Increasing children's participation in african transport planning: Reflections on methodological issues in a child-centred research project

Children's Geographies

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-167

  Portera, Gina ^a   Abane, Albert ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Africa; Child centred research; Ghana; Methodology; Participation; Transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950664939     PISSN: 14733285     EISSN: 14733277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733280801963086     Document Type: Article

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