ABSTRACT
The rapid growth of urban populations is creating particular complexities for developing countries, compounded by a striving for economic growth and the Western model of car ownership. This chapter gives an overview of the interface between urban transport and social exclusion in urban centres in developing countries in Asian. The chapter overviews the disjuncture between land use and transport planning and the dominant structure of mobility patterns currently being formed. It defines those groups of people experiencing the greatest risks of social exclusion and the challenges faced in the provision of more inclusive transport. Possible solutions are given, together with a model that integrates land use planning and transport concentrating on the local level, the 20-minute city. It is argued that the mobility needs of those at risk of social exclusion will only be facilitated if urban planners build on existing strengths of people and locations, such as local initiatives to meet mobility needs, particularly around informal transport for those on a low income, and places more emphasis on building transport and services in the local neighbourhood.
