Good Policies and Practices on Rural Transport in Africa : Monitoring and Evaluation

This publication is part of a series aimed at promoting good policies and practices on rural transport in Africa. A recent review of the status of Rural Transport Knowledge Products and Practice (Riverson, 2012) identified a number of knowledge gap...

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Main Author: Airey, Anthony
Format: Publications & Research
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
AIR
GPS
IMT
RTP
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/23851484/good-policies-practices-rural-transport-africa-monitoring-evaluation
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topic ACCESS ROADS
ACCESSIBILITY
AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT
AIR
BICYCLE
CAPACITY BUILDING
CARGO
COMMUNITY ROADS
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
COST EFFECTIVENESS
COST OF TRAVEL
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
COUNTERFACTUAL
CYCLISTS
DEPARTMENT OF ROADS
DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
DRAINAGE
DUST
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EFFICIENT TRANSPORT
ELASTICITIES
ELASTICITY
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EROSION
EXTERNALITIES
FARES
FARM EMPLOYMENT
FATALITIES
FEEDER ROAD
FEEDER ROAD PROJECT
FEEDER ROADS
FOOD POLICY
FRAMEWORK
FREIGHT
FUEL
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GOOD ROADS
GPS
GRAVEL
GRAVEL ROAD
HDM III
HIGH TRANSPORT
HIGHWAY
HIGHWAY DESIGN
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HYDROLOGY
IMPACT OF TRANSPORT
IMT
INCOME
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION
INJURIES
INTERMEDIATE MEANS OF TRANSPORT
INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN
INTERNAL] RATE OF RETURN
INTERNATIONAL ROAD FEDERATION
JOURNEY
JOURNEYS
LAND USE
LOADING
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL ROADS
LOCAL TRANSPORT
LOW VOLUME ROADS
LOW VOLUMES OF TRAFFIC
MEANS OF TRANSPORT
MOBILITY
MODAL SHIFT
MOTORCYCLE
MOTORCYCLES
MOTORIZED TRANSPORT
NET PRESENT VALUE
NOISE
PASSENGER
PASSENGER SAFETY
PAVED ROADS
PEDESTRIAN
PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS
PEDESTRIANS
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
POLICE
POOR
POOR ROADS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY REDUCING
POVERTY REDUCTION
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
PUBLIC WORKS
RECONSTRUCTION
REMOTE AREAS
RESETTLEMENT
RIGHT OF WAY
ROAD
ROAD ACCIDENTS
ROAD CLOSURE
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
ROAD DENSITY
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
ROAD INVESTMENT
ROAD LINKS
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROAD MANAGEMENT
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD PLANNING
ROAD PROJECTS
ROAD PROVISION
ROAD SECTOR
ROAD SURFACE
ROAD TRAFFIC
ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
ROAD TRAFFIC FATALITY
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROAD USER
ROAD USERS
ROADS
ROUGHNESS
ROUTES
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
RTP
RURAL
RURAL ACCESS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL ECONOMY
RURAL GROWTH
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
RURAL ROAD
RURAL ROAD ACCESS
RURAL ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
RURAL ROAD INVESTMENT
RURAL ROAD PROJECTS
RURAL ROAD REHABILITATION
RURAL ROADS
RURAL TRANSPORT
RURAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL TRANSPORT INTERVENTIONS
RURAL TRANSPORT INVESTMENT
RURAL TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS
RURAL TRANSPORT POLICY
RURAL TRANSPORT SECTOR
RURAL TRAVEL
SAFETY
SANITATION
SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
SOCIAL IMPACTS
SOILS
SPEEDS
SPOT IMPROVEMENT
STRUCTURES
