Since the 1950s, cities in the Global South have urbanized at a rapid pace. Often, urban growth was unable to keep up with urban planning. Among the main consequences of this have been high socio...Show moreSince the 1950s, cities in the Global South have urbanized at a rapid pace. Often, urban growth was unable to keep up with urban planning. Among the main consequences of this have been high socio-economic inequality rates and poor infrastructure. The global cities theory helps explain that cities are places where flows of e.g. people, ideas, goods and capital come together, make cities globally visible and connect them. Cities are influenced by, and influence other cities across the globe through these flows. This thesis has argued for a key role of Bogotá, capital of Colombia, as receiver and generator of flows of ideas and information about the impact of public transport like Bus Rapid Transit on socio-economic inequality. A physical global network of cities that have a Bus Rapid Transit system has facilitated these flows. Bogotá is considered as an example of ‘sharing’ ideas about the contemporary city in order to move forward.Show less
