Transport planning in sub-saharan Africa III: The challenges of meeting children and young people's mobility and transport needs

Progress in Development Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-180

  Porter, Gina ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; MIGRATION; MOBILITY; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; YOUNG POPULATION;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 77950660780     PISSN: 14649934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146499340901000206     Document Type: Article

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