Collection of passenger travel data in Sub-Saharan African cities: Towards improving survey instruments and procedures

Roger Behrens (), Lourdes Diaz Olvera (), Didier Plat () and Pascal Pochet ()
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Roger Behrens: Department of Civil Engineering - University of Cape Town
Lourdes Diaz Olvera: LET - Laboratoire d'économie des transports - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - ENTPE - École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Didier Plat: LET - Laboratoire d'économie des transports - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - ENTPE - École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Pascal Pochet: LET - Laboratoire d'économie des transports - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - ENTPE - École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: This paper compares experiences in the application of different approaches to passenger travel data collection in francophone and anglophone cities of West, Central and Southern Africa. Its aim is to identify possible improvements through which common problems might be addressed. The paper draws from the available French and English literature on survey methods applied in Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as from the authors' experiences in designing and administering surveys in this context. Problems are discussed in terms of survey design and administration. Recommendations to address these problems relate to survey preparation, comparative instrument and cognitive testing, hierarchical multi-modal methods, interviewer selection and training methods, and survey administration and monitoring.

Keywords: African cities; Passenger travel surveys; Household surveys; Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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Published in Transport Policy, 2006, 13 (1), pp. 85-96. ⟨10.1016/j.tranpol.2005.09.003⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2005.09.003

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