Young people's transport and mobility in sub-Saharan Africa: The gendered journey to school;Mobilitat i transport del jovent a l'Àfrica subsahariana: Viatge a l'escola i gènere

Documents d'Analisi Geografica

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-79

  Porter, Gina ^a   Hampshire, Kate ^a   Abane, Albert ^b   Tanle, Augustine ^b   Munthali, Alister ^c   Robson, Elsbeth ^c   Mashiri, Mac ^d   Maponya, Goodhope ^d  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Education; Gender; Mobility; Transport

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; GENDER ISSUE; MOBILITY; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; WOMENS STATUS; YOUNG POPULATION;

GHANA; MALAWI; SOUTH AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 79959822605     PISSN: 02121573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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