SYNERGY
TAXI SERVICES
TAXIS
TRACKS
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
TRAFFIC FATALITY RATES
TRAFFIC FLOWS
TRAFFIC GROWTH
TRAFFIC LEVELS
TRAFFIC VOLUME
TRAFFIC VOLUMES
TRAFFIC] VOLUMES
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT ACCESS
TRANSPORT APPRAISAL
TRANSPORT BURDEN
TRANSPORT CHARGES
TRANSPORT CONDITIONS
TRANSPORT COST
TRANSPORT COST SAVINGS
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS
TRANSPORT INDICATORS
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT INVESTMENT
TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS
TRANSPORT MODE
TRANSPORT MODES
TRANSPORT NETWORK
TRANSPORT OPERATORS
TRANSPORT PATTERNS
TRANSPORT POLICY
TRANSPORT POLICY MAKERS
TRANSPORT PROJECTS
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRANSPORT SERVICES
TRANSPORT STUDIES
TRANSPORT SURVEYS
TRANSPORT TARIFFS
TRANSPORT TASKS
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION FACILITY
TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS
TRANSPORTS
TRAVEL CHOICE
TRAVEL COSTS
TRAVEL PATTERNS
TRAVEL TIME
TRAVELERS
TRIANGULATION
TRIPS
TRUE
TYPES OF ROADS
UNPAVED ROADS
VEHICLE
VEHICLE COST
VEHICLE OPERATING
VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS
VEHICLE OPERATION
VEHICLE OWNERSHIP
VEHICLES
VILLAGE ACCESS
VILLAGE ACCESS ROADS
WALKING
WEALTH
spellingShingle ACCESS ROADS
ACCESSIBILITY
AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT
AIR
BICYCLE
CAPACITY BUILDING
CARGO
COMMUNITY ROADS
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
COST EFFECTIVENESS
COST OF TRAVEL
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
COUNTERFACTUAL
CYCLISTS
DEPARTMENT OF ROADS
DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
DRAINAGE
DUST
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EFFICIENT TRANSPORT
ELASTICITIES
ELASTICITY
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EROSION
EXTERNALITIES
FARES
FARM EMPLOYMENT
FATALITIES
FEEDER ROAD
FEEDER ROAD PROJECT
FEEDER ROADS
FOOD POLICY
FRAMEWORK
FREIGHT
FUEL
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GOOD ROADS
GPS
GRAVEL
GRAVEL ROAD
HDM III
HIGH TRANSPORT
HIGHWAY
HIGHWAY DESIGN
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HYDROLOGY
IMPACT OF TRANSPORT
IMT
INCOME
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION
INJURIES
INTERMEDIATE MEANS OF TRANSPORT
INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN
INTERNAL] RATE OF RETURN
INTERNATIONAL ROAD FEDERATION
JOURNEY
JOURNEYS
LAND USE
LOADING
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL ROADS
LOCAL TRANSPORT
LOW VOLUME ROADS
LOW VOLUMES OF TRAFFIC
MEANS OF TRANSPORT
MOBILITY
MODAL SHIFT
MOTORCYCLE
MOTORCYCLES
MOTORIZED TRANSPORT
NET PRESENT VALUE
NOISE
PASSENGER
PASSENGER SAFETY
PAVED ROADS
PEDESTRIAN
PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS
PEDESTRIANS
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
POLICE
POOR
POOR ROADS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY REDUCING
POVERTY REDUCTION
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
PUBLIC WORKS
RECONSTRUCTION
REMOTE AREAS
RESETTLEMENT
RIGHT OF WAY
ROAD
ROAD ACCIDENTS
ROAD CLOSURE
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
ROAD DENSITY
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
ROAD INVESTMENT
ROAD LINKS
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROAD MANAGEMENT
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD PLANNING
ROAD PROJECTS
ROAD PROVISION
ROAD SECTOR
ROAD SURFACE
ROAD TRAFFIC
ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
ROAD TRAFFIC FATALITY
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROAD USER
ROAD USERS
ROADS
ROUGHNESS
ROUTES
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
RTP
RURAL
RURAL ACCESS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL ECONOