Transport and Mobility Futures in Urban Africa

This book provides a collection of insightful conceptual and empirical works that situate transport and mobility challenges in the unique context of individual countries and cities while highlighting commonalities across the African continent. Written from an interdisciplinary perspective, the book...

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Other Authors: Acheampong, Ransford A. (Editor), Lucas, Karen (Editor), Poku-Boansi, Michael (Editor), Uzondu, Chinebuli (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:The Urban Book Series
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book provides a collection of insightful conceptual and empirical works that situate transport and mobility challenges in the unique context of individual countries and cities while highlighting commonalities across the African continent. Written from an interdisciplinary perspective, the book covers important themes in transport and mobility including the links between urbanization, urban structure, and accessibility; transport equity and poverty, non-motorized transport, public transport, and the challenges and opportunities of new and emerging transport technologies, and ICT-mediated mobility solutions. Each chapter engages with the normative imperatives that are critical to improving the transport and mobility situations of African urban areas now and in the future
Physical Description:XII, 401 p. 53 illus., 42 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9783031173271