Transport planning in sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract

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Potholes and pitfalls: The impact of rural transport on female entrepreneurs in Nigeria

“…They discuss the fact that for the "overall benefits of improved rural transport infrastructure to be realised there is need to encourage the development of a range of complementary and competing transport services, small and large, short distance and long distance, passengers and freight as appropriate for different rural contexts" (p. 1). This is reiterated by Porter (2007a) who notes that transport planning in sub-Saharan Africa has in the past concentrated on rather narrow engineering issues, and needs to further consider the wider economic, social and political environment in order to create real benefits. This is particularly pertinent since private ownership of motorised transport is relatively uncommon with only 31.3% of rural households owning a motorcycle and 5.7% owning a car (National Bureau of Statistics, 2013).…”

Travel behaviour in Ghana: empirical observations from four metropolitan areas

“…Firstly, in spite of modest gains in the last two decades on behavioural aspects of transport research in the country, a substantial proportion still focuses on planning and infrastructure provision, particularly road building and maintenance (see Porter and Abane, 2008). Very few concentrate specifically on the transport needs of workers, children and vulnerable groups Also, while there is growing interest in gender issues in transport as well as the mobility and accessibility of young persons (Porter, 2007), the majority are subsumed in the ever-present poverty discourse (see, for example, AwusaboAsare et al, 2008). An essential element of this paper is the inclusion of young travellers in the analysis, one area which has frequently been ignored, attracting serious criticism in the literature as being short-sighted as the youth represent the future development hope of the country (Porter and Abane, 2008).…”

Isochronal Map of Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Transportation from the Mt. Kenya Region to Nairobi

“…As stated above, Class 4 routes could not be included in the analysis. In addition, we have not looked at the type of transportation vehicle, which also influences such transport systems (Porter, 2007). Finally, in order to give recommendations on road improvement, additional data analysis on the cost of infrastructure improvements is required.…”