Author: S. CarapetisPublisher:
ISBN: 9780821303900
Category : Rural transit
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
The Supply and Quality of Rural Transport Services in Developing Countries
Author: S. CarapetisPublisher:
ISBN: 9780821303900
Category : Rural transit
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Supply and Quality of Rural Transport Services in Developing Countries - a Comparative Review
Author: World BankThe Supply and Quality of Rural Transport Sevices in Developing Countries
Author: S. CarapetisImproving Rural Mobility
Author: Paul StarkeyPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821351857
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Many inhabitants of rural areas in developing countries lack adequate and affordable access to transport infrastructure services, and this lack of transport opportunities constrains economic and social development. This report looks at the role of rural transport in reducing poverty and considers a range of issues affecting rural mobility including costs, stakeholders involved, population densities and competing services. It examines policies for promoting rural mobility including financial and regulatory considerations.
The Supply and Quality of Rural Transport Services in Developing Countries
Author: S. CarapetisPublisher:
ISBN: 9780821303900
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
The general issues examined in this report is the extent to which transport services that should complement investments in rural roads can be presumed to materialize and satisfy movement demands efficiently. The study focuses on factors influencing activities which form the bulk of local level rural transport. Chapter II of the report discusses rural transport infrastructure, the general direction and focus of past and current investment programs, the implications for the future and prospects and options for change. Chapter III presents a discussion of the vehicles as well as the various travel and transport aids available and in use, the focus of present policies and investment programs and the implications, prospects and options for the future. Chapter IV concerns the transport disenfranchised, their plight and the prospects and options for reaching them. Chapter V discusses Government policies concerning rural transport matters and Government interventions and actions in the industry. Chapter VI discusses the need for a new perspective and approach to planning and formulating rural transport investment projects and programs. Chapter VII presents ideas and suggestions for Government attention and action and suggestions for the Bank's role in the matter.
Rural Transport Services
Author: Henri L BeenhakkerPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000238644
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
This book considers the problem of providing maximum access to transport services, and to roads for the rural population of the world's developing countries when limited funds are available. Access is a key factor in both social and economic development. It promotes social intercourse and opens up markets for both the rural and urban populations. Access connotes the ability to travel and to transport goods. The components of access include both the infrastructure and the transport modes or aids that use the infrastructure.
Rural Transport In Developing Countries
Author: I. BarwellPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000310515
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
For more than three decades investment in the transport sector has been a priority for developing country governments. With a few exceptions, roads have accounted for the major part of these investments. The explicit, and often articulated, assumption upon which the decision to allocate such large sums of money to road transport has been made is that road transport and development are inextricably linked. The implicit, and rarely articulated assumption is that the provision of suitable roads will lead to the operation of an adequate level of road transport services. If roads do not actually produce economic development, it has been argued, they certainly play a major role. This belief in the ben-eficial effects of roads is not wholly unsubstantiated. Clearly the provision of some form of access is vital for the development of the rural economy. Nevertheless, the studies carried out over the last 10-15 years on the impact of highway investment have sounded a cautionary note. George W. Wilson, writing in the concluding chapter of the Brookings Institution studies on transport and development, suggested that* 'A much more sceptical attitude towards transport appears essential and far more attention needs to be devoted to the set of circumstances surrounding expansion of transport capacity'. 1 The suggestion of a more restrained attitude reflected a growing concern that transport, and in particular roads, was only one factor amongst a large number that needed to be integrated for effective development. The concern to see road transport in a wider context partly explains the move towards the evaluation of the social, as well as strictly economic, benefits of road construction.
Public Transport Planning and Management in Developing Countries
Author: Ashish VermaPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1466581581
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Developing Countries Have Different Transportation Issues and Requirements Than Developed Countries An efficient transportation system is critical for a country’s development. Yet cities in developing countries are typically characterized by high-density urban areas and poor public transport, as well as lack of proper roads, parking facilities, road user discipline, and control of land use, resulting in pollution, congestion, accidents, and a host of other transportation problems. Public Transport Planning and Management in Developing Countries examines the status of urban transport in India and other developing countries. It explains the principles of public transport planning and management that are relevant and suitable for developing countries, addresses current transportation system inefficiencies, explores the relationship between mobility and accessibility, and analyzes the results for future use. Considers Socioeconomic and Demographic Characteristics It’s projected that by 2030, developing nations will have more vehicles than developed nations, and automated guided transit (AGT) and other transport systems will soon be available in India. This text compares five cities using specific indicators—urbanization, population growth, vehicle ownership, and usage. It determines demographic and economic changes in India, and examines how these changes have impacted transportation demand and supply, transport policy and regulations, and aspects of economics and finance related to public transport. The authors emphasize preserving and improving existing modes, efficient use of the public transport management infrastructure, implementing proper planning measures, and encouraging a shift towards sustainable modes. They also discuss sustainability in terms of environment, energy, economic, and land use perspectives and consider the trends of motorization, vehicle growth, modal share, effects on mobility and environment, and transport energy consumption and emissions. Public Transport Planning and Management in Developing Countries addresses the growing resource needs and economics of public transport in developing countries, explains various aspects of public transport planning and management, and provides readers with a basic understanding of both urban and rural public transport planning and management in developing countries.
Private Provision of Rural Infrastructure Services
Author: Bjorn WelleniusPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Developing countries
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
"Market-oriented reforms of infrastructure in developing countries tend to focus primarily on commercially viable services in urban areas. Nevertheless, an increasing number of countries are beginning to experiment with extending the market paradigm to infrastructure services in rural areas that are often less attractive in commercial terms. In these cases, subsidies are used to close the gap between market requirements and development needs, and are increasingly determined and allocated on a competitive basis. The authors discuss the conditions under which competition among firms for such subsidiessuccessfully used in the telecommunications sector in a number of middle-income countriescould also be applied to electricity, water and sanitation, and transportation services in lower-income countries. This paper is a product of the Finance, Private Sector, and Infrastructure Unit, Latin America and the Caribbean Region"-- World Bank web site.
Author: Simon Ellis