This ARP-MAC focuses on issues related to transport-related equity, specifically in paratransit and non-motorized transport (NMT) systems and services in African cities. Transport-related equity will be explored through three sub-themes: universal access to opportunities, efficiency of transport systems and services, and health and safety. The overarching goal of the program is to explore ways in which existing transport-related inequities can be mitigated in African cities, as well as to examine the socioeconomic costs and benefits of doing so.
Consortium leader
Dr. Gift Dumedah
Host institution
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana)
Main partner organizations
University of Pretoria (South Africa), University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), University of Tara (Togo), University of Education, Winneba (Ghana), and University of Alabama (USA
The point of departure for the work is an understanding that challenges related to equitable access must address crucial issues such as spatial inequalities and economic affordability, gendered differences in mobility needs (as well as among those with different abilities and cultures), and exposure to health impacts of pollutants, crashes and transport-related crimes.
The program has three main objectives:
- to create new knowledge about – and develop innovative strategies to address – transport-related equity in the domains of access, efficiency, and health and safety in African cities,
- to create and share scholarly research in this area, among else by developing an online course for integration in university curriculums,
- to develop the capacity of next generation scholars by creating educational programs and materials to address transport-related equity issues
ETAMAC will initially focus on selected cities in Ghana, Togo and Tanzania, where an important goal of the program is to create and communicate direct, actionable policy guidance that is conducive to achieving equitable access. A core, long-term ambition is also to establish Africa as a hub for, and leader of, research and education on equitable transport.