Connecting the Dots: People, Jobs, and Social Services in Urban Ghana

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Linking Poverty-Based Inequalities with Transportation and Accessibility Using Mobility Data: A Case Study of Greater Maputo

“…Certain limitations prevail with this analysis and should be considered while assessing the results. The isochronic or cumulative accessibility measure exhibits restrictions in that it does not consider people's ability to access opportunities, such as skills or education for jobs (40), and does not take into account the affordability and acceptability of transport services (41). Although mobile phone data has various advantages over surveys, such as its spatiotemporal and longitudinal nature and substantial coverage, there exist a few constraints.…”