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Livelihoods in motion: linking transport, mobility and income-generating activities

During the past decade, there has been an increased focus on mobility in the social sciences linked to the so-called ‘mobility turn’, which claims that as mobility is so pervasive it should not be viewed as a rupture in society but as a normal way of life. This is certainly the case in urban context...

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Main Authors:	James Esson, Katherine V. Gough, David Simon, Ebenchief Amankwaa, Olivier Ninot, Paul W.K. Yankson
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2016
Subjects:	Other earth sciences not elsewhere classified Livelihoods Mobility Transport Urban Accra Ghana Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/20664
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