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Cable Car as a Booster

How do urban cable cars empower economies and communities? Urban cable cars are more than just a means of transport; they trigger positive social and economic effects. Clemens Schneider has researched exactly which effects these are for the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen–Nürnberg (Germany).

Thomas Surrer

13. April 2026

How can urban cable cars strengthen economies and societies? Cultural geographer and economist Clemens Schneider explored this question for the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen–Nürnberg.

Socio-economic foundation

According to Clemens Schneider, urban cable cars are

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