Living in a Walking World: Rural Mobility and Social Equity Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Institution: | 1. IN3, Open University of Catalonia, MediaTIC Building 117, 7, 08018 Barcelona, Spain;2. University of La Laguna, Central Building, 38204, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain;1. Maputo Transport Metropolitan Agency (AMT), Mozambique;2. Centre of Excellence in Transport Planning, Engineering and Logistics, CST, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda;3. Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique;4. Vocacao Tecnica LDA, Mozambique |
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Abstract: | Accessibility and mobility are embedded in the development nexus in far-reaching ways. Field studies of mobility among women and men in rural settlements with poor road access illustrate the frustrations and costs of living off-road. They are frequently marginalized and invisible, even to local administrations. State decentralization appears to have had little positive impact in reducing “tarmac bias” and improving rural service delivery. A range of potential interventions, from Intermediate Means of Transport to electronic communications is reviewed, and opportunities for building social capital in off-road areas through nurturing improvements in state–civil society relations are considered. |
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