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Perspectives on Young People’s Daily Mobility, Transport and Service Access in Sub-Saharan Africa (2012)
Book Chapter
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Robson, E., Munthali, A., Mashiri, M., …Dube, S. (2012). Perspectives on Young People’s Daily Mobility, Transport and Service Access in Sub-Saharan Africa. In M. Grieco, & J. Urry (Eds.), Mobilities : new perspectives on transport and society (65-90). Ashgate Publishing

Young people’s mobility challenges in Western contexts have been the focus of research for some decades, principally – but not only – with reference to the school journey. By contrast, young people’s mobility in sub-Saharan Africa is remarkably under... Read More about Perspectives on Young People’s Daily Mobility, Transport and Service Access in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.