Name: Transport and Mobility Futures in Urban Africa
ISBN: 978-3-031-17327-1

Editors:

Ransford A. Acheampong⁰,
Karen Lucas¹,
Michael Poku-Boansi²,
…
Chinebuli Uzondu³

Ransford A. Acheampong
1. University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Karen Lucas
1. University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Michael Poku-Boansi
1. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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Chinebuli Uzondu
1. Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
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Written from an interdisciplinary perspective in an accessible manner
Provides empirical studies that situate transport and mobility situations in urban Africa
Contains a rich and comprehensive collection of contributions addressing a wide range transport modalities

Part of the book series: The Urban Book Series (UBS)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages i-xii

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Introduction: Transport and Mobility Situations of African Cities
- Ransford A. Acheampong, Karen Lucas, Michael Poku-Boansi, Chinebuli Uzondu
Pages 1-8
Urban Form, Accessibility and Travel Demand
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 9-9
  
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2. Urban Form, Accessibility, and Travel Demand in African Cities: An Introduction
  
  Ranford A. Acheampong
  
  Pages 11-16
3. Urban Form and Access to Public Transport in Accra, Ghana
  
  Ransford A. Acheampong, Stephen Boahen Asabere, Augustine Yaw Asuah
  
  Pages 17-31
4. Disparities in Public Transport Coverage and Bus Service Quality in Algiers
  
  Lila Chabane
  
  Pages 33-47
5. An Analysis of the Determinants of Travel Demand Patterns in Ghana
  
  Marian Ankomah, Sivaramakrishnan Srinivasan
  
  Pages 49-83
Transport Poverty, Equity and Inclusion
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 85-85
  
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2. Transport Poverty and Social Divisions in African Cities: An Introduction
  
  Karen Lucas
  
  Pages 87-94
3. Mobility Regimes and Equity in Urban Transport: Examining Women’s Mobility Experiences in Accra
  
  Maya Møller-Jensen, Jytte Agergaard
  
  Pages 95-110
4. Community Severance in Urban Africa
  
  Paulo Anciaes, Annabel Bradbury
  
  Pages 111-127
5. Transport Poverty, Distance Covered to Access to Basic Infrastructures and Modal Choice in Urban Cities in Cameroon
  
  Jules Médard Nana Djomo, Boniface Ngah Epo
  
  Pages 129-150
6. Conceptualising an Urban Transport Framework for Enhanced Quality of Life in Sub-Saharan Africa: Case Studies of Ghana and Namibia
  
  Eric Yankson
  
  Pages 151-171
Public Transport Policy and Governance
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 173-173
  
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2. Public Transport Policy and Governance in African Cities: An Introduction
  
  Michael Poku-Boansi
  
  Pages 175-180
3. Bus Rapid Transit Implementation in African Cities: The Case for a More Incremental Reform Approach
  
  Emmanuel Theodore Asimeng
  
  Pages 181-197
4. Pricing Transport Services in Urban Ghana—The Politics and Socio-Spatial Conflicts Between Transport Operators and the State
  
  Michael Poku-Boansi, Michael Osei Asibey
  
  Pages 199-215
5. Safe, Inclusive Public Transport in Africa—Challenges and Opportunities Identified in Ghana and Namibia
  
  Steven Jones, Emmanuel Adanu, Charles Adams, Robert Ambunda
  
  Pages 217-233
Non-motorized Transport and Traffic Safety
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 235-235
  
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2. Non-motorized Transport and Traffic Safety in African Cities: An Introduction
  
  Chinebuli Uzondu
  
  Pages 237-243

About this book

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.

Keywords

Transport Equity
Non-motorized Transport
Accessibility
Public Transport
Smart Mobility
Urban Geography and Urbanism
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning
Transport Research

Editors and Affiliations

University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Ransford A. Acheampong, Karen Lucas
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Michael Poku-Boansi
Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

Chinebuli Uzondu

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Transport and Mobility Futures in Urban Africa
Editors: Ransford A. Acheampong, Karen Lucas, Michael Poku-Boansi, Chinebuli Uzondu
Series Title: The Urban Book Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17327-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-17326-4Published: 03 November 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-17329-5Published: 04 November 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-17327-1Published: 02 November 2022
Series ISSN: 2365-757X
Series E-ISSN: 2365-7588
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 401
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 42 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Geography, Sustainable Development

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

Front Matter

Urban Form, Accessibility and Travel Demand

Front Matter

Transport Poverty, Equity and Inclusion

Front Matter

Public Transport Policy and Governance

Front Matter

Non-motorized Transport and Traffic Safety

Front Matter

About this book

Keywords

Editors and Affiliations

University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

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