Citation

Porter G, Blaufuss K, Acheampong FO. Res. Transp. Econ. 2012; 34(1): 11-15.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.retrec.2011.12.005

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This paper illustrates the value of using an action research methodology to improve understanding of gendered patterns of adoption and non-adoption of Intermediate Means of Transport (IMTs) and similar gender-related transport issues. It presents results from a novel action research project undertaken in five farming villages in southern Ghana, a region where IMT usage is currently low. The participatory action research study not only revealed important issues around differences between stated preferences and actual gendered patterns of adoption and non-adoption in the particular context of southern Ghana, but offers a methodology which may have value in many other gender and transport contexts across sub-Saharan Africa and beyond.