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Metering motorbike mobility: informal transport in transition?

Frans SengersSchool of Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rob RavenSchool of Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Pages 453-468 | Published online: 16 Jan 2014

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