IRAP Case Studies

The documents reviewed below provide detailed background data on specific experiences where IRAP or certain of its elements have been applied. As such they provide a rich source of information for better understanding the IRAP process and the use of its outcomes, as well as showing the various forms in which IRAP has been applied in different countries.

Household Survey Report of five selected Sekong Villages
Pearse, C
2006, International Labour Organisation (ILO), 81pp (1.3Mb PDF)
This document systematises the data collected as part of the project on "Access Planning and Basic Infrastructure Needs".
Integrated Rural Accessibility Planning - Application in Rajasthan (India) (RATP 12)
Sarkar, AK
2005, International Labour Organisation (ILO), 74pp, ISBN: 92-2-116870-0 (3.3Mb PDF)

This report elucidates the study on the application of IRAP in a selected Panchayat in Jhunjhunu District in Rajasthan (India).
Integrated rural accessibility planning (IRAP) - Fourth expert group meeting (RATP 10)
2004, International Labour Organisation (ILO), 216pp (6.7Mb PDF)
This report describes the fourth regional IRAP meeting, which was organised by the ILO and the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from 29-31st March 2004.
Integrated rural accessibility planning (IRAP) - Third expert group meeting (RATP 9)
2003, International Labour Organisation (ILO), 80pp (4.8Mb PDF)
This report describes the third expert group meeting on IRAP held March 27-28, 2003, in Bangkok, Thailand.
Decentralisation and Development Planning: Some Practical Considerations
Hadingham, T
2003, Department for International Development (DFID), 27pp (90Kb PDF)
This document is a report on the outcomes of work commissioned by the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department of the Department for International Development (DFID).

Quantification of accessibility levels of rural areas: a case study in the Northern Province South Africa
Sarkar, AK; Mashiri, M
2002,
44pp (392Kb PDF)
This study discusses rural transport and accessibility in South Africa and was aimed at developing an activity-based methodology to determine the travel needs and activities of rural communities and to quantify and prioritize the present overall accessibility levels of rural areas.

Integrated rural accessibility planning (IRAP) - Second expert group meeting (RATP 8)
2000, International Labour Organisation (ILO), 178pp (1.7Mb PDF)
This report describes the second expert group meeting comprising 14 participants, which was held on 5-6 September at the Swiss Park Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.
Integrated rural accessibility planning (IRAP) - Expert group meeting (RATP 5)
1999, International Labour Organisation (ILO), 182pp, ISBN: 92-2-111830-4 (8.5Mb PDF)
This paper presents the proceedings of a meeting of 21 specialists on IRAP in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 1997.
Impact Assessment Report
1999, Ministry of Communications, Transport, Post and Construction, International Labour Organisation (ILO), 14pp (46Kb PDF)
This document describes the impact of the UNDP/ESCAP/ILO pilot project that was implemented in two selected zones of Oudomxai Province in the northern part of Lao PDR.
Travel and transport in rural communities - Philippines case study
Palarca, N

1997, 5pp (27Kb PDF)
This case study is a discussion of some practical lessons learned during the course of the implementation of the Integrated Rural Accessibility Planning (IRAP) project in the Philippines.
 

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