| Author | Zurenuoc, Murewe Enarekac |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no. HS-94-14 |
| Subject(s) | Rural roads--Papua New Guinea--Morobe
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| Note | A Research Study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Research studies project report ; no. HS-94-14 |
| Abstract | The study has a n a lysed t he major socia l and economic
ac t ivit i es i n t he Fi nsc hhafen District of Papua New Guinea . The
impact of the rural road project, i n terms of changes t hat has
occurred over the past seven year s as the ~ es ult of t h e i nflue nce
of the road project on t he l oca l area, in particul a r t he vi llages
in t he area of i nflue nce of t he Finsc hhafen-Pindiu roa d has been
identified a nd eva luated in a systematic approac h to cost-be n e·fi t
a nalysis met hodol ogy which is c ommonly used in determining
investment viability condition s of econ omic projects.
Whil e there has been a positive i mpact o f the road on t he
l ocal economy as t he resu lt of t he dive r sion of passenger a nd
cargo traffic away from t he expensive air tran s portation syst em
through saving s in tra n s port cost, a n ew trend o f tra nspor t
rel a t ed pro blems seems to have e me r ged as demand for goods and
services increases with increase d mo bi lity of the people i n the
area of influence, due to reduced distance a nd tran s p o r tation
cost, which more so conce rns the broader societal goal s a nd
objectives. The fund a mental i ssue is obvious l y t he phys i ca l
constrai nts related to "distance a nd participation" t hat is a
common deve lopment problem in a country like Papua New Guinea
where the r e are l arge ly dispersed sca ttered settlemen ts throughout
a moun tai nous r egion s with l ow population density.
These spatial deve l opment prob lems h owever can be solved
t hroug h a systema t ic a pproach to development plann ing and
ma n ageme nt, he nce t he study acknowledges t he need for an
effective local - leve l planning a nd re- organ i sation of t he
existing institutional framework to better cater for the demand s
of a ra p i dl y changing s ocie ty a nd find ways a nd mean s to solve
"new" deve l opment problems that might be created by improveme n t
in road tran s port system, which is no longer t he problem of
tran s port access ibility alone, but t he difficulties of achieving
the wider societa l goal s and objectives. |
| Year | 1994 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Research studies project report ; no. HS-94-14 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kammeier, H. Detlef; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Routray, Jayant K.;Wickramanayake, B.W.E.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Papua New Guinea; |
| Degree | Research Studies Project Report (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1994 |