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Transport services and their impact on poverty and growth in rural sub-Saharan Africa: literature review. Report to the Africa Community Access Programme, London (2012)
Report
Porter, G. (2012). Transport services and their impact on poverty and growth in rural sub-Saharan Africa: literature review. Report to the Africa Community Access Programme, London. Department for International Development (DFID), Africa Community Access Programme (AFCAP)

This Literature Review was prepared as the preliminary output towards an overview paper on transport services and their impact on poverty and growth to date in rural sub-Saharan Africa for AFCAP. On the basis of the literature review and associated c... Read More about Transport services and their impact on poverty and growth in rural sub-Saharan Africa: literature review. Report to the Africa Community Access Programme, London.

Reflections on a century of road transport developments in West Africa and their (gendered) impacts on the rural poor (2012)
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Porter, G. (2012). Reflections on a century of road transport developments in West Africa and their (gendered) impacts on the rural poor. EchoGéo, 20, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.4000/echogeo.13116

This paper explores broad trends in road construction and associated transport services development in two West African countries, Ghana and Nigeria, over the last hundred years and considers their impact on the rural poor, with particular reference... Read More about Reflections on a century of road transport developments in West Africa and their (gendered) impacts on the rural poor.

Youth, mobility and mobile phones in Africa: findings from a three-country study (2012)
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Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Munthali, A., Robson, E., Mashiri, M., & Tanle, A. (2012). Youth, mobility and mobile phones in Africa: findings from a three-country study. Information Technology for Development, 18(2), 145-162. https://doi.org/10.1080/02681102.2011.643210

he penetration of mobile phones into sub-Saharan Africa has occurred with amazing rapidity: for many young people, they now represent a very significant element of their daily life. This paper explores usage and perceived impacts among young people a... Read More about Youth, mobility and mobile phones in Africa: findings from a three-country study.

Gendered patterns of IMT adoption and use: Learning from action research (2012)
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Porter, G., Blaufuss, K., & Owusu Acheampong, F. (2012). Gendered patterns of IMT adoption and use: Learning from action research. Research in Transportation Economics, 34(1), 11-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2011.12.005

This paper illustrates the value of using an action research methodology to improve understanding of gendered patterns of adoption and non-adoption of Intermediate Means of Transport (IMTs) and similar gender-related transport issues. It presents res... Read More about Gendered patterns of IMT adoption and use: Learning from action research.

Out of the reach of children? Young people’s health-seeking practices and agency in Africa’s newly-emerging therapeutic landscapes (2011)
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Hampshire, K., Porter, G., Owusu, S., Tanle, A., & Abane, A. (2011). Out of the reach of children? Young people’s health-seeking practices and agency in Africa’s newly-emerging therapeutic landscapes. Social Science & Medicine, 73(5), 702-710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.06.035

Despite a dominant view within Western biomedicine that children and medicines should be kept apart, a growing literature suggests that children and adolescents often take active roles in health-seeking. Here, we consider young people’s health-seekin... Read More about Out of the reach of children? Young people’s health-seeking practices and agency in Africa’s newly-emerging therapeutic landscapes.

'I think a woman who travels a lot is befriending other men and that's why she travels': mobility constraints and their implications for rural women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa (2011)
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Porter, G. (2011). 'I think a woman who travels a lot is befriending other men and that's why she travels': mobility constraints and their implications for rural women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa. Gender, Place and Culture, 18(1), 65-81. https://doi.org/10.1080/0966369x.2011.535304

This article is concerned with the implications of practices, politics and meanings of mobility for women and girl children in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Women and girls commonly face severe mobility constraints which affect their livelihoods... Read More about 'I think a woman who travels a lot is befriending other men and that's why she travels': mobility constraints and their implications for rural women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa.

Children's mobility in Ghana: an overview of methods and findings from the Ghana research study (2011)
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Porter, G., Hampshire, K., & Abane, A. (2011). Children's mobility in Ghana: an overview of methods and findings from the Ghana research study. Society, biology & human affairs, 76(1), 1-14

The papers in this special issue cover selected themes from a larger project on child mobility in Ghana, Malawi and South Africa. The themes are those which individual members of the Ghana research team identified as of particular interest and on whi... Read More about Children's mobility in Ghana: an overview of methods and findings from the Ghana research study.

Mobility, education and livelihood trajectories for young people in rural Ghana: a gender perspective (2011)
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Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Tanle, A., Esia-Donkoh, K., Amoako, S., …Owusu, S. (2011). Mobility, education and livelihood trajectories for young people in rural Ghana: a gender perspective. Children's Geographies, 9(3-4), 395-410. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2011.590705

This paper examines the gendered implications of Africa's transport gap (the lack of cheap, regular and reliable transport) for young people in rural Ghana, with particular reference to the linkages between restricted mobility, household work demands... Read More about Mobility, education and livelihood trajectories for young people in rural Ghana: a gender perspective.

