Unpacking the connections between transport and well-being in socially disadvantaged communities: Structural equations approach to low-income neighbourhoods in Nigeria

Understanding transport-related social exclusion through the lens of capabilities approach

“…Transport disadvantage is defined by some authors as the difficulties to travel when needed Denmark, 1998). Other authors broaden the understanding of the transport disadvantage to the problems in accessing opportunities because of difficulties of transport, that is, difficulties in potential mobility -defined as a person's ability to move through space (Kamruzzaman et al, 2016;Marquet et al, 2017;Martens, 2015;Oviedo & Sabogal, 2020;Pyrialakou et al, 2016;Vecchio & Martens, 2021;Xiao et al, 2018). More "indirect" forms of transportation disadvantage, such as the relative lack of power to affect the formulation and governance of transportation policies (Denmark, 1998;Hodgson & Turner, 2003), high exposure to negative transport externalities such as traffic accidents, poor air quality, or excessive noise, is also mentioned in the literature (Schwanen et al, 2015).…”

“…Also, the emergence of new mobility services may cause a lock-out of places (ex: sparsely populated and remote areas) where these services cannot be accessed due to nonoperability (Groth, 2019;Lucas, 2019). Other elements of the built environment, such as connectivity of streets and sidewalks, sidewalks, and bicycle paths infrastructure, may influence the ease of access (Guimarães et al, 2019;Ma et al, 2018;Oviedo & Sabogal, 2020).…”

“…Economic exclusion occurs when the monetary costs of travel prevent people from travelling or restrict their access to destinations around their homes or mandatory activities. Most of the studies related to TRSE have identified poverty, low income, and unemployment as factors that prevent or limit individuals from accessing transport, thus compromising their participation in society (Bocarejo & Oviedo, 2012;Casas, 2007 Mattioli, 2014;Oviedo & Sabogal, 2020;Social Exclusion Unit, 2003;Ureta, 2008;Walks, 2018). Low income and poverty have different effects on developed and developing countries.…”

“…The report published by the Social Exclusion Unit (Social Exclusion Unit, 2003) was the watershed that put the theme of social exclusion on the transport policy agenda. Since then, several conceptual and review studies have been done addressing a variety of issues related to the transport-related social exclusion (TRSE) topic, such as the role of ICT in reducing social exclusion (Durand et al, 2021;Kenyon et al, 2002;Lucas, 2019); the relationship between mobility, accessibility, and social exclusion (Cass et al, 2005;Preston & Rajé, 2007); the centrality of accessibility in the social inclusion and equity agenda (Farrington & Farrington, 2005;Farrington, 2007;van Wee & Geurs, 2011); the link between transport and well-being (Adeel et al, 2016;Ma et al, 2018;Oviedo & Sabogal, 2020); the relationship between social capital, transport and social inclusion (Gray et al, 2006;Schwanen et al, 2015) the synergy between social exclusion and environmental justice in transport policies (Lucas, 2006); how TRSE concepts and definitions have been translated into policy and practice (Lucas, 2012); transport appraisal methods and social exclusion (Lucas et al, 2016;van Wee & Geurs, 2011), and measures of TRSE (Kamruzzaman et al, 2016;Pyrialakou et al, 2016). This large amount of works originated a growing lack of conceptual clarity about what TRSE and its related terms actually mean (Arranz-López et al, 2019).…”

Sustainability in Peri-Urban Informal Settlements: A Review

“…Social capital and traditions of solidarity and social networks drive peri-urbanization, which is in turn a product of the process [66,90,94]. Social capital is a resource for the creation, operation, and maintenance of infrastructures, transport and communication systems, water, food security, and access to employment and other forms of capital [59,124,134], as well as for the exchange of information and knowledge related to production [54,67,146], for facing disasters and vulnerabilities, for moving from resilience to adaptation, and for improving the management of socio-ecological systems in the peri-urban [102,138,154]. It also serves as a tool to negotiate or protest, sometimes violently [65,150,153].…”