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Transport and Mobility Futures in Urban Africa

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Editors:
  1. Ransford A. Acheampong

    1. University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

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  2. Karen Lucas

    1. University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

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  3. Michael Poku-Boansi

    1. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

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  4. 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)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction: Transport and Mobility Situations of African Cities

    • Ransford A. Acheampong, Karen Lucas, Michael Poku-Boansi, Chinebuli Uzondu
    Pages 1-8

  3. 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

  6. 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
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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.

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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