The document addresses the need for the design and manufacture of alternative and appropriate modes of transport, both non-motorized and motorized, specifically to meet rural requirements. The technological alternatives considered are human portage; handcarts, wheel barrows etc.; muscle-powered and pedal-driven vehicles; animal-powered transport; motorized rural transport; and boats and outboard engines. A program of action is offered for the development of alternatives.


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    Titel :

    International Forum on Appropriate Industrial Technology, Held at New Delhi/Anand, India on November 20-30, 1978. Appropriate Rural Transportation Facilities in Developing Countries


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1978


    Format / Umfang :

    16 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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