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Publications

VREF publications under the MAC program include commissioned position papers on the themes of the programme, as well as scientific papers, research briefs and books.


Publications 2022


Publications 2021


Position papers 2019-2020

Commissioned by VREF in 2019, five position papers on “state-of-the-art” knowledge within the following themes of the MAC program will be published in 2020:

  • User Needs and Practices in African Cities
  • Governing Mobility in African Cities
  • Emerging Business Models and Service Options in the Shared Transport Sector in African Cities
  • Safety, Health and the Urban Environment in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Public Transport System Design and Modal Integration in African Cities


Research Briefs



  • Linking Higher Education and Practical Knowledge
    Written by Herrie Schalekamp and Gail Jennings, and based on work by the VREF African Center of Excellence for Studies in Public and Non-Motorised Transport (ACET), University of Cape Town, this research brief discusses the University of Cape Town’s work amongst adult learners who have extensive experience of public transport operations but little exposure to higher education.
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Research Synthesis Reports



  • Achieving Equitable Sustainable Mobility and Access in Sub-Saharan Africa: an overview of the state of knowledge, Summary
    VREF has commissioned position papers within 5 of the 6 core themes. The purpose of these papers is to provide an overview of current knowledge on issues related to mobility and access in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) cities, as well as to inform VREF and researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa in developing a research agenda in this area.
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  • The case for investing in paratransit by Gail Jennings and Roger Behrens
    This research synthesis summarizes, updates and presents the main messages in the book publication Paratransit in African Cities: Operations, Regulation and Reform, edited by Roger Behrens, Dorothy McCormick and David Mfinanga (Routledge, 2016).
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  • Transport and Social Exclusion in five African Cities - a report produced by INTALInC and supported by VREF
    This report is a scoping study of the transport conditions and experiences of people and communities living at the margins of Africa’s burgeoning cities, and is established with the participation of African partner organisations and local communities. Across five case studies, the authors have focused on the needs of the majority people who are living on or below the poverty threshold for their country.
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Books



  • Paratransit in African Cities: Operations, Regulation and Reform
    Authors: Behrens, Roger; McCormick, Dorothy; Mfinanga, David A.
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  • Non-Motorized Transport Integration into Urban Transport Planning in Africa
     Edited by Winnie V. Mitullah, Marianne Vanderschuren, Meleckidzedeck Khayesi
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  • In Search of a Framework for Institutional Coordination in the Planning for Public Transportation in Sub-Saharan African Cities
    Authors: Ahmad A. Kanyama, Göran Cars
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Call for Project Proposals Pdf, 402.9 kB.

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- Fourth Call for Research Proposals Pdf, 1.3 MB.

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- Catalysing Curriculum Change at Universities in SSA 2022 Pdf, 1.3 MB.

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The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) inspires, initiates and supports research and educational activities through the Future Urban Transport Programme - How to deal with the complexity of urban transport (FUT). 

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