Dear colleges in the Walking community, we invite you join our next Research Forum, om Wednesday 11 September 1 PM – 3 PM GMT
This Research Forum offers presentations of three projects all dealing with gender and walking, but with three quite different approaches and methods. We will be hearing about the every-day lives of women domestic workers in Mumbai and Lima, the walk to work for women from low-income backgrounds in Nairobi and Dar-es-Salaam, and how young men in secondary city locations in South Africa and the United Kingdom experience and practice journeys on foot.
The Research Forum aims to display a rich variety of aspects pertaining to gender aspects of being on foot.
DATE: 11 SEPTEMBER
TIME: 01.00-03.00 PM GMT
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Program
Moderator: Maja Karoline Rynning, The Institute of Transport Economics, Norway
Welcome and introduction: Henrik Nolmark, VREF director
Presentations:
Preliminary findings on walking as an asset for women from low income backgrounds in Nairobi and Dar-Salaam
Presenter: Stephano Nalaila, Mzumbe University, Tanzania.
Discussant: Himanshu Burte, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India
Young men walking in secondary cities: reflections from Mossel Bay, South Africa, and Worthing, UK
Presenter: Bulelani Maskiti, University of Cape Town, South Africa and Sam Clark, Transaid
Discussant: Stephano Nalaila, Mzumbe University, Tanzania
Work-walks and walkscapes: Women domestic workers’ lived experiences and contexts of mobility in Lima and Mumbai
Presenter: Himanshu Burte, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India
Discussant: Bulelani Maskiti, University of Cape Town, South Africa
– Plenary Discussion
Since 2021 VREF has launched a series of research-based webinars called Research Forums, where scholars are given the opportunity to present their work to colleagues from various parts of the VREF community. We are pleased that the initiative has been well-received as an opportunity for scholars in transport and mobility studies to share their work, get to know each other, and build networks.
The purpose of the Research Forums within the program Walking as a Mode of Transport is:
- to stimulate scientific discussion of specific issues/themes related to sustainable urban mobility and equitable access, with a focus on Walking as a Mode of Transport
- to provide an opportunity for project teams to present and discuss their on-going work with research colleagues within the Walking community
- to provide a meeting place for dialogue and exchange among researchers and other stakeholders within the Walking community
Each Research Forum consist of presentations of on-going work in specific projects, followed by short questions, inputs and clarifications about the project by a discussant, and a general discussion where all participants are invited to participate.
Do you have questions, thoughts or ideas related to the Walking program? Do not hesitate to contact us at secretariat@vref.se