Zero carbon mobility: Cycling in urban India
Published: May 30, 2014
Photo: Prasad
The cyclist in India is a service provider usually from the informal sector, with a livelihood that hovers near the poverty line.
Abstract: Environmental and socio-economic concerns demand that the shift fom cycling to motorised two and four wheelers must not go unchecked.
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