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Following America, Not Japan: Car Dependent Emerging Megacities

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We describe the problems caused by pollution and congestion externalities in megalopolises such as Jakarta, New Delhi and Kuala Lumpur in comparison with the Japanese experience. We argue that planners in those developing economies decided to spend scarce resources in motorways and freeways rather than public transport, with dire consequences. We also find how some of those cities, many in mainland China, are now developing effective public transport networks with the potential to ameliorate their problems.

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    Susilo et al. (2007).

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    Hidayati et al. (2019).

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    For comparison and according to Wikipedia, the Greater Tokyo rail system clocked almost 15 billion unlinked boardings in 2017. Statistics are available from individual operators, JR East, Tokyo Metro, Toei Subway, Tokyu Corporation and several other private railways.

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    And at a far larger scale than anything imagined in contemporary America. Even Dhaka, in poorest among the poor not longer than two decades ago Bangladesh, is choked by traffic and has a modern metro under construction.

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  1. The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Pablo Guillen

  2. Western Sydney University, Westmead, NSW, Australia

    Urša Komac

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Guillen, P., Komac, U. (2020). Following America, Not Japan: Car Dependent Emerging Megacities. In: City Form, Economics and Culture. SpringerBriefs in Architectural Design and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5741-5_10

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