Understanding Community Severance and its Impact on Women鈥檚 Access and Mobility in African Countries 鈥� Literature Review
This review examines the phenomenon that large or busy roads that pass through settlements can drive a community apart
Abstract
Community severance, or the traffic barrier effect, is a well-established phenomenon of transport planning in developed countries but has not been explored in Sub-Saharan Africa. It describes the phenomenon that large or busy roads that pass through settlements can have the effect of driving a wedge through a community by limiting people鈥檚 ability or desire to move through that area. This can reduce accessibility to key services and damage local social networks and community 鈥榗ohesion鈥�. This literature review explores the concept of community severance for the rural poor in Sub-Saharan Africa, with an emphasis on women and vulnerable people.
Citation
Bradbury, A. Understanding Community Severance and its Impact on Women鈥檚 Access and Mobility in African Countries & Literature Review. Crown Agents, (2014) 24 pp.
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