Rural Transport
Energy and Environment Technology Source Books
Published: 1996
Pages: 80
eBook: 9781780444284
Paperback: 9781853393457
| INTRODUCTION 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The importance of rural transport 3 | |||
| Rural transport activities in the household 3 | |||
| Domestic transport activities of women in a week 7 | |||
| Reasons for different transport patterns 8 | |||
| Rural transport needs 8 | |||
| 2 Identifying rural transport needs 12 | |||
| Identifying needs 12 | |||
| Transport and marketing 15 | |||
| 3 Addressing rural transport needs 19 | |||
| Modes of transport 19 | |||
| People moving on foot 19 | |||
| People carrying loads on foot 21 | |||
| People using bicycles and tricycles to move around 24 | |||
| Using bicycles, trailers, wheelbarrows and handcarts to move loads 27 | |||
| Using animals for transport 30 | |||
| Transport infrastructure 37 | |||
| Transport services 41 | |||
| Motorized transport services 41 | |||
| Non-motorized transport services 43 | |||
| Non-transport interventions to improve access 43 | |||
| 4 Considerations in addressing transport needs 46 | |||
| Access to, and control of, means of transport 46 | |||
| Affordability 48 | |||
| Promotion and attitudes 49 | |||
| Maintenance 52 | |||
| Monitoring and evaluation 52 | |||
| 5 Case studies 54 | |||
| Women saving time on transport for education in Burkina Faso 54 | |||
| Makete integrated rural transport project in Tanzania 55 | |||
| Promotion of animal traction technology in Zambia 56 | |||
| Women health workers on bicycles in Zimbabwe 57 | |||
| Mraru women's bus service in Kenya 58 | |||
| Women cycling in southern India 59 | |||
| Women fuelwood carriers in Ethiopia 61 | |||
| Women's pottery groups in western Kenya 62 | |||
| Development and testing of a hand-pushed water carrier in Nigeria 63 | |||
| viii RURAL TRANSPORT | |||
| 6 Checklist for identifying and acquiring a means of transport 65 | |||
| Identifying possible means of transport 65 | |||
| Acquiring a means of transport 66 | |||
| REFERENCES, FURTHER READING AND CONTACTS 6 |
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