TY - JOUR
T1 - Mobility, poverty, and gender
T2 - Travel 'choices' of slum residents in Nairobi, Kenya
AU - Salon, Deborah
AU - Gulyani, Sumila
N1 - Funding Information:
Data collection for this research was supported by the World Bank and Norwegian Trust Fund. The views expressed here are neither attributable to nor necessarily shared by the World Bank.
PY - 2010/9
Y1 - 2010/9
N2 - A survey of 4375 slum residents in Nairobi, Kenya, reveals that the majority cannot afford any of the motorized transport options in the city. They cope by limiting their travel outside their settlement and, if they do travel, by often 'choosing' to walk. As compared to the non-poor, poor households are systematically worse off. But the burden of reduced mobility is borne disproportionately by women and children. Using joint-choice modelling to empirically explore the travel 'choices' of Nairobi's slum residents, we show that women, men, and children in this population face distinct barriers to access. We conclude that policy aiming to improve mobility and transport access for the poor needs to grapple not only with the crucial issue of affordability but also with specific constraints faced by women and children.
AB - A survey of 4375 slum residents in Nairobi, Kenya, reveals that the majority cannot afford any of the motorized transport options in the city. They cope by limiting their travel outside their settlement and, if they do travel, by often 'choosing' to walk. As compared to the non-poor, poor households are systematically worse off. But the burden of reduced mobility is borne disproportionately by women and children. Using joint-choice modelling to empirically explore the travel 'choices' of Nairobi's slum residents, we show that women, men, and children in this population face distinct barriers to access. We conclude that policy aiming to improve mobility and transport access for the poor needs to grapple not only with the crucial issue of affordability but also with specific constraints faced by women and children.
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U2 - 10.1080/01441640903298998
DO - 10.1080/01441640903298998
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77955721545
SN - 0144-1647
VL - 30
SP - 641
EP - 657
JO - Transport Reviews
JF - Transport Reviews
IS - 5
ER -