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This book describes the pre-independence situation and subsequent initiatives while analysing the political, social, technical, and financial reasons for their failures and successes as well as the role of international financial institutions, and the judiciary. It also looks at the innovative responses of the informal private sector to the crisis, the pros and cons of present-day government planning, and the interests of various stakeholders in the transport drama that exists today.
List of contents
- List of Appendices
- Acronyms
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1: Arif Hasan
: Karachi: The Changing Urban Landscape
- 2: Arif Hasan and Mansoor Raza, with URC
: Transport Sector in Karachi: Post-Independence History
- 3: Arif Hasan and Mansoor Raza, with URC
: Responding to the Transport Crisis in Karachi
- 4: Mansoor Raza
: The Ride Hailing Culture: The Widening Gap between the Haves and the Have Nots
- 5: Mansoor Raza
: Exploring Karachis Transport System Problems: Diverse Perspectives of Stakeholders
- 6: Mansoor Raza
: Actors in the Transport Drama of Karachi
- 7: URC and Anadil Iftekhar
: Womens Transport Issues
- 8: Arif Hasan
: Recommendations
- Notes
- Appendices
- Index
About the author
Arif Hasan is an architect, planner, activist, teacher, researcher, and the author of a large number of books, research papers, and monographs on anthropology, urban and rural development issues.
Summary
Many of these initiatives met with considerable success to begin with, but ultimately fizzled out.
