The Mobility Trap: Transport Exclusion in Global South Cities

By Karen Lucas

This book confronts the persistent problem of transport exclusion in Global South cities, where urban poor populations--reliant almost entirely on walking--face arduous journeys and daily risks to their safety.

It reveals that the concerns of local populations are rarely at the forefront of transport policy decisions, sometimes resulting from a wish to streamline traffic flows but at other times to explicitly exclude the poor. Addressing the issue of neo-colonialism, the book shows how socially just planning can fulfil the mobility and accessibility needs of urban poor citizens.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447370783
• ISBN13: 9781447370789
• Release Date: December 2026
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 176 Pages