Publication: Violent Conflict and the Road Sector : Points of Interaction
Date
2011
ISSN
Published
2011
Author(s)
Rebosio, Michelle
Wam, Per Egil
Abstract
Roads are vital in the stabilization and
reconstruction of a conflict-affected country. These
initiatives impact population groups and their relationship
with one-another through infrastructure construction and
maintenance, through processes of decision-making and
participation, and most significantly through their
outcomes. The impacts of roads sector initiatives are felt
by large sections of the population and can have effects not
only on those directly benefitting from the project but on
economic growth, resource distribution, governance, and
security. These wide-ranging effects can in turn impact
conflict and a country's prospects for stability and
resilience. This note is organized in the following way:
section one presents the methodology of the study, including
the selection of cases and sources of information. Section
two presents the conflict context, including a description
of some of the main characteristics of these contexts that
could have profound implications for development
initiatives. Section three discusses the tradeoffs that
those working in the roads sector usually need to make in a
conflict context. Section four looks at key areas of
interaction between the roads sector and conflict, focusing
on questions that need to be asked during design and
implementation and regarding potential effects of roads
sector projects on conflict. Finally, the author concludes
with some recommendations for those working on the roads
sector in transport settings.
Citation
“Rebosio, Michelle; Wam, Per Egil. 2011. Violent Conflict and the Road Sector : Points of Interaction. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/2d39a6c7-836a-5d44-ac2c-b4725457de7f License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”