Construcción y conservación con mano de obra de caminos de bajo volumen = Construction et entretien des routes à faible capacité avec emploi de main-d’oeuvre

00331065

Monograph

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Drawing on work completed to date and in progress, the synthesis presents an overview of the meaning, concerns, and use of labor-based technologies in low-volume road construction and maintenance. The major topics include identification of alternative technologies; evaluation of alternatives under varying conditions in technical, financial, and socioeconomic terms; and implementation at the national (program) and local (project) levels. A primary objective is to identify the various factors to be considered when selecting among various technologies and to structure a framework by which this might be done even if the factors are not fully quantifiable. The synthesis assumes that proposals for the greater use of labor must be cost-effective and not simply make-work propositions. This synthesis is written mainly for policymakers in the transportation ministry, planners of road programs, and chief engineers in the road authority. However, policymakers and planners more broadly concerned with the financial and economic affairs of the nation and site engineers may also find it helpful.

Each language version (English, French, Spanish) of this synthesis was published separately.

AID/OTR-C-1591, Project 931-1116

English, Spanish, French

74p

1981

Transportation Technology Support for Developing Countries Synthesis

0309031028

Print

Figures (33) ; Photos; References (29) ; Tables (27)

Construction management; Developing countries; Highway maintenance; Low volume roads; Maintenance management; Personnel management; Road construction; Road crews; Workforce

Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Oct 28 1981 12:00AM