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Gender, Economic Integration and Cross-border Infrastructure Development - Compilation of Workshop Abstracts

This is a compilation of papers that were presented at the Gender, Economic Integration and Cross-Border Infrastructure Development Workshop in Bangkok, June 2010.  The workshop was organised by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Thailand and the Asia-Pacific Regional Secretariat of the International Forum for Rural Transport and Development (IFRTD) , it was supported by the Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund, ASEAN Foundation, Asian Development Bank and global Transport Knowledge Partnership (gTKP).

The aim of the workshop was to discuss how regional economic integration strengthened by cross-border road networks has a differentiated effect based on gender, ethnicity and class.  For more information about the workshop please visit: www.genderandtransport.ait.ac.th/
 
ABSTRACTS:
 
The Influences of Highways on Economic Activities in Medium- and Small- sized Cities in China
Shinya Hanaoka

Gendering Cross-border networks in Greater Mekong Sub-region Drawing invisible routes to Thailand
AKM Ahsan Ullah
 
Changes in access to social services such as health (Maternal Health)
Mobility and Health in Rural Nepal
Binjwala Shrestha
 
Travel Behavior of Men and Women in the Periphery of Indonesian Region (Case Study: Margacinta, Bandung)
Sri Maryati Nia K. Pontoh
 
Construction of village roads by villagers in Sunamganj
Sk.Md.Mohsin, Edward Mallorie, Michael A. Roy
 
Bridging the Divides – Enabling Border Crossing Facilities as Facilitators of Growth
Samuel E. Sapuayand José Edgardo A. Gomez, Jr.
 
Inter- linkages through road connectivity and its impact on poverty and gender
Bandana Sharma
 
Social Impacts of Increasing Road Networks on Rural Livelihoods in Nepal
Jhabindra Bhandari
 
The Social and economic impact of ‘Muludan’ tradition Cross-border cultural tourism in Cirebon-West Java
Deny Hamdani
 
Vulnerable populations and ethnicity in infrastructure projects.
Mr Allan Beesey
 
Impacts of Road Infrastructure Improvements on Women small-scale Fish Traders: Case study of fish border trade in Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia.
Kunthea Keat

Changes in People's Livelihoods within the Strategic Economic Triangle of Hanoi-Haiphong-Quangninh
Le Thi Thanh Huyen

Gender Impacts of Rural Road Infrastructures: the case of IFAD-supported NERCORMP Project in Northeast India
Vincent Darlong, Adrian Marbaniang & Hrishikesh Singh

Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Increased Regional Integration - A Study of the Lao Freight Transport Sector. 
Dr Magnus Andersson

How Much Does Interregional Transportation Infrastructure Development Influence on Freight Traffic Flow Patterns in the Greater Mekong Subregion?
Takafumi Iwata, Hironori Kato, Ryuichi Shibasaki 
 
Rural-Urban-Global Linkages and the Development of the Greater Mekong Region
H Detlef Kammeier

Gendered Impacts of Road Infrastructure and Changing Land Use A Case Study of Kunming – Bangkok Highway
Wang Yunxian
 
Accessible Public Transportation for the Aging Population in Southeast Asia: Challenges and Prospects
Giovanni Velez and Nik Luka
 
The Changes Factor Affects Destination of Urban Commuter into Jakarta Megapolitan on Gender – Indonesia
Sri H. Rachmad; Dendi Handiyatmo and Ardi Adji
 
Reflections on the Potential Impact of the Proposed East African Community [EAC] Regional Cooperation on Women Relative to Men’s Economic Mobility.
Nite Tanzarn
 
Contrasting Male and Female Entrepreneurs’ Cross Border Trading Experiences prior to and after the Construction of the Second Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge
 
Nittana Southiseng and John Walsh

Access and mobility of rural women; Role of transport infrastructure in changing gender relations: A case study from rural Sri Lanka
Upali Pannilage

Assuring Gender Equity in Rural Infrastructure Development: An Exploration for Conceptual Framework and Equity Tools
Govind G Dhaske, Paulami De Sarkar

Extending Road Infrastructure - Potentials for Cross Border Mobility and Poverty Reduction in Nepal
Jun Hada
 
Poverty and Social Analysis of the Bongao Port Improvement Project, Philippines. 
Maria Rebecca Campos
 
International workshop on Gender, Economic Integration, and Cross-border Road Infrastructure Development: Poverty and Mobility in the Context of Asia
Urban Expansion in Vientiane and Impacts of Local Livelihood: A Case Study of Ban Nongchan Relocation in Vientiane City, Lao PDR
Mr. Sounadeth Soukchaleun
 
Gender, Mobility and Road Construction in Greater Mekong Subregion
Kyoko Kusakabe
 
A Gendered Mobility of Working Women’s Agency in Space: A Reflection of Gendered Division of Labour and Decision-making in the Household
Wijitbusaba Ann Marome
 
Gender Analysis of Highways Development, Cross Border Mobility and Trade in GMS: Cambodia Road Improvement Project, Sisophon to Poipet
John Pilgrim and Ngin Chanrith
 
The impact of NR3 to gender and poverty alleviation: Income generation, changes in livelihoods and gender relation – A case in Houayxai district, Bokeo province, Lao PDR
Saykham Thammanosouth, Mr. Chanthavangso Oudomdeth, Mr. Viengnam Doaungphachanh, Mr. Lamphoun Khounphakdy, Mr. Thongxay Seangmuang, Mr. Vongsack Malivanh
 
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