Mobilität gilt nicht umsonst als das Zauberwort der Stunde. In dem Maße, wie sich sämtliche unserer Lebensbereiche immer stärker vernetzen, steigt auch der individuelle Bedarf an Verkehrsdienstleistungen. Zeitgleiche Trends wie Urbanisierung und der fortschreitende demografische Wandel in...

This paper analyses the degree to which infrastructure reliability and urban economic activity in several African cities is impacted by flooding. It combines firm-level micro data, flood maps, and several spatial data layers across cities through a harmonized geospatial network analysis. The...

Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d´Ivoire, is built around the Ebrié lagoon on the Atlantic Ocean. Boats and ferries have always been part of the urban transport system. Ferries (pinasses) are essential to enable particularly the poor to maintain their mobility. The objective of this...