There is a growing recognition of the worsening problems of accessibility in Africa's major
urban centres and city-regions. Yet, research assessing differential accessibility in these …

A key goal of urban transportation planning is to provide people with access to a greater
number of opportunities for interaction with people and places. Measures of accessibility are …

This paper is concerned with access to the city for urban residents living in the periphery of
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The paper presents an analysis of the mobility practices of …

Background: Access to transportation is vital to reducing the travel time to emergency
obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC) for managing complications and preventing adverse …

In Kenya's capital city, Nairobi, streets are regularly gridlocked. While it is clear that roads
are congested at peak hours, it is not known which commuters are experiencing that …

This paper offers insights from comprehensive case studies of rapidly growing peripheral
settlements of Dar es Salaam. The paper explores how a broad range of services and …

This paper offers an exploration of urban expansion from the point of view of the individual
residents buying land, settling and living in new, rapidly growing peripheral settlements of …

Metrorail accessibility is an important indicator that influences urban spatial form. For this
article, we created a 3SFCA method to analyze the Metrorail accessibility of Shanghai …

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 …

Background Timely, high-quality obstetric services are vital to reduce maternal and perinatal
mortality. We spatially modelled referral pathways between sending and receiving health …