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Problematising concepts of transit-oriented development in South African cities by Wood, Astrid

“…Transit-oriented development (TOD) is generally defined as planned high-density development containing a mixture of residential, retail, commercial and…”
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The Politics of Policy Circulation: Unpacking the Relationship Between South African and South American Cities in the Adoption of Bus Rapid Transit by Wood, Astrid

“…This paper utilizes the introduction of bus rapid transit (BRT) in South Africa to unravel the role of South–South connections in local policymaking. While the…”
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Tracing policy movements: Methods for studying learning and policy circulation by Wood, Astrid

“…Policy flows are not quantifiable and calculating processes but part of the uneven movement of ideas and experiences that involves power and personalities…”
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Bringing Transport into Black Geographies: Policies, Protests, and Planning in Johannesburg by Wood, Astrid

“…This article contributes to the burgeoning dialogue in Black geographies by adding a focus on transport. Because there is no singular, all-encompassing…”
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Learning through Policy Tourism: Circulating Bus Rapid Transit from South America to South Africa by Wood, Astrid

“…Study tours, a form of ‘policy tourism’ in which local actors travel elsewhere to see best practice and meet with those in the exporting locality who…”
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Multiple Temporalities of Policy Circulation: Gradual, Repetitive and Delayed Processes of BRT Adoption in South African Cities by Wood, Astrid

“…In 2006, bus rapid transit (BRT) swept across South African cities. Within three years of learning of the Bogotá model of BRT, Johannesburg's Rea Vaya opened,…”
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Tracing as comparative method by Wood, Astrid

“…Urban scholarship is bursting with comparison. We use comparison as an explicit and implicit tool to frame our urban analysis. But how do we actually do…”
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Tracing the absence of bike-share in Johannesburg: A case of policy mobilities and non-adoption by Wood, Astrid

“…Over the last decade, the international discourse on sustainable transport has been bursting with supposed best practices like bike-share, a system of…”
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Trans-paw-tation: on animal geographies and mobilities in South African cities by Wood, Astrid

“…This paper contributes to the robust dialogue in animal geographies by adding a focus on mobilities. Trans-paw-tation establishes a framework for understanding…”
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Tracing urbanism: methods of actually doing comparative studies in Johannesburg by Wood, Astrid

“…This paper locates itself within comparative urbanism by employing the concept of 'tracing' as the starting point through which to think across a range of…”
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Circulating planning ideas from the metropole to the colonies: understanding South Africa's segregated cities through policy mobilities by Wood, Astrid

“…In the early part of the twentieth century, South African cities were segregated in accordance with British city planning concepts that embodied the belief…”
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Moving policy: global and local characters circulating bus rapid transit through South African cities by Wood, Astrid

“…In this paper, I explore the variety of actors who circulate international best practice around the world. I trace the introduction and adoption of bus rapid…”
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Utilizing technology-enhanced learning in geography: testing student response systems in large lectures by Wood, Astrid

“…This paper explores the benefits and drawbacks of technology-enhanced learning (TEL) to engage undergraduate students in geography modules at Newcastle…”
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Advancing development projects through mega-events: the 2010 football World Cup and bus rapid transit in South Africa by Wood, Astrid

“…In 2010, the focus of the sporting world was on South Africa, the first African country to host a Football World Cup, and the largest mega-event ever held on…”
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African Urban Studies: Contributions and Challenges by Croese, Sylvia, Wood, Astrid

“…Scholarship on African cities represents a growing yet still scarce subfield in urban studies, especially considering the scale and variety of African…”
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The Politics of Policy Circulation: Unpacking the Relationship Between South African and South American Cities in the Adoption of Bus Rapid Transit: The Politics of Policy Circulation by Wood, Astrid

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Competing for Knowledge: Leaders and Laggards of Bus Rapid Transit in South Africa by Wood, Astrid

“…Building on the substantial body of literature on policy mobilities, this paper attends to the circulation of bus rapid transit (BRT) as it swept through South…”
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Decolonial approaches to urban transport geographies: Introduction to the special issue by Wood, Astrid, Kębłowski, Wojciech, Tuvikene, Tauri

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Conservation policies, mammal corridors, and landscape dynamics within a Costa Rican biological corridor by Wood, Margot Astrid

“…The Payments for Environmental Services (PES) goals, in place in 1997, focus on preservation of biodiversity, scenic beauty, watershed protection, and carbon…”
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Ending Apartheid by Wood, Astrid

“…Wood reviews Ending Apartheid by David Welsh and John E. Spence…”
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