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Revising the Roads Investment Strategy in Rural Areas : An Application for Uganda

Based on extensive data collection in Uganda, this paper demonstrates that the rural access index, as defined today, should not be a government objective because the benefit of such investment is minimal, whereas achieving rural accessibility at le...

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Main Authors: Raballand, Gaël, Macchi, Patricia, Merotto, Dino, Petracco, Carly
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS ROAD
ACCESS ROADS
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ACCESSIBILITY
AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT
AGRICULTURAL VALUE
ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT
ANIMAL TRANSPORT
AVAILABILITY OF TRANSPORT
AVAILABILITY OF TRANSPORT SERVICES
AVERAGE PRICE
BICYCLE
BICYCLES
BIKES
BITUMEN
BRIDGE
BUS
BUSES
CARRIAGEWAY
CARRYING CAPACITY
COMMODITY PRICES
COMMUNITY ROADS
DISTRICT ROAD
DISTRICT ROADS
DURABLE GOODS
EARTH ROAD
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EFFICIENT VEHICLE
EFFICIENT VEHICLES
ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
EQUATIONS
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPENDITURES ON ROADS
EXPORT MARKETS
FAIR
FEEDER ROAD
FEEDER ROADS
FINANCIAL BURDEN
FOOTPATH
FOOTPATHS
FRAMEWORK
FREIGHT
FREIGHT FLOWS
FREIGHT TRANSPORT
FUNDS FOR ROADS
GPS
GRADE
GRAVEL
HANDCARTS
HAULAGE
HIGH TRANSPORT
HIGH TRANSPORTATION
HIGHWAY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN TRANSPORT
IMT
INCOME
INTERMEDIATE MEANS OF TRANSPORT
INTERNATIONAL MARKET
INVENTORY
INVESTMENT IN ROADS
LANDSLIDES
LOAD FACTORS
LOADING
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LORRY
LOW VOLUME ROADS
LOW VOLUMES OF TRAFFIC
MAIN ROAD
MAIN ROADS
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET COMPETITION
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET INFORMATION
MARKET INTEGRATION
MARKET POWER
MARKET PRICE
MARKET PRICES
MARKET TOWNS
MARKETING
MEANS OF TRANSPORT
MECHANIZATION
MIDDLEMEN
MOBILITY
MODE OF TRANSPORT
MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
MODE OF TRAVEL
MODES OF TRANSPORT
MOTOR VEHICLES
MOTORCYCLE
MOTORCYCLES
MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN
NATIONAL ROADS
NATIONAL ROADS AUTHORITY
NATIONAL TRANSPORT
PACK ANIMAL
PASSENGER
PASSENGER MOBILITY
PAVED ROADS
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
PERSONAL MOBILITY
POOR ROAD
POPULATION DENSITY
PRICE CHANGES
PRICE ELASTICITY
PRICE INCREASE
PRODUCER PRICES
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
PUBLIC WORKS
PURCHASING
QUALITY OF TRANSPORT
RECONSTRUCTION
REDUCTION IN TRIP LENGTH
ROAD
ROAD ACCESS
ROAD BUILDING
ROAD CONDITIONS
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
ROAD FUND
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
ROAD INVESTMENT
ROAD INVESTMENTS
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROAD MAINTENANCE FUND
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD PLANNING
ROAD QUALITY
ROAD SECTOR
ROAD SYSTEM
ROADS
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
RURAL ACCESS
RURAL ACCESSIBILITY
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL ROAD
RURAL ROAD DENSITY
RURAL ROAD INVESTMENT
RURAL ROADS
RURAL ROADS NETWORK
RURAL TRANSPORT
RURAL TRANSPORT POLICY
SALE
SALES
SEALING
SOILS
SPEED
SUBSTITUTE
SUPPLIERS
SUPPLY CHAIN
SURPLUS
SURPLUSES
TAX
TAXIS
TRACKS
TRAFFIC
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT COST
TRANSPORT COST SAVINGS
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT DEMAND
TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT MODE
TRANSPORT OPERATIONS
TRANSPORT OPERATORS
TRANSPORT PATTERNS
TRANSPORT POLICY
TRANSPORT PRICE
TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS
TRANSPORT RESEARCH
TRANSPORT SERVICE
TRANSPORT SERVICES
TRANSPORT TIME
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
TRANSPORTATION DATA
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
TRAVEL DISTANCE
TRAVEL TIME
TRIP
TRIP LENGTH
TRUCK TRANSPORT
TRUCKING
TRUCKS
TRUNK ROADS
TYPES OF ROADS
URBAN ROADS
VALUE OF TIME
VEHICLE
VEHICLE COSTS
VEHICLE TRANSPORT
VEHICLE USE
WALKING
WALKING DISTANCE
WHOLESALER
WHOLESALERS
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090901135551
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4230

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