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Urban Studies and Planning

SIT Graduate Institute/SIT Study Abroad

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2006

Chile: Economic Development and Globalization

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La Economía Del Transporte Público En Santiago De Chile, Jacqueline Ann Strenio Oct 2006

La Economía Del Transporte Público En Santiago De Chile, Jacqueline Ann Strenio

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Throughout the years, as well as the world, transportation has always played a large role in the economic development of countries, cities and people. However, the idea of public transportation as a theme of study and investigation has only recently taken priority among the other problems facing developing nations. In the developed countries of the world, public transportation is viewed as a solution to the problems of congestion and contamination. However, the role it plays is reversed in countries such as Chile. In the capital city of Santiago where almost half of all daily journeys are made using some means …