An assessment of factors affecting the independent mobility of children in Dar Es Salaam

dc.contributor.authorBwire, H.
dc.contributor.authorChacha, P.
dc.contributor.otherSouthern African Transport Conference (30th : 2011 : Pretoria, South Africa)
dc.contributor.otherTransportation Research Board of the National Academies (TRB)
dc.contributor.otherMinister of Transport, South Africa
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-26T12:56:49Z
dc.date.available2011-09-26T12:56:49Z
dc.date.issued2011-07
dc.descriptionThis paper was transferred from the original CD ROM created for this conference. The material was published using Adobe Acrobat 10.1.0 Technology. The original CD ROM was produced by Document Transformation Technologies Postal Address: PO Box 560 Irene 0062 South Africa. Tel.: +27 12 667 2074 Fax: +27 12 667 2766 E-mail: nigel@doctech URL: http://www.doctech.co.zaen_US
dc.description.abstractPaper presented at the 30th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 11-14 July 2011 "Africa on the Move", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe opportunity for children to move about freely in public outdoor environments without an accompanying adult is defined in the literature as 'child independent mobility'. Studies of child independent mobility in other parts of the world have led to the revision of the way that measures of chlld mobility, development, road safety, and general well-being are contextualised, assessed and catered for in national policies. As a result, child independent mobility and related subjects have become important issues in many parts of the world, but especially so in Africa where local conditions in support of walking and cycling are not good and access to education is of vital developmental importance. This paper reports upon the findings of a child independent mobility study conducted in Dar es Salaam in 2010. The study involved the collection of quantitative and qualitative data through the administration of questionnaires completed by both schoolchildren aged 7-15 years old, and their parents or guardians. The paper presents the study's findings with respect to schoolchildren partlclpation in activities outside their home environments without an adult, and the issues that influence this The paper concludes wlth a discussion on the implications the study findings have for policies aimed at improving children's independent mobility and safety and security in public outdoor environments.en_US
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dc.format.extent12 pagesen_US
dc.format.mediumPDFen_US
dc.identifier.citationBwire, H & Chacha, P 2011, 'An assessment of factors affecting the independent mobility of children in Dar Es Salaam', Paper presented to the 30th Annual Southern African Transport Conference, South Africa, 11-14 July. pp. 394-405en_US
dc.identifier.isbn9781920017514
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/17333
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDocument Transformation Technologiesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofSATC 2011
dc.rightsUniversity of Pretoriaen_US
dc.subjectDar Es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectPublic outdoor environmentsen_US
dc.subjectChild independent mobilityen_US
dc.subjectTravel behaviouren_US
dc.subjectRoad safetyen_US
dc.subjectCyclingen_US
dc.subject.lcshTransportation
dc.subject.lcshTransportation -- Africaen
dc.subject.lcshTransportation -- Southern Africa
dc.titleAn assessment of factors affecting the independent mobility of children in Dar Es Salaamen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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