Logiques du recours à la marche à pied comme forme de la mobilité spatiale des populations des quartiers périphériques de Daloa (Centre-ouest de la Côte d'Ivoire)

Abstract

The strong spatial and demographic growth of the city of Daloa has given rise to problems of spatial mobility, which are particularly experienced by the populations of the peripheral areas. The spatial mobility difficulties of the populations of the city's peripheral districts are reflected in the preponderance of walking. What are the logics of the development of pedestrian mobility in the districts of the urban periphery of Daloa? This study aims to understand the logic of pedestrian mobility in the outlying districts of Daloa. The methodology is based on documentary research supported by a field survey. The main results indicate that 47% of households use walking for travel both within the peripheral districts and between a peripheral district and the others in the city. Otherwise, households alternate between walking and using a vehicle taxi, which account for 21% and 18% of trips in the same mobility areas. The impassability of mostly unpaved roads and low household incomes underpin pedestrian mobility in the urban peripheries of Daloa