[HTML][HTML] A historical account of walking in Nairobi within the context of spatial justice

DN Nyamai - Urban Forum, 2023 - Springer
In the ostensibly unceasing prioritization of motorized infrastructure, walking has remained a
ubiquitous mode of mobility for a large proportion of Nairobi's urban commuters. Planning for …

Invoking spatial justice in urban mobility in Nairobi: A commuter's perspective

DN Nyamai - European Journal of Spatial Development, 2023 - journals.polito.it
Justice in relation to mobility is invoked and performed in various ways. This is based on the
premise that space not only contains resources that can be distributed but also consists of …

Accessibility, mobility, and spatial justice in Nairobi, Kenya

DN Nyamai, S Schramm - Journal of Urban Affairs, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A focus on motorized mobility has been subtracted from the advancement of the
modes of mobility used by the majority in Nairobi, especially the most vulnerable, with a …

Urban mobility and spatial justice: Prospects of non-motorized transport in Nairobi

DN Nyamai - Transport planning and mobility in urban East …, 2020 - api.taylorfrancis.com
The evolution of the automobile in the early 19th century changed the way people moved
within and outside the city. It provided numerous ways of connecting people to spaces in a …

Planning for walkability in Johannesburg

A Wood - Transport and mobility futures in urban Africa, 2022 - Springer
Walkability is defined by the extent to which the built environment supports and sustains
walking by providing pedestrian comfort, connectivity, and convenience. This chapter …

Walkability and the Right to the city: A snapshot critique of pedestrian space in Maputo, Mozambique

SA Massingue, D Oviedo - Research in transportation economics, 2021 - Elsevier
On the premise of transport inequality, urban mobility and the production of pedestrian
space, this research explores pedestrians (im) mobility in Maputo, Mozambique's capital city …

Liveable streets for pedestrians in Nairobi: the challenge of road traffic accidents

M Khayesi - The Earthscan reader on world transport policy and …, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
Pedestrians constitute a most vulnerable group in road traffic accidents (RTAs). Their
vulnerability largely results from the neglect of their mobility needs in transport planning …

[HTML][HTML] “Walking is our asset”: How to retain walking as a valued mode of transport in African cities

JS Benton, G Jennings, J Walker, J Evans - Cities, 2023 - Elsevier
Walking is the primary mode of transport in African cities. Despite a growing number of
policies recognizing the need to retain and protect people walking, walking infrastructure is …

Problematizing the concept of walkability in Johannesburg

A Wood - Journal of Urban Affairs, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Walkability is generally defined by the extent to which the built environment supports and
encourages walking by promoting pedestrian comfort, connectivity and convenience. This …

The congested city and situated social inequality: Making sense of urban (im) mobilities in Lagos, Nigeria

AH Xiao - Geoforum, 2022 - Elsevier
Lagos is often depicted as a city of immobility and inequality. Based on a micro-sociological
study in the public transit system and an ethnographic study in an urban neighborhood, this …