Rethinking Infrastructure Delivery: Case Study of a Green, Inclusive, and Cost-effective Road Program in Nicaragua
This paper presents a development case study on alternative thinking in rural infrastructure delivery. Delivery in this case is achieved in a manner that advances the green growth, social inclusion and cost-effectiveness agendas. The need for green...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19679963/rethinking-infrastructure-delivery-case-study-green-inclusive-cost-effective-road-program-nicaragua http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18952 |
| Summary: | This paper presents a development case
study on alternative thinking in rural infrastructure
delivery. Delivery in this case is achieved in a manner that
advances the green growth, social inclusion and
cost-effectiveness agendas. The need for green and inclusive
approaches in reaching development goals cannot be
overstated. At the same time, the use of public funds should
ensure value for money and stretch government resources as
far as they can go. Inclusion refers to the empowerment of
all citizens to participate in, and benefit from the
development process, removing barriers against those who are
often excluded. The use of a community development approach
is presented in this paper to demonstrate how this has been
achieved on large scale and in a cost-effective way without
compromising quality or timing. Heightened roles and
responsibilities are conferred to the local target
authorities and populations in this infrastructure delivery
approach, and this experience is presented as a best
practice that could be emulated in similar development work.
On the technical front, most road infrastructure delivery in
many countries is heavily mechanized and undertaken using
default asphalt surfacing. This paper presents the adoption
of an alternative and green paving material that is also
cost-effective at the secondary rural road level. |
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