The puzzle of mobility and access to the city in Sub-Saharan Africa
This paper examines access to the city as revealed by the daily travel behaviour of urban dwellers. It is based on secondary analyses of six household travel surveys carried out in cities in West and Central Africa between 1992 and 2003. Vehicle ownership rates are low in these cities and the cost of public transport is a major item of expenditure in household budgets, which limits its use. Walking is therefore the main mode of transport for most urban dwellers. The paper highlights the difficulties and issues linked with trip-making to conduct the major types of out-of-home activities (work and education, household management, and sociability). The authors' analyses show that the shortcomings of the transport system restrict the ability of urban dwellers, particularly the poor, to travel outside their neighbourhood and play a part in maintaining social inequalities.
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- Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
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Authors:
- Diaz Olvera, Lourdes
- Plat, Didier
- Pochet, Pascal
- Publication Date: 2013-10
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 56-64
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Serial:
- Journal of Transport Geography
- Volume: 32
- Issue Number: 0
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 0966-6923
- Serial URL: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jtrangeo
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Accessibility; Cities; Mobility; Mode choice; Travel behavior; Travel surveys; Urban transportation; Walking
- Geographic Terms: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
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- Accession Number: 01505462
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 27 2014 11:20AM