TITLE:
Commuting Trips, Income and Gender in the Metropolitan Maputo, Mozambique
AUTHORS:
Atanásio Tembe, Anselmo Matusse
KEYWORDS:
Sub-Saharan Africa, Chapas, Paratransit, Binomial Logistic Regression, Commuting, Gender
JOURNAL NAME:
Current Urban Studies,
Vol.8 No.4,
December
8,
2020
ABSTRACT: The
deterioration of public transport services coupled with rapid urbanization and
the increased use of private transport imposes an increasing burden on the commuters in the
metropolitan area of Maputo. Using household surveys conducted in Maputo, this
paper seeks to investigate the commuting trips and gender relations by
employing binomial logistic regression. The empirical results revealed the
household income as the main attribute affecting the likelihood of using bus
transportation. The results also indicated that women are less likely to use
buses in their daily commute. The main implication of these findings is that
commuters from the low-income households particularly women will have their
motorized mobility reduced unless proper policies are designed catering to their mobility needs.