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Mobility capacities and smartphone use of students in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

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Titel: Mobility capacities and smartphone use of students in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Autoren: Baudens, Pauline, Hassen, Marie, Pasini, Jérémy, Mawussi, Ayité
Weitere Verfasser: Hassen, Marie, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Laboratoire Ville, Mobilité, Transport (LVMT), École nationale des ponts et chaussées (ENPC)-Université Gustave Eiffel, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Solidarités, Sociétés, Territoires (LISST), École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-École Nationale Supérieure de Formation de l'Enseignement Agricole de Toulouse-Auzeville (ENSFEA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Purpan (INP - PURPAN), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT), European Commission through the H2020 project Finest Twins grant No. 856602
Quelle: Mobilities. 20:536-554
Verlagsinformationen: Informa UK Limited, 2025.
Publikationsjahr: 2025
Schlagwörter: Mobility, Kinshasa, [SHS.GEO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography, Resourcefulness, Insecurity, Mobile technologies, [SHS.GEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography, Student
Beschreibung: Many African cities have been experiencing a digital transformation over the past few years. As people become more familiar with digital tools, particularly smartphones, in their daily lives, their uses and practices in terms of mobility are also evolving. This paper aims to explore the impact of smartphones and digital platforms on mobility capacities by targeting students at the University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN). The methodological approach combines observations and semi-structured interviews with fifty-two students, as well as fifteen experts involved in the field of mobility and transport. The results of our study reveal that students in Kinshasa have constantly adapted complex mobility behaviour, that result from challenging transport conditions and relatively high insecurity in public space. In contrast to observations in other African cities, this study reveals limited adoption of digital tools and navigation applications among the students, mainly due to the lack of digitally-enabled transport services, their high cost, and the context of perceived insecurity in public space.
Publikationsart: Article
Sprache: English
ISSN: 1745-011X
1745-0101
DOI: 10.1080/17450101.2024.2445307
Dokumentencode: edsair.doi.dedup.....ee7489c3de65c1707b97bc85e75a17f9
Datenbank: OpenAIRE
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Abstract:Many African cities have been experiencing a digital transformation over the past few years. As people become more familiar with digital tools, particularly smartphones, in their daily lives, their uses and practices in terms of mobility are also evolving. This paper aims to explore the impact of smartphones and digital platforms on mobility capacities by targeting students at the University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN). The methodological approach combines observations and semi-structured interviews with fifty-two students, as well as fifteen experts involved in the field of mobility and transport. The results of our study reveal that students in Kinshasa have constantly adapted complex mobility behaviour, that result from challenging transport conditions and relatively high insecurity in public space. In contrast to observations in other African cities, this study reveals limited adoption of digital tools and navigation applications among the students, mainly due to the lack of digitally-enabled transport services, their high cost, and the context of perceived insecurity in public space.
ISSN:1745011X
17450101
DOI:10.1080/17450101.2024.2445307