Improving rural mobility : options for developing motorized and nonmotorized transport in rural areas /

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Imprint:Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2002.
Description:vi, 64 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language:English
Series:World Bank technical paper, 0253-7494 ; no. 525
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4892399
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Other authors / contributors:Starkey, Paul.
ISBN:0821351850
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-64).
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Summary:Many inhabitants of rural areas in developing countries do not have adequate and affordable access to transport infrastructure services. Insufficient access to transport constrains economic and social development and contributes to poverty.This book focuses on improving rural mobility by facilitating the provision of affordable means of transport and transport services. It concentrates on the many and varied types of transport that provide mobility such as bus service, freight trucks, bush taxis, transport animals, bicycles, and handcarts.
Physical Description:vi, 64 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-64).
ISBN:0821351850