Young people’s transport and mobility in sub-Saharan Africa: the gendered journey to school (2011)
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Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Tanle, A., Munthali, A., Robson, E., …Dube, S. (2011). Young people’s transport and mobility in sub-Saharan Africa: the gendered journey to school. Documents d'Anàlisi Geogràfica, 57(1), 61-79

This paper draws on rich ethnographic data and complementary survey research from a three-country study (Ghana, Malawi, South Africa) of young people’s mobility to explore the gendered nature of children’s journeys to school in sub-Saharan Africa. In... Read More about Young people’s transport and mobility in sub-Saharan Africa: the gendered journey to school.

Mobility, surveillance and control of children and young people in the everyday: perspectives from sub-Saharan Africa (2011)
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Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Munthali, A., & Robson, E. (2011). Mobility, surveillance and control of children and young people in the everyday: perspectives from sub-Saharan Africa. Surveillance & Society, 9(1/2), 114-131

Surveillance of children and young people in non-Western contexts has received little attention in the literature. In this paper we draw principally on our research in one African country, Malawi, to examine the ways in which their independent travel... Read More about Mobility, surveillance and control of children and young people in the everyday: perspectives from sub-Saharan Africa.

Children’s rights, mobility and transport in Ghana: access to education and health services (2011)
Book Chapter
Porter, G., Abane, A., Blaufuss, K., & Owusu Acheampong, F. (2011). Children’s rights, mobility and transport in Ghana: access to education and health services. In R. K. Ame, D. L. Agbényiga, & N. A. Apt (Eds.), Children’s rights in Ghana : reality or rhetoric ? (113-128). Lexington Books

Children’s physical mobility and access to transport is an issue commonly overlooked in the child rights context. However, the opportunity to be mobile, in order to access health and basic education services not available in close vicinity to the chi... Read More about Children’s rights, mobility and transport in Ghana: access to education and health services.

Filling the family's transport gap in sub-Saharan Africa: young people and load carrying in Ghana (2010)
Book Chapter
Porter, G., Blaufuss, K., & Owusu Acheampong, F. (2010). Filling the family's transport gap in sub-Saharan Africa: young people and load carrying in Ghana. In L. Holt (Ed.), Geographies of children, youth and families : an international perspective (189-202). Routledge

This chapter considers the implications of sub-Saharan Africa’s transport gap for young people. In urban and rural areas, wherever transport services are deficient, or households lack the economic purchasing power to acquire transport equipment or pa... Read More about Filling the family's transport gap in sub-Saharan Africa: young people and load carrying in Ghana.

‘Youthscapes’ and escapes in rural Africa: education, mobility and livelihood trajectories for young people in Eastern Cape, South Africa (2010)
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Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Mashiri, M., Dube, S., & Maponya, G. (2010). ‘Youthscapes’ and escapes in rural Africa: education, mobility and livelihood trajectories for young people in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Journal of International Development, 22(8), 1090-1101. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.1748

This paper draws attention to the significance of mobility in shaping the educational and livelihood trajectories of rural young people in sub-Saharan Africa, with particular reference to a case study in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Young rural people... Read More about ‘Youthscapes’ and escapes in rural Africa: education, mobility and livelihood trajectories for young people in Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Proposing love on the way to school: daily mobility, sexuality and youth transitions in South Africa. (2010)
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Hampshire, K., Porter, G., Mashiri, M., Dube, S., & Maponya, G. (2011). Proposing love on the way to school: daily mobility, sexuality and youth transitions in South Africa. Applied financial economics, 13(2), 217-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2010.522255

Young people's daily mobility in sub-Saharan Africa remains largely invisible and under-researched. Drawing on qualitative and quantitative data from the Child Mobility Project in South Africa, we show how young people's daily journeys (to school and... Read More about Proposing love on the way to school: daily mobility, sexuality and youth transitions in South Africa..

Moving young lives: Mobility, immobility and inter-generational tensions in urban Africa (2010)
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Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Robson, E., Munthali, A., Mashiri, M., & Tanle, A. (2010). Moving young lives: Mobility, immobility and inter-generational tensions in urban Africa. Geoforum, 41(5), 796-804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2010.05.001

This paper explores young people’s experiences and perceptions of mobility and mobility constraints in poorer urban areas of Ghana, Malawi and South Africa within the specific context of inter-generational relations. Drawing principally on qualitativ... Read More about Moving young lives: Mobility, immobility and inter-generational tensions in urban Africa.

Children as Research Collaborators: Issues and Reflections from a Mobility Study in Sub-Saharan Africa (2010)
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Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Bourdillon, M., Robson, E., Munthali, A., Abane, A., & Mashiri, M. (2010). Children as Research Collaborators: Issues and Reflections from a Mobility Study in Sub-Saharan Africa. American Journal of Community Psychology, 46(1-2), 215-227. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10464-010-9317-x

This paper reflects on issues raised by work with children in an ongoing child mobility study in three sub-Saharan African countries: Ghana, Malawi and South Africa. There are now 70 school pupils of varying ages involved in the project, but the pape... Read More about Children as Research Collaborators: Issues and Reflections from a Mobility Study in Sub-Saharan Africa.