Impact of COVID-19 on transportation in Lagos, Nigeria

By E. Mogaji. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2020

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The growing number of studies on the impact of COVID-19 is often discussed in the context of developed countries, highlighting a gap in the understanding of how the pandemic is impacting developing countries. This theoretical commentary focuses on the present and long-term impact of COVID-19 on transportation in Lagos State, Nigeria. The paper recognises the effect on transportation in emerging economies, where lockdowns and restrictions on movement may be ineffective, a state with high population density, poor transportation infrastructure and a large informal economy. Adopting the ‘avoid-shift-improve’ framework, this paper presents practical implications for public and private sector policymakers, as they navigate this precarious time and chart a new path for individuals and Nigeria.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Global and Planetary Change, Modeling and Simulation

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COVID-19 lockdown measures and travel behavior: The case of Thessaloniki, Greece (2021, background): “In an attempt to detect the impact of COVID‐19 on the transport system in Lagos, Nigeria, Mogaji (2020) found that the disruption in transport services ‐as a result of the pandemic‐ affected people’s social activities, depriving them of the chance to fulfill their everyday activities, such as shoppi”
Exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on travel behavior and mode preferences (2020, background): “In particular, the travel and outdoor activities of humans could be significantly affected (de Haas et al., 2020; Mogaji, 2020).”