EQUIMOB: Inclusive Cities through Equitable Access to Urban Mobility

Publications

Members of EQUIMOB regularly publish articles on various topics. Here we list the research output in which the research project played a role. * indicates the author is affiliated to EQUIMOB.

Academic articles

  1. Developing an evidence-informed framework for safe and accessible urban mobility infrastructures for older adults in low- and middle-income countries: a protocol for realist synthesisDivya Sussana Patil*Uday Narayan YadavSobin George*Marco Helbich*Dick Ettema* & Ajay Bailey* (2020). Published by Systematic Reviews
  2. On the move? Exploring constraints to accessing urban mobility infrastructures – Saakshi Joshi*, Ajay Bailey* and Anindita Datta* (2021). Published by Transport Policy
  3. Revisiting inclusion in smart cities: infrastructural hybridization and the institutionalization of citizen participation in Bengaluru’s peripheries – Bart A. M. van Gils & Ajay Bailey* (2021). Published by International Journal of Urban Sciences
  4. Safe in the City? Negotiating safety, public space and the male gaze in Kolkata, India – Sanghamitra Roy* & Ajay Bailey* (2021). Published by Cities
  5. “When I need to travel, I feel feverish”: Everyday experiences of transport inequalities among older adults in Dhaka, Bangladesh – Selim Jahangir*, Ajay Bailey*, Musleh Uddin Hasan*, Shanawez Hossain*, Marco Helbich*, Martin Hyde. (2022). Published by The Gerontologist

  6. Framing safety of women in public transport: A media discourse analysis of sexual harassment cases in Bangladesh – Seama Mowri*, Ajay Bailey*. (2022). Published by Media, Culture & Society
  7. Contextual factors influencing the urban mobility infrastructure interventions and policies for older adults in low- and middle-income countries: a realist review – Divya Sussana Patil*, Ajay Bailey*, Uday Narayan Yadav, Sobin George*, Marco Helbich*, Dick Ettema* and Lena Ashok. (2022). Published by BMC Public Health

  8. Devising gender-responsive transport policies in South Asia, Gender & Development – Saakshi Joshi*, Sanghamitra Roy*, Seama Mowri*, Ajay Bailey*. (2022). Published by Gender & Development
  9. Visibility matters: Constructing safe passages on the streets of Kolkata – Sanghamitra Roy*, Selim Jahangir*, Ajay Bailey* and Femke van Noorloos. (2022). Published by Journal of Urban Affairs 
  10. Distant qualitative research methods and Rejoinder to the responses to the article ‘Methods for qualitative research at a distance’ – Saakshi Joshi* and Tess Osborne. (2022). Published by Kwalon journal.
  11. Telephone interviews as a method for collecting qualitative data remotely and Rejoinder to the responses to the article ‘Telephone interviews as a method for the remote collection of qualitative data’ – Prajwal Nagesh*, Selim Jahangir* and Divya Sussana Patil*. (2022). Published by Kwalon journal.
  12. (Im)mobile ageing: risks of exclusion in later life in liminal urban peripheries – Prajwal Nagesh*, Ajay Bailey*, Sobin George*, Martin Hyde and Lekha Subaiya*. (2022). Published by Ageing & Society journal.
  13. What happens next? Exploring women’s transport motility through the story completion method – Saakshi Joshi*, Ajay Bailey*.(2023). Published by Journal of Transport Geography.
  14. Affects and assemblages of (un)safety among female bus commuters in Dhaka – Seama Mowri*, Ajay Bailey* (2023). Published by Geoforum.
  15. Shrinking labour geographies: Transport access for paid work in later ages – Prajwal Nagesh*, Ajay Bailey*, Sobin George* and Lekha Subaiya*. (2023). Published by Geoforum.
  16. Unpacking the role of transport inequalities among older adults for accessing healthcare in Bengaluru, India – Divya Sussana Patil*, Ajay Bailey*, Sobin George*, Martin Hyde* and Lena Ashok. (2023). Published by Global Public Health.
  17. “We do not go outside, though We want to”: Unequal Access to Public Transport and Transport-Related Social Exclusion of Older Adults in Dhaka, Bangladesh – Selim Jahangir*, Ajay Bailey*, Musleh Uddin Hasan* and Shanawez Hossain*. (2024). Published by Journal of Applied Gerontology.

Book chapters

  1. Ageist Transport Infrastructures: Rethinking Public Transport Amidst COVID-19 Lockdowns in India – Prajwal Nagesh*, Ajay Bailey*, Sobin George* and Lekha Subaiya*. Book series – ‘Global Reflections on COVID-19 and Urban Inequalities’. Published by Bristol University Press
  2. Population Aging and Everyday Challenges for Older Adults in Bangladesh – Selim Jahangir*, Ajay Bailey*, Md. Musleh Uddin Hassan* & Shanawez Hossain*. Book series – ‘Handbook of Aging, Health and Public Policy’. Published by Springer Link. 
  3. Older Adults’ Mobility Amid COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: Safety and Perceived Risks of Using Public Transport – Selim Jahangir*, Ajay Bailey*, Seama Mowri*, Md. Musleh Uddin Hasan* & Shanawez Hossain*. In: Shankardass, M.K. (eds) Handbook on COVID-19 Pandemic and Older Persons. Springer, Singapore.
  4. Mental Well-Being of Older Adults and Access to Healthcare During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Karnataka, India – Divya Sussana Patil*, Ajay Bailey* & Sobin George*. In: Shankardass, M.K. (eds) Handbook on COVID-19 Pandemic and Older Persons. Springer, Singapore.

Thesis projects

  1. Road Safety: the Traffic Environment and its Social Impacts – Rose van der Laan, Supervisor – Prof. Ajay Bailey.
  2. Evaluating the Attempts to Improve the Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities in India – Euan Morrison, Supervisor – Prof. Ajay Bailey.
  3. The Potential of the Smart City in the Peripheries of Bengaluru, India: on the inclusivity of infrastructures for marginalised groups – Bart A.M. van Gils, Supervisor – Prof. Ajay Bailey.
  4. The potential of non-motorised transport for last-mile connectivity in Bengaluru, India – Nils Steinhäuser, Supervisors – Prajwal Nagesh and Prof. Ajay Bailey.

Opinion and Editorial

  1. Bus travel in times of COVID: How BMTC can accommodate senior citizens – Prajwal N*, Ajay Bailey* Published by Citizen Matters in August 2020. 
  2. It’s high time BMTC got people with disabilities on board. Here are five steps to ensure this – Euan Morrison, Prajwal N*, Ajay Bailey* Published by Citizen Matters in September 2020.

  3. Burden of safety: Public buses need to work for women – Saakshi Joshi* Published by DownToEarth in November 2020. 

  4. How are older people in Bangladesh coping with the pandemic? – Seama Mowri*, Selim Jahangir*, Ajay Bailey*, Musleh Uddin Hasan*, Md Shanawez Hossain* Published by The Business Standard in December 2020.
  5. Covid-19 lockdowns: A test for mental well-being of older adultsSelim Jahangir*, Syeda S. Mowri*, Shanawez Hossain*, Musleh Uddin Hasan* and Ajay Bailey* Published by The Financial Express in December 2020.

  6. To sit or not to sit?: Using intermediary public transport during COVID-19 pandemic – Saakshi Joshi Published by Down To Earth in January 2021

  7. Mobility gaps delay healthcare for older residents in Bengaluru’s outskirts – Divya Sussana Patil Published by Deccan Herald in December 2023.

Infographics

  1. EQUIMOB Online Survey ‘Older Adult Mobility During COVID-19 in India’, key highlights published as an infographic on EQUIMOB website.
  2. EQUIMOB Online Survey: Mental well-being of older adults during COVID-19, published as an infographic on EQUIMOB website. 
  3. EQUIMOB Online Survey: Perceptions of COVID-19 risk among older adults in India, published as an infographic on EQUIMOB website. 
  4. EQUIMOB Online Survey: COVID-19 and older adults’ mobility in Bangladesh, published as an infographic on EQUIMOB website. 
  5. EQUIMOB Online Survey: Perceptions of COVID-19 risk among older adults in Bangladesh, published as an infographic on EQUIMOB website. 
  6. EQUIMOB Online Survey: What impact did COVID-19 have on the mental well-being of older adults in Bangladesh? published as an infographic on EQUIMOB website. 

  7. EQUIMOB Online Survey: Gendered Differences of Mobility among Older Adults during COVID -19 in India, published as an infographic on EQUIMOB website.

Policy briefs

  1. Policy brief outlining recommendations to improve older adult’s access to public buses in Bengaluru, submitted to one-person committee of KSRTC on 31 January 2022, by Prajwal Nagesh, Divya Sussana Patil and Ajay Bailey.