Karachis Public Transport: Origins, Evolution, and Future Planning

Arif Hasan, Chairperson, Urban Resource Centre, Karachi,Mansoor Raza, Lecturer, Development Studies Program, Department of Architecture and Planning, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi

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. He has been the Principal Consultant to the Orangi Pilot Project-Research and Training Institute from
1981 to 2017. He is also the founding Chairperson of the Urban Resource Centre, Karachi and a founding member of the Asian Coalition for Housing Rights, Bangkok. All these projects are being replicated in a number of cities worldwide and have received international recognition. He has also taught at
Pakistani and European universities, been a member of various UN committees, and his activism has led to the modification of a number of projects in favour of low-income communities. He has received a number of national and international awards for his work including the Hilal-e-Imtiaz and Prince
Claus Award.

Mansoor Raza is an electrical engineer, environmentalist, and urban planner. Currently he is serving as a lecturer at the Development Studies Program, Department of Architecture and Planning, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi. During the start of his engineering career, Raza got
involved in social sciences research and is closely associated with civil society and the NGO sector. He has served as a research supervisor on the Green Line (BRT), Lyari expressway, and other transport and communication related issues in collaboration with the Urban Resource Centre and the
International Institute for Environment and Development (UK). He has co-authored a number of books on transport, migration, land issues, and the street economy. Mansoor Raza is also an Urdu short story writer and his stories reflect social and economic issues that he deals with in his professional
life.

The Urban Resource Centre is non-profit organization with the main focus to highlight the problems of general public through forums, research, and documentation.

List of Appendices
Acronyms
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Karachi: The Changing Urban Landscape, Arif Hasan
2. Transport Sector in Karachi: Post-Independence History, Arif Hasan and Mansoor Raza, with URC
3. Responding to the Transport Crisis in Karachi, Arif Hasan and Mansoor Raza, with URC
4. The Ride Hailing Culture: The Widening Gap between the Haves and the Have Nots, Mansoor Raza
5. Exploring Karachis Transport System Problems: Diverse Perspectives of Stakeholders, Mansoor Raza
6. Actors in the Transport Drama of Karachi, Mansoor Raza
7. Womens Transport Issues, URC and Anadil Iftekhar
8. Recommendations, Arif Hasan
Notes
Appendices
Index