All Outputs (2)

Mobility, transport and older people’s well being in sub-Saharan Africa: review and prospect (2018)
Book Chapter
Porter, G., Tewodros, A., & Gorman, M. (2018). Mobility, transport and older people’s well being in sub-Saharan Africa: review and prospect. In A. Curl, & C. Musselwhite (Eds.), Geographies of transport and ageing (75-100). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76360-6_4

This chapter presents a review of the very limited research on older people’s mobility and transport needs in urban and rural contexts across Anglophone countries in sub-Saharan Africa. This is followed by reflections on recent mixed-methods research... Read More about Mobility, transport and older people’s well being in sub-Saharan Africa: review and prospect.

Youth livelihoods in the cellphone era: perspectives from urban Africa (2018)
Journal Article
Porter, G., & Hampshire, K. (2018). Youth livelihoods in the cellphone era: perspectives from urban Africa. Journal of International Development, 30(4), 539-558. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3340

Issues surrounding youth employment and unemployment are central to the next development decade. Understanding how youth use mobile phones as a means of communicating and exchanging information about employment and livelihoods is particularly importa... Read More about Youth livelihoods in the cellphone era: perspectives from urban Africa.