AI SearchDeveloping and testing a participatory methodology for district road network planning in Nepal (Record no. 28244)
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| Classification number | AIT Diss. no. RD-02-01 |
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| Personal name | Shrestha, Chandra Bahadra |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Developing and testing a participatory methodology for district road network planning in Nepal |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Bangkok : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Asian Institute of Technology, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2002 |
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| Extent | 247 leaves |
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| Series statement | Dissertation ; |
| Volume/sequential designation | no. RD-02-01 |
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| General note | A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
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| Dissertation note | Thesis (Ph.D.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2002 |
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| Summary, etc. | The transport sector has received high priority since the 1950s in the economic history of Nepal. However, modalities of road construction have been shifting during the last few decades to cope with the changing requirements. From the early 1990s, the country has embarked on the policy of developing the district level roads using the labor-based technology. Due to lack of an appropriate methodology for planning the networks, the district level roads are constructed in a haphazard manner, which are less productive from economic and social viewpoints. Therefore, the broad objective of this study was to develop a methodology for planning and prioritizing the district road networks. Other specific objectives include to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the existing district level transport planning process, to propose an appropriate methodology based on the "state of the art" in the field of rural and regional transportation and adapted district reality in Nepal. To test the methodology and to recommend a computer-aided model for planning and prioritizing the district road networks were other objectives of this study. The relevant literature on road networking, estimation of the transpo1t demand, different technological options and techniques for assessing the benefits were reviewed. Besides that, the models for planning and prioritizing the rural and regional road network were analyzed. For analyzing the district level planning and implementation situation, the policy makers and engineers of the sample districts were interviewed. An open-ended interview was taken with experts and practitioners in the field of transportation. Based on the strengths and weaknesses of the districts and the "state of the art" in the field of rural transportation, a methodology for developing the district road network planning was developed. The methodology has two versions, the first was designed for the developed area and the second was designed for the underdeveloped area. The methodology was translated into a computer-aided model for the developed and underdeveloped areas. The model was tested in the Nawalparasi District of Nepal. The proposed methodology experimented with the gravity model by combining a centrality index with population and distance data. The network for the developed area was designed based on the shortest path analysis among the nodal points. The methodology established the argument that volume of transport demand is a function of the intensity of interaction. The methodology has provision for estimating the construction cost and assessing the benefits from the improved access. The economic indicators based on direct benefits were used for prioritizing the roads in the developed areas. The socio-economic criteria were used for prioritizing the roads in the underdeveloped areas. In order to adjust the geometric and pavement design of a road, the economic appraisal was introduced as a supplementary appraisal technique for the underdeveloped areas. The District Road Planning and Prioritization Model (DRPM) was developed based on the proposed methodology. The model for the developed area is comprised of a networking module, a demand estimation module, a cost estimation module, a benefit estimation module and a prioritization module. The DRPM for the underdeveloped area has a networking module, a cost estimation module and a prioritization module. The DRPM was tested in the Nawalparasi district. The test results in the Nawalparasi district showed that the model is efficient and cost-effective. Therefore, it is expected that the model will be useful for district transportation planners of Nepal and other developing countries. |
| 650 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Highway planning |
| Geographic subdivision | Nepal |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Transportation |
| Geographic subdivision | Nepal |
| General subdivision | Planning |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Routray, Jayant Kumar, |
| Relator term | Chairperson |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kammeier, Hans Detlef, |
| Relator term | Co-Chairperson |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sano, Kazushi, |
| Relator term | Examination committee |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ogunlana, Stephen O., |
| Relator term | Examination Committee |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Takahashi, Kiyoshi., |
| Relator term | Examination committee |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Howe, John D.G.F., |
| Relator term | External Examination Committee |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Government of Japan |
| Relator term | Scholarship Donor |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | International Labour Organisation (ASIST-AP), |
| Relator term | Research Grant |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | AIT and ICIMOD, |
| Relator term | Research Grant |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Asian Institute of Technology. |
| Title of a work | Dissertation ; |
| Volume/sequential designation | no. RD-02-01 |
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