TRANSPORT IN RURAL AREAS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: EMPIRICAL FINDINGS FROM WESTERN PROVINCE, ZAMBIA

The focus of this paper is the transport problems of people living in rural areas of developing countries. Because the majority of these people are engaged in small-scale farming, special attention is given to the relationship between agricultural activities and transport. It is indicated that although the quality of the road infrastructure in the Western Province of Zambia is very poor, attention should be paid first of all to both the small variety and low availability of intermediate transport means. In addition, it is noted that agricultural transport is heavily influenced by the organizational structure of farming households and by governmental involvement.

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• Authors:
  • Immers, Ben H
  • Malipaard, Ernest J
  • Oldenhof, Michel J H
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 51-58
• Monograph Title: Transportation planning and automated guideways
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1167
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Agriculture; Developing countries; Rural areas; Transportation
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

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• Accession Number: 00479451
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309047080
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 28 1989 12:00AM