Upgrading rural footpaths to motorcycle taxi tracks in rural sub-Saharan Africa

IF 0.4 4区工程技术 Q4 ENGINEERING, CIVIL

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Civil Engineering Pub Date : 2022-06-06 DOI:10.1680/jcien.22.00053

Krijn Peters, J. Clarke

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Abstract

Motorcycle taxis have rapidly expanded throughout sub-Saharan Africa, providing many with affordable improved access to essential services. This paper reports on a project in 2021 to convert footpaths into motorcycle taxi tracks in central Liberia. Its community-based approach was documented in a manual to train future contractors in both the technical and social dimensions of track construction. The construction methodology is presented and discussed. It gives governments and donors a unique and significant opportunity to address isolation, improve the livelihoods of rural people and create more employment opportunities for Africa’s young population.

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将撒哈拉以南非洲农村地区的农村人行道升级为摩托车出租轨道

摩托出租车在整个撒哈拉以南非洲地区迅速扩大，为许多人提供了负担得起的基本服务。本文报道了2021年利比里亚中部的一个项目，该项目将把人行道改造成摩托车出租车跑道。它的以社区为基础的做法被记录在一份手册中，以便在轨道建设的技术和社会方面培训未来的承包商。提出并讨论了构建方法。它为各国政府和捐助者提供了一个独特而重要的机会，以解决孤立问题，改善农村人口的生计，并为非洲青年人口创造更多就业机会。

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Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Civil Engineering 工程技术-工程：土木

CiteScore

1.60

自引率

25.00%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

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