A Methodology for Rapid Assessment of Rural Transport Services

Rural transport services are often inadequate. Passenger and goods transport needs improving to stimulate rural economies and reduce poverty. Understanding existing rural transport systems and constraining factors is a precondition for appropriate...

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Main Author:	Starkey, Paul
Other Authors:	Awadh, Abdul
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESSIBILITY AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT AIR AIR SERVICES AIRPORTS ANIMAL CARTS ANIMAL TRACTION ANIMAL-DRAWN CARTS BETTER TRANSPORT BICYCLE BICYCLE TAXIS BICYCLES BRIDGES BUS BUS PASSENGERS BUS STATION BUS STATIONS BUS STOP BUSES CAPACITY BUILDING CAR CARS CATCHMENT CATCHMENT AREA COMMERCIAL VEHICLES COSTS OF TRANSPORT CROSSING DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES DISTRICT ROAD DISTRICT ROADS DONKEY DONKEY CARTS DONKEYS DRIVERS EMERGENCY SERVICES FARES FLEETS FOOTPATHS FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE FRAMEWORK FREIGHT FREIGHT COSTS FREIGHT TRANSPORT GENDER GENDER ANALYSIS GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS GPS GRAVEL GRAVEL ROADS HEAVY TRAFFIC IMT INADEQUATE RURAL TRANSPORT INTERCHANGES INTERCITY CONNECTIONS INTERCITY TRANSPORT INTERMEDIATE MEANS OF TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT JOURNEYS LAND TRANSPORT LAND USE LOADING LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL TRAFFIC LOCAL TRANSPORT LONG-DISTANCE LORRIES MAIN ROAD MAIN ROADS MAIN TRANSPORT MEANS OF TRANSPORT MEDICAL SERVICES MINI-BUS MINIBUS MINIBUSES MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MOBILITY MOBILITY PROGRAM MODE OF TRANSPORT MODES OF TRANSPORT MOTOR VEHICLE MOTOR VEHICLES MOTORCYCLE MOTORCYCLES MOTORIZED TRANSPORT NATIONAL TRANSPORT NONMOTORIZED VEHICLES OPERATIONAL RESEARCH PASSENGER PASSENGERS PATH PEDESTRIANS PERSONAL MOBILITY PERSONAL TRANSPORT PICKUPS POLICE POPULATION DENSITIES POPULATION DENSITY PRIVATE CARS PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALITY OF TRANSPORT QUALITY OF TRANSPORT SERVICES RAIL RAIL PASSENGERS RAIL TRANSPORT RAILWAY RAILWAY LINE RAILWAYS RAIN REGIONAL ROADS REGIONAL TRANSPORT ROAD ROAD MAPS ROAD QUALITY ROAD SYSTEM ROAD SYSTEMS ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD TYPES ROADS ROUTE ROUTES RURAL ACCESS RURAL ACCESSIBILITY RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL FAMILIES RURAL TRANSPORT RURAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL TRANSPORT SERVICES RURAL TRANSPORT SITUATION RURAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS RURAL TRAVEL RURAL WOMEN SAFETY SAHEL SHARING SIGNS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SURVEYING SYNERGY TAX TAXI TAXIS TERRAIN THE GAMBIA THROUGH TRAFFIC TOPOGRAPHY TRACKS TRACTORS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC COUNT TRAFFIC COUNTS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES TRANSPORT AUTHORITIES TRANSPORT CONSTRAINTS TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT DEMAND TRANSPORT MODES TRANSPORT NEEDS TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORT OPERATORS TRANSPORT PATTERNS TRANSPORT PLANNERS TRANSPORT PLANNING TRANSPORT POLICIES TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT PROBLEMS TRANSPORT PROFESSIONALS TRANSPORT REGULATION TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS TRANSPORT RESOURCES TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SUPPLY TRANSPORT SURVEYS TRANSPORT SYSTEM TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORT TERMINALS TRANSPORT USERS TRAVEL COSTS TRAVEL NEEDS TRAVEL TIME TRIANGULATION TRIPS TRUCKS TRUE TYPES OF ROAD URBAN TRANSPORT URBAN TRANSPORT SERVICES VEHICLE VEHICLE OPERATING VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS VEHICLE TYPES VILLAGE TRANSPORT WALKING WATER TRANSPORT WEALTH WHEELS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/10/9196417/methodology-rapid-assessment-rural-transport-services http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17776

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A Methodology for Rapid Assessment of Rural Transport Services

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