Transport Services and Their Impact on Poverty and Growth in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Recent Research and Future Research Needs

Porter, Gina

doi:10.1080/01441647.2013.865148

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“…Moreover, the permanent or seasonal absence of road access constrains rural populations' access to essential services such as education and primary health care. With long distances to service centres and high transport costs, access to health services -especially maternal and child health, but also antiretroviral treatment and vaccinations -is inevitably low (Porter, 2013). This became evident again in the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak, which claimed more than 11 000 lives in the Mano River countries (Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea) and 5000 lives in Liberia alone, making it the worst outbreak in history.…”

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“…Costly access to markets impacts growth potential, as farm gate prices for agricultural produce will be much lower than in more accessible locations. If markets have to be accessed on foot, or if delays are experienced because of a lack of viable transport options, sellers may arrive at a market too late to obtain a good price or to meet any potential purchasers (Porter, 2013). Connecting isolated communities to the road network reduces the cost of inputs and transport to markets, increases farmers' access to larger markets, facilitates trade flows and spurs value addition and crowd-in investments (African Monitor, 2012).…”

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Rural connectivity in Africa: motorcycle track construction

Jenkins

Peters

2016

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Transport

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Motorcycle transportation has burgeoned in war-affected West Africa over the past decade. The penetration of motorcycle taxis deep into isolated rural communities has spread spontaneously and created direct and indirect employment opportunities for low-skilled youth, a category most susceptible to militia recruitment. Equally important, it has significantly contributed to lifting smallholder farmers out of poverty by reducing the costs of moving produce to markets, with motorcycles able to visit villages connected to feeder roads solely by footpaths.Nevertheless, state actors and international donors remain reluctant to allocate funds to rural track building/ upgrading, preferring to stick to more conventional, but expensive, construction/rehabilitation of rural roads accessible to four-wheeled vehicles. Through a case study of Liberia -still recovering from two civil wars and an Ebola health crisis -this paper argues that the impact of bringing community access through track construction/footpath upgrading is significant, particularly because track construction lends itself par excellence to the involvement of the rural communities themselves.

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Section: Insufficient Rural Transport Infrastructure As a Major Constmentioning

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Rural connectivity in Africa: motorcycle track construction

Jenkins

Peters

2016

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Transport

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“…Keberadaan berbagai layanan transportasi akan mempengaruhi mobilitas masyarakat dan aksesibilitas wilayah. Porter (2013) melihat adanya dampak layanan transportasi perdesaan di Africa yang didominasi oleh penggunaan kendaraan tidak bermotor terhadap peningkatan kesejahteraan masyarakat meskipun muncul kendala yang dihadapi sebagian masyarakat yang tidak memiliki akses ke layanan kendaraan bermotor atau angkutan umum. Sementara itu, perkembangan layanan transportasi perdesaan di negara-negara maju memunculkan 'car culture' (Nutley, 2005) dan berdampak pada berkembangnya eksklusi sosial (Halden, 2002) serta perubahan karakter pergerakan masyarakat.…”

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“…Bagi wilayah-wilayah negara yang sedang berkembang di Afrika, perkembangan layanan transportasi masih terbatas pada layanan kendaraan tidak bermotor dan berjalan kaki. Angkutan umum bermotor dijumpai di jalan-jalan utama desa saja yang berjarak cukup jauh dari permukiman (Porter, 2013) Penelitian dilakukan dengan mengguna kan pendekatan Kualitatif dan strategi penelitian studi kasus yang dikembang kan oleh Yin (Yin, 2009). Studi kasus digunakan untuk penelitian dengan pertanyaan penelitian 'bagaimana' dan atau 'mengapa' serta untuk meneliti peristiwa kontemporer.…”

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Perkembangan Layanan Transportasi Perdesaan Pada Wilayah Berbukit

Dewanti

2014

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Transport services development generally indicates some development problems and transport troubles in ABSTRAKPerkembangan layanan transportasi dapat mengindikasikan berbagai permasalahan pembangunan pada umumnya dan permasalahan transportasi pada khususnya. Penelitian ini mengkaji perkembangan layanan transportasi perdesaan di kecamatan Kemalang, Kabupaten Klaten, Propinsi Jawa Tengah dengan metode penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan penelitian Studi Kasus. Data primer diperoleh dari wawancara mendalam terhadap 26 informan serta didukung data sekunder dari survei instansional. Perkembangan layanan transportasi dikaji dalam tiga tahap perkembangan, yaitu sebelum tahun 1990, pada tahun 1990-2005 dan tahun 2005-2010. Selama tiga periode perkembangan tersebut terjadi perubahan penggunaan layanan transportasi yang dominan, yaitu dari layanan transportasi pribadi dengan kendaraan tidak bermotor berubah ke layanan transportasi umum bermotor dan berkembang menjadi layanan sepeda motor. Perkembangan tersebut memberikan perubahan positif pada karakter layanan transportasi, berupa peningkatan ketersediaan layanan, fleksibilitas, kemampuan mengatasi kendala alam yang bermuara pada peningkatan mobilitas masyarakat dan aksesibilitas wilayah.

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“…Research done on the importance of rural roads on the economic growth and rural prosperity of communities suggest that improving and expanding rural roads directly increases economic opportunities (Van de walle, 2002, Faiz, 2012and Porter 2014. In addition, good investment in rural roads yield substantial socioeconomic benefits in terms of improved regional growth, as they allow for the Review of Social Sciences.…”

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Assessing the conditions of rural road networks in South Africa using visual observations and field-based manual measurements: A case study of four rural communities in Kwa-Zulu Natal

Nkomo

Desai

Peerbhay³

2016

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The prioritization and improvement of rural road networks is important in developing countries in order to uplift the socioeconomic conditions experienced by communities. So far, limited information exists on the conditions of unpaved or gravels roads, particularly in rural areas and the associated implications to rural economies. The present study therefore used visual observations and field-based measurements to assess the physical, environmental and anthropogenic factors affecting Minor roads (R3), Collector roads (R4) and Local roads (R5) in four rural communities in the KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The function of these road classes is to provide access from homesteads to main roads that connect rural areas to towns. In this study, two classification methods were used to rate the severity and extent of each surface distress on each road class. Results indicate that there was more than one surface distresses identified and assessed on each road class within the selected communities. It was noted that all the road classes had moderate to severe surface distress, except for the R3 road class in Emazabekweni community, reflecting problems associated with poor drainage systems and maintenance. Visual observation and field-based methods are useful tools that can aid in identifying and assessing the physical conditions of unpaved roads, as well as possible environmental, physical and anthropogenic factors at interplay, especially in resource limited regions. This study recommended that road authorities should ensure that proper drainage systems should be well designed; constructed and maintained on all gravel roads in order to reduce surface deterioration associated with runoff.

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Transport Services and Their Impact on Poverty and Growth in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Recent Research and Future Research Needs

Cited by 112 publications

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Rural connectivity in Africa: motorcycle track construction

Rural connectivity in Africa: motorcycle track construction

Perkembangan Layanan Transportasi Perdesaan Pada Wilayah Berbukit

Assessing the conditions of rural road networks in South Africa using visual observations and field-based manual measurements: A case study of four rural communities in Kwa-Zulu Natal

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