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To Pave or Not to Pave: Developing a Framework for Systematic Decision-Making in the Choice of Paving Technologies for Rural Roads

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-23T16:43:33Z
dc.date.available2021-02-23T16:43:33Z
dc.date.issued2021-02
dc.description.abstractInvestments in road infrastructure as a means for granting access and mobility have been an important part of the World Bank's strategy of fightingpoverty and increasing shared prosperity since its inception. Studies suggest that road infrastructure triggers economic development through reductions in transport and trade costs, which in turn leads to upgraded access to markets and social services (health, education, administrative, leisure); fosters agricultural production; alters production decisions; stimulates off-farm diversification; and catalyzes other income-earning opportunities. As a variate means to different ends, farmers use rural roads to take their produce to markets; workers to travel to their places of employment; tourists to head to their destinations; the pregnant and sick to seek urgent medical attention; children to get to school; transporters to make their deliveries; and families and friends to visit their loved ones. Bridging Africa's infrastructure gap is key to overcoming the continent’s development challenges. Road infrastructure is a key component of this effort. Inadequate road infrastructure retards economic growth potential by undermining the export competitiveness of agricultural produce and other manufactured goods; curtails the opportunity for employment and business development; and impedes human development efforts in health and education. World Bank estimates indicate that Africa needs 93 billion dollars a year for its infrastructure sectors, with about two-thirds of it required for new investment in physical infrastructure, and the other third for maintenance and operations. Of this amount, road infrastructure is expected to take up about 18 billion dollars.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/141031613492667996/To-Pave-or-Not-to-Pave-Developing-a-Framework-for-Systematic-Decision-Making-in-the-Choice-of-Paving-Technologies-for-Rural-Roads
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/35163
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/35163
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMobility and Transport Connectivity;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectRURAL ROADS
dc.subjectPAVED ROADS
dc.subjectCOST-EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectROAD-SURFACE OPTIONS
dc.subjectROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectROAD SAFETY
dc.titleTo Pave or Not to Paveen
dc.title.subtitleDeveloping a Framework for Systematic Decision-Making in the Choice of Paving Technologies for Rural Roadsen
dc.typeReporten
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okr.crossref.titleTo Pave or Not to Pave
okr.date.disclosure2021-02-16
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-28T07:16:52.084059Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Infrastructure Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/141031613492667996/To-Pave-or-Not-to-Pave-Developing-a-Framework-for-Systematic-Decision-Making-in-the-Choice-of-Paving-Technologies-for-Rural-Roads
okr.guid141031613492667996
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b0882cf887_3_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum32579371
okr.identifier.report156331
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/141031613492667996/pdf/To-Pave-or-Not-to-Pave-Developing-a-Framework-for-Systematic-Decision-Making-in-the-Choice-of-Paving-Technologies-for-Rural-Roads.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.topicTransport::Roads & Highways
okr.topicTransport::Transport Economics Policy & Planning
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Roads & Transport
okr.unitTransport Global Practice
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