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Gender, roads, and mobility in Asia edited by Kyoko Kusakabe.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Practical Action 2012.Description: ix, 225 pages illustrations, maps 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781853397349 (pbk.
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 331.4 095 KUS
Contents:
1.Introduction: Gender, roads, and mobility in Asia /​ Kyoko Kusakabe pt. I Connecting Asia: Explosive growth in infrastructure 2.International road transport in GMS /​ Shinya Hanaoka 3.Influence of transportation infrastructure development on freight traffic flow patterns in GMS /​ Ryuichi Shibasaki 4.Rural-urban-global linkages, economic integration, and development /​ H. Detlef Kammeier 5.The influence of highways on economic development of medium- and small-sized cities in China /​ Ba Tianxing pt. II Gendered impact of transport development 6.Gender, mobility, and road construction in GMS /​ Kyoko Kusakabe 7.Gendered impacts of road infrastructure development along the Kunming-Bangkok highway /​ Zhao Qun 8.Effects of infrastructure development on trade and gender relations: A study at Lao Bao border, Vietnam /​ Vo Thi Quynh Truc 9.Gender analysis of changes in livelihoods at the border: A case study of Houayxai, Lao PDR /​ Lamphoun Khounphakdy 10.Impact of cross-border road construction on the livelihoods of women and men in Kyaing Tong-Tachilek, Myanmar /​ Win Myo Thu 11.Cross-border trading experiences before and after the construction of the second Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge /​ John Walsh 12.Negotiating the trade route at the border: A case study of women small-scale cross-border traders in Myitkyina, Myanmar /​ Khin Hnin Phyu 14.Gendered mobility of working couples: A case of Soi Sukhumvit 22 /​ Wijitbusaba Ann Marome pt. III Planning gendered interventions in road development 15.Role of transport infrastructure in changing gender relations in rural Sri Lanka /​ Upali Pannilage 16.Participatory road construction and poverty reduction in Nepal /​ Jun Hada 17.Road connectivity and its impact on women's poverty in Nepal /​ Bandana Sharma 18.Construction of village roads by villagers: Creating jobs for women and men in Sunamganj, Bangladesh /​ Michael A. Roy 19.Road improvement in Cambodia: Livelihood, education, health and empowerment /​ Ngin Chanrith 20.Mobility and accessibility to health services in rural Nepal /​ Binjwala Shrestha 21.Conclusion: Studying gender relations in a mobile world /​ Kyoko Kusakabe.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.Introduction: Gender, roads, and mobility in Asia /​ Kyoko Kusakabe pt. I Connecting Asia: Explosive growth in infrastructure 2.International road transport in GMS /​ Shinya Hanaoka 3.Influence of transportation infrastructure development on freight traffic flow patterns in GMS /​ Ryuichi Shibasaki 4.Rural-urban-global linkages, economic integration, and development /​ H. Detlef Kammeier 5.The influence of highways on economic development of medium- and small-sized cities in China /​ Ba Tianxing pt. II Gendered impact of transport development 6.Gender, mobility, and road construction in GMS /​ Kyoko Kusakabe 7.Gendered impacts of road infrastructure development along the Kunming-Bangkok highway /​ Zhao Qun 8.Effects of infrastructure development on trade and gender relations: A study at Lao Bao border, Vietnam /​ Vo Thi Quynh Truc 9.Gender analysis of changes in livelihoods at the border: A case study of Houayxai, Lao PDR /​ Lamphoun Khounphakdy 10.Impact of cross-border road construction on the livelihoods of women and men in Kyaing Tong-Tachilek, Myanmar /​ Win Myo Thu 11.Cross-border trading experiences before and after the construction of the second Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge /​ John Walsh 12.Negotiating the trade route at the border: A case study of women small-scale cross-border traders in Myitkyina, Myanmar /​ Khin Hnin Phyu 14.Gendered mobility of working couples: A case of Soi Sukhumvit 22 /​ Wijitbusaba Ann Marome pt. III Planning gendered interventions in road development 15.Role of transport infrastructure in changing gender relations in rural Sri Lanka /​ Upali Pannilage 16.Participatory road construction and poverty reduction in Nepal /​ Jun Hada 17.Road connectivity and its impact on women's poverty in Nepal /​ Bandana Sharma 18.Construction of village roads by villagers: Creating jobs for women and men in Sunamganj, Bangladesh /​ Michael A. Roy 19.Road improvement in Cambodia: Livelihood, education, health and empowerment /​ Ngin Chanrith 20.Mobility and accessibility to health services in rural Nepal /​ Binjwala Shrestha 21.Conclusion: Studying gender relations in a mobile world /​ Kyoko Kusakabe.

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