Indian Journal of Science and Technology
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2016/v9i13/62116
Year: 2016, Volume: 9, Issue: 13, Pages: 1-9
Original Article
Mir Aftab Hussain Talpur1*, Imtiaz Ahmed Chandio1 , Irfan Ahmed Memon2 , Madzlan Napiah2 and Kashan Hyder Jafri3
1Department of City and Regional Planning, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan; [email protected], [email protected] 2Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia; [email protected], [email protected] 3Department of City and Regional Planning, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan; [email protected]
*Author for correspondence
Mir Aftab Hussain Talpur
Department of City and Regional Planning, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan; [email protected]
Regional transport accessibility is essential for the socioeconomic development of deprived sub-regions of developing countries, which intended to provide basic access to rural inhabitants. The availabilities of road facility together with transport service are responsible for the provision of basic accessibility to rural inhabitants. Hence, this study reviewed the suitable literature to determine the methods or techniques, which can assist policy makers in their decision-making process targeting rural-regional accessibility issues. This investigation could show a way forward to concerned planning agencies in the execution process of low-cost transport services for the remote sub-regions of developing countries.
Keywords: Deprived Sub-Regions, Low-Cost Transport Services, Rural Accessibility
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