RURAL ROADS AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION

This study analyses the pattern and the use local road networks, and the causes and effects of road programs, for goods transport and in the areas of personal travel, education, health, and poverty alleviation in general. The impact of the selection criteria actually used in specific road programs in Egypt, India, Botswana and Thailand, is presented , and suggestions are made for appropriate selection criteria for the future. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Intermediate Technology Publications Limited

  9 King Street
  London WC2E 8HW,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Howe, J Gavin
  • Richards, P
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 191 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Decision making; Developing countries; Economic development; Economics; Education; Health; Highways; Income; Low income groups; Mobility; Networks; Roads; Rural areas; Rural highways; Sociology; Travel patterns
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
• Geographic Terms: Botswana; Egypt; India; Thailand
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 8011: Botswana; 2248: Decision process; 255: Economics; 2284: Education; 8031: Egypt; 2755: Highway; 256: Income; 8045: India; 2281: Low income; 9105: Mobility (pers); 328: Rural area; 2253: Sociology; 8113: Thailand
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451980
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1986 12:00AM