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Identification and prioritisation of access problems in rural areas

Year: 2000

Type: article

Abstract: The concept of rural transportation planning has changed over the years. Nowadays a needs-based approach is generally used where the accessibility of the population to the activity centres or services is given more emphasis than the earlier concept of only the construction of motorable roads. In the process, a new approach known as Integrated Rural Accessibility Planning (IRAP) has been developed. One of the steps in IRAP is the quantification of villagers' accessibility levels to different activities or services. An attempt has been made in this article to improve the existing method of quantification and prioritisation by introducing the concept of the Accessibility Shortfall Index (ASI).

Source: Development Southern Africa

DOI: 10.1080/03768350050003479

Authors: Ashoke K Sarkar, Dipak Ghosh

Language: English

Topic: Transportation Planning and Optimization

Subfield: Transportation

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Sustainable cities and communities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure, No poverty

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W1990997996

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Cites: 3

Cited by: 10

Related to: 10