Transport Planning and Mobility in Urban East Africa

Nadine Appelhans is Researcher at the Faculty of Spatial Planning at the Technical University of Dortmund, Germany. Wolfgang Scholz is Researcher at the Faculty of Spatial Planning at the Technical University of Dortmund, Germany, and Associate Professor at the German University of Technology, Muscat, Oman. Sabine Baumgart was Chair of Urban and Regional Planning at the School of Spatial Planning, Technical University of Dortmund, Germany, from where she retired in 2018.

Introduction, Part 1: Spatial Development and Shifting Mobility Patterns, 1. The Nexus of Urban Development and Infrastructuure, 2. Urban Mobility and Spatial Justice: Prospects of Non-Motorized Transport in Nairobi, 3. Long Walk to Socio-Spatial Inclusion: Mobility and Access in the context of Urbanization and Social Exclusion in Kampala, 4. Trends and Developments in Transportation Planning: Implications for Future Initiatives of the City of Nairobi, 5. Adaptability, Decarbonisation and Accessibility: Challenges for Integrative Transport Planning in Dar es Salaam, Part 2: Modes of Public Transport Beyond the Car, 6. A History of the Future: Colonial Transport Systems in Africa and their Heritage, 7. The Tangible and Intangible Infrastructure of Bus Rapid Transit in African Cities, 8. Motorcycle-Taxis in East African Cities: Growth Dynamics, Regulation, Challenges and Potentials, 9. Futures of Urban Transport Beyond the Car: Walkability in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Conclusion