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Asian Highway (AH) Homepage

(UNESCAP) The Asian Highway (AH) project was initiated in 1959, with the aim to promote the development of international road transport in the region. A study on the road network connecting China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, the Russian Federation and the Korean peninsula was carried out to identify the Asian Highway routes in China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kazakhstan, the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation. This formed the Northern Corridor of the Asian Highway connecting North-East Asia with Central Asia, the Caucasus and Europe. About 40,000 kilometres of road network were identified and proposed for the inclusion in the Asian Highway network. Most recently Asian Highway routes have been identified in Bhutan (2002) and Georgia (2001). Thus the Asian Highway network development has been extended to 31 member countries through a road network of 130,000 kilometres.

http://www.unescap.org/tctd/ah/

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Assessing the Impact of Transport and Energy Infrastructure on Poverty Reduction [PDF]

This book addresses the contribution of transport and energy infrastructure to poverty reduction. This is a core issue for ADB and for the other three donors that collaborated in producing this book (DFID, JBIC, and World Bank). The country studies examined this contribution in the People's Republic of China (PRC), India, and Thailand, which (particularly in the case of the PRC and India) are of strategic importance for overall ADB lending, and account for a substantial portion of total ADB lending for transport and energy. July 2005.

http://www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Assessing-Transport-Energy/default.asp

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Bikes Not Bombs

A non-profit organization working for alternative transportation and community development. The group operates the Bicycle Recycling and Youth Training Center in Roxbury, MA, USA, to promote environmental education, meaningful employment, and safe sustainable communities, both here in Roxbury and abroad.

http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/

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Geography and Development in Africa: Overview and Implications for Regional Cooperation

Geography causes African countries to experience a 'proximity gap'. To overcome this gap a 'big push' may be needed in infrastructure. The cross-border nature of such infrastructure requires regional cooperation in at least four issues: transport infrastructure, trade facilitation, decentralization and local economic development, and migration. Because incentives for regional cooperation in these aspects may not be symmetrical, commitments made may not be credible. Therefore, transport infrastructure at least should be bound in WTO rules on trade facilitation to provide third party enforcement (UNU-WIDER, September 2007).

http://www.wider.unu.edu/publications/working-papers/discussion-papers/2007/en_GB/dp2007-03/

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International Bicycle Fund

A non-governmental, nonprofit, advocacy organization, promoting sustainable transport and international understanding. Major areas of activity are non-motorized urban planning, economic development, bike safety education, responsible travel and cycle tourism, and cross-cultural, educational programs.

http://www.ibike.org/

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Re~Cycle

Many bikes are thrown away or lie rusting in garages in the UK, while people in Less Developed Countries are without transport apart from their feet. Walking can take up to 4 hours per day (e.g. collecting water, walking to field or town), lowering work / productive time. Re~Cycle's mission is to collect and ship second hand bicycles and parts to LDCs. With the help of our partners we teach local people the skills of how to repair and maintain them, to improve their lives in a sustainable manner.

http://www.re-cycle.org/

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Sri Lanka Travel Portal and Destination Guide

Comprehensive Sri Lanka Travel Portal with all aspects of Sri Lanka Travel Information, Guides, Links to Tourism Services for Sri Lanka Travelers

http://www.lastminute.lk

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The Bamboo Bicycle

A bicycle made of grass? It sounds impossible until you realise that bamboo is a type of grass, and a strong material useful for making bicycles with. Brazilian Flavio Deslandes has made such a bicycle.

http://www.americanbamboo.org/GeneralInfoPages/BambooBicycle.html

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The International Forum for Rural Transport and Development (IFRTD)

The International Forum for Rural Transport and Development (IFRTD) is a global network of individuals and organisations interested in rural transport issues in developing countries.

http://ifrtd.gn.apc.org

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Towards genuine participation for the poor: critical analysis of Village Travel and Transport Project (VTTP) Morogoro, Tanzania

Whilst participation is intended to incorporate the knowledge and views of a community, this is often not the case. This paper argues that genuine pro-poor participation is an assisted but self-initiated process in which communities are equal partners in development. The author analysis the participation approach of the Village Travel and Transport Project (VTTP) in Morogoro, Tanzania. Implications of the approach are used to examine the role of, and impact upon, the poor. This is illustrated by how local institutions can be an obstacle to participation of the poor. (Institute of rural development planning, IRDP, 2006)

http://www.eldis.org/cf/search/disp/DocDisplay.cfm?Doc=DOC21516&Resource=f1poverty

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Vanuatu Mechanic Going to Town on Tank of Coconut Oil

Spending time with Mr. Deamer is an extended lesson in the benefits of coconut oil over petroleum. Among the other advantages: it doesn't make black smoke, it is less costly (at least in the South Pacific), it has the potential to stimulate employment among local coconut growers, and, perhaps most importantly for the world at large, it is an environmentally friendly fuel.

http://166.122.164.43/archive/2003/August/08-21-feature.htm

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