Dept of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, University of Ibadan, Nigeria EP-2022-MAC-03, Dr. Adewumi, Adedotun Joshua Abstract Children with disabilities (CWDs) can be found in all human civilizations. Globally, no fewer than 240 million children, or 1 in 10, live with a disability. In low-and medium-income countries (LMICs), an estimate
MAC-2022-EP-02, Project ledare: Gift DumedahRegional Transport Research and Education Centre Kumasi (TRECK), KNUST, Ghana Abstract Adequate access to paratransit is a welfare and livelihood issue in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a challenge which is especially heightened in informal urban communities. Most SSA cities could collapse without paratransit services, evidenced by severe impacts on cities whenever transport
MAC-2022-EP-01Project Leader: Gladys NyachieoFaculty of Social Sciences and Technology, Multi Media University of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya. Abstract The objective of the proposed study titled “A comparative study of Governance Processes in Sustainable urban mobility in Kisii (Kenya) and Mzuzu (Malawi) is to interrogate the role played by governance actors and dynamics in transport planning for
A stakeholder workshop will be held in Dar es Salaam and online 17 January, to disseminate project findings from The VREF funded MAC research project Mapping unequal accessibility to socioeconomic and cultural opportunities in informal urban settlements across two sub-Sahara African Cities. See full program and info on how to register by clicking the link below:
Do you want to be part of developing new, online postgraduate courses, modules, and educational resources in areas related to urban transport and mobility at universities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)? The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) welcomes applications for grants to catalyze curriculum change in these areas. Extendended deadline for submission of applications is 1
The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa EP-2019-MAC-01, Njogu Morgan, PhD, Post doctoral Fellow Abstract: Urban transport on the African continent is at a crossroads. One fork points towards the possibility of protecting and growing existing equitable and sustainable practices, such as walking and cycling. The other, as evidenced by some investments in motor-oriented
The University of Dschang-Cameroon, Cameroon EP-2020-MAC-05, PhD Vivien Meli Meli, PhD, University of Dschang-Cameroon Partners: Kabran Estelle, Felix Houphouët-Boigny University-Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire /Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire (CSRS), Côte d’Ivoire Fokou Gilbert, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire (CSRS), Cote d’Ivoire Lemouogue Josephine, University of Dschang-Cameroon, Cameroon Tanougong Armand, University
The University of Zambia, Zambia EP-2020-MAC-06, Dr. Wilma Sithabiso Sichombo Nchito, University of Zambia Partners: Catherine Waithera Gateri, Kenyatta University, Kenya Gladys M. Nyachieo, Multimedia University of Kenya, Kenya Edward Chibwili, Institute of Economic and Social Research, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia Abstract: This proposal titled ‘Mainstreaming Inclusivity in Urban Mobility Related Projects in the
College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda EP-2020-MAC-04, Dr. Alphonse Nkurunziza, Director Centre of Excellency in Transport Planning, Engineering & Logistics, College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda Partners: Abstract: Current methods of transport planning focus on the functioning of transport systems, rather than on services received by the
The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa EP-2020-MAC-03, Njogu Morgan, PhD, Post doctoral Fello Partners: Dr Gudina Terefe Tucho, Jimma University, Ethiopia Marcela Guerrero Casas Abstract: While socially cohesive and environmentally low-impact modes of transport, such as walking, cycling and public transit have historically received limited government support in sub-Saharan Africa, the tide appears
