Research Framework Focusing Transportation Accessibility Planning, Computer Based Modeling and Transportation Policy Outlines for Remote Regions of Developing World

Mir Aftab Hussain Talpur,Imtiaz Ahmed Chandio,Madzlan Napiah,Shabir Hussain Khahro

doi:10.19026/rjees.5.5636

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Abstract

The main objective of this proposed research study is the formulation of a regional transportation policy plan which can mitigate the problems of data storage, rural individual accessibility and unavailability of transportation policy guidelines for sustainable development. Land Transportation is considered as a backbone for rural regions. Rural areas of the developing world get depressed and struggled to meet with the ever increasing household and other basic needs without road connectivity. Sustainable transportation planning approaches can assist the rural population in accessing various socioeconomic activities. Rural accessibility is closely related to the physical and socioeconomic problems of the rural population. Authentic data availability seems impossible in rural regions due to their remoteness and carelessness of concerned agencies. Regional transportation plan can be developed to counter the problems of rural inaccessibility, un-availability of quality data and its easy retrieval and unavailability of general transportation policy for rural regions. The purpose of this study is to address and remedy such problems within the limited available resources. The proposed study can definitely open up the new ideas for planning agencies and can assist in achieving regional socioeconomic development targets.

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The transport sector has a prodigious role in the socioeconomic development process of deprived rural regions (Glasson and Marshall, 2007)
The scope of the end product of the research i.e., Regional transportation plan and its major areas of application can be seen in the Fig. 2
The focal points of research study are to increase rural regional accessibility with the provision of better transportation services and infrastructure, development of a computer model which can help in storing data and its analysis and preparation of transportation policy guidelines

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Introduction

The transport sector has a prodigious role in the socioeconomic development process of deprived rural regions (Glasson and Marshall, 2007). The broader social and economic problems of rural regions like poverty, health, trade, education, agriculture and markets do exist because of the unavailability of transportation services and infrastructure (Guagliardo, 2004; Kam et al, 2005; Nanayakkara, 2006; Olsson, 2006). Enhancement in rural accessibility can play a crucial role in alleviating poverty and simultaneously this may give many chances to rural individual to take part in different activities like employment and market trade. This approach directly or indirectly can increase the living standards of rural individuals as they may get more opportunities towards their businesses (Bryceson et al, 2008). The objective of this research study is to develop transportation policy document which can mitigate the physical and socioeconomic problems of deprived rural regions and can provide a framework for future planned development

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