Browsing by Author "Cavoli, Clémence"

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    Barriers to transition towards sustainable mobility in Sub-Saharan African cities: The case of Maputo and Freetown
    (Elsevier BV, 2025-03-19) Cavoli, Clémence
    This paper explores the extent to which growing cities in Sub-Saharan Africa can accelerate and leapfrog their urban development processes to avoid unsustainable car-dependent developments and instead pursue alternative sustainable mobility transitions. Taking Maputo, Mozambique, and Freetown, Sierra Leone, as case study cities, the paper aims to identify the most common structural issues underpinning transport and land-use that hinder these cities from transitioning towards sustainable and just mobility. Through 38 interviews with professional stakeholders, policymakers, and representatives of local communities, the paper identifies and examines key barriers within governance, policymaking, and planning processes to enable medium- to long-term changes in both cities. These include: (i) land-use and urban planning; (ii) governance issues in planning and policymaking; (iii) institutional and technical capacity; (iv) regulations, implementation, and enforcement; and (v) finance and revenue. The paper concludes by offering targeted policy recommendations to enhance institutional and technical capacity in transport and land-use policy, planning, implementation, and enforcement processes.
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    Leapfrogging towards sustainable mobility: Policy challenges and opportunities for Sub-Saharan African cities
    (Elsevier BV, 2025-06-10) Cavoli, Clémence
    This paper explores the potential for two rapidly growing Sub-Saharan African cities—Maputo (Mozambique) and Freetown (Sierra Leone)—to transition away from car-dependent development trajectories towards more sustainable and inclusive mobility systems. Drawing on participatory workshops, semi-structured interviews and focus groups with policymakers, planners, and community stakeholders, as well as the collation of secondary data, the study identifies key structural and institutional barriers to progress, as well as emerging opportunities related to transport and land use. Findings highlight critical challenges in governance, including funding and integrated planning, that constrain effective policy implementation. The paper concludes with comparative insights to inform urban mobility transitions in similar low-income and rapidly urbanising contexts.