WALKING – VREF

Entangled Pathways: Policy Lessons from Street Vending, Walking and Footpaths in Kolkata and Bangkok

Project title: Entangled Pathways: Policy Lessons from Street Vending, Walking and Footpaths in Kolkata and Bangkok Main Applicant: Premjeet Das GuptaAffiliation: Department of Architecture and Planning, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India Partners: Abstract In Asian cities, where streets act as conduits of public life and economic activity, sidewalks or footpaths are often contested/entangled as

Exploring the Experiences and Urban Policy Initiatives for Low-Income Women Walking to Work in Abuja and Dodoma

EP-2024-WK-06 Project title: Exploring the Experiences and Urban Policy Initiatives for Low-Income Women Walking to Work in Abuja and DodomaMain Applicant: Daniel AdamuAffiliation: Dept of Urban and Regional Planning, Nasarawa State University Keffi-Nigeria, Nigeria Partners: Abstract Urban mobility significantly influences economic opportunities and social inclusion. In the context of developing countries, such as Tanzania and Nigeria, urban transportation

Pedestrian Expertise in Historical Perspective: The Science-Policy Nexus around Walking in Sweden and the UK

EP-2024-WK-04 Project title: Pedestrian Expertise in Historical Perspective: The Science-Policy Nexus around Walking in Sweden and the UKMain Applicant: Prof. Martin EmanuelAffiliation: Division of Urban and Regional Studies, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Partners: Abstract Improved conditions to walk are currently high on policy and urban planning agendas, at least in the Global North. This is

Becoming a citizen: understanding adolescents’ walking practices for better public policies

EP-2024-WK-03 Project title: Becoming a citizen: understanding adolescents’ walking practices for better public policiesMain Applicant: Cristhian Figueroa M.Affiliation: Dept de Planificación y Ordenamiento Territorial, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana (UTEM) & Centro de Desarrollo Urbano Sustentable (CEDEUS), Chile Partners: Abstract Due to the importance of walking, many studies exploring its role in public policies have significantly increased in recent decades.

Mainstreaming walking as a mode of transport in urban decision-making from an intersectional gender perspective: a cross-regional case study of Brazil and Mozambique

EP-2024-WK-01 Project title: Mainstreaming walking as a mode of transport in urban decision-making from an intersectional gender perspective: a cross-regional case study of Brazil and MozambiqueMain Applicant: Maria José NietoAffiliation: The Bartlett Development Planning Unit , University College London, UK Partners:• Dr. Daniel Oviedo (DO), Associate Professor, DPU UCL• Leticia Leda Sabino (LLS), President and Coordinator of

Watch Research Forum on methodologies for researching and exploring walkability

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This Recording is from the online Walking Research Forum, held 22 May 2024, where we focused on: Methodologies for researching and exploring walkability Studies on the relationship between the built environment and walking behaviour – often called walkability – have in recent years grown into a field of its own. Within this field, a group

Investigating young men’s experiences of walking in secondary cities: A comparative study of walking in South Africa and the United Kingdom

WK-2023-EP-01Projoect Leader: Prof. Gina PorterDept of Anthropology, Durham University, South Road, Durham, UK. Partners: Abstract This proposal builds on our novel exploratory research in EP-2022-WK-01, which investigated an initial hypothesis that many young men walk city streets with considerable trepidation when travelling between home and public transport. That study constituted the first mobilities study purely

Using a Peer Research Methodology to Investigate Children’s Mobility Challenges in Secondary Cities in Ghana and Liberia: A Comparative Study of Cape Coast and Ganta

(WK-2023-EP-2)Project Leader: Jack JenkinsDept of Anthropology, Durham University, South Road, Durham, UK. Partners: Abstract This project investigates children’s daily mobility challenges in two secondary cites in West Africa – Cape Coast, Ghana and Ganta, Liberia. Using participatory peer research methods, children aged 9-18 will be trained as co-researchers to explore children’s walking experiences in growing

Walking and Freight Delivery Operations. Contrasting Space-Sharing Conflicts in Two Cities Within the Global South and North

WK-2023-EP-05 Project Leader: Catherine Waithera GateriKenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. Partners: Abstract: Streets are contested public spaces due to the multiple users vying for access. Tensions between different transport modes in the use of street space are referred to as space-sharing conflicts. These conflicts arise from decisions, or the lack thereof, on by whom, how, and when street

Long-distance walking: a wildcard of mobility futures?

WK-2023-EP-07Farzaneh BahramiUrban Design and Mobility, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, Netherlands Partners: Abstract: Walking as a mode of transport is important but generally considered as a shorter-distance solution, logic built into urban form, transport systems and related policies. This is limiting. Long-distance walking occurs and is significant for sustainable mobility futures. However, it