Women’s Issues in Transportation: Summary of the 4th International Conference, Volume 1: Conference Overview and Plenary Papers (2011) / Chapter Skim
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13 BReAKOuT SeSSION Mobility Issues in Africa and Asia Maryvonne Plessis-Fraissard, World Bank, Presiding Julie Babinard, World Bank Kinnon Scott, World Bank Roselle leah Kolipano Rivera, University of the Philippines Purnima Parida, Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi, India Manoranjan Parida, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India The session on mobility issues in Africa and Asia, moderated by Maryvonne Plessis-Fraissard, included discussions on how existing surveys and other data sources can serve transportation research in developing countries. The speakers discussed known differences in travel behavior and perspectives on travel across gender lines in these places.
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14 WOMeN'S ISSueS IN TRANSPORTATION, vOluMe 1 undersTood, misundersTood, or ignored: poverTy, plaCe, gender, and inTraCiTy TransporTaTion in The philippines Roselle Leah Kolipano Rivera The Philippines has one of the fastest urbanization rates in east Asia, and like many developing countries, it is also rapidly becoming more motorized. Conventional transportation planning, which relies on aggregate data and cost– benefit analysis, may not adequately address the needs of certain groups, such as women.
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