentrification by Instalment of Urban Railway in Bangkok

MIHOKO MATSUYUKI

10.5 Conclusion

MIHOKO MATSUYUKI

11 Transportation Systems and the Environment

11.1 How Transportation and Environmental Issues Are Related?

FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA

11.2 Vehicle Electrification and Its Efficient Management

FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA

11.3 Demand Management to Reduce Transportation Sector Emissions

YURIE TOYAMA

11.4 Coordination of Spatial Planning and Mobility Design for Carbon-Neutral Society

FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA

11.5 Conclusion

FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA

Conclusion: Toward Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Transportation Systems in Emerging Countries

MIHOKO MATSUYUKI AND FUMIHIKO NAKAMURA

Biography

Mihoko Matsuyuki is Professor in Urban and Regional Planning at Yokohama National University. She has served as a member of Japan International Cooperation Agency's Advisory Committee on Environmental and Social Considerations.

Fumihiko Nakamura is Project Professor in the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences at the University of Tokyo. He is also a sub-program director in the Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program organized by the Japanese Cabinet Office in the field of smart mobility platform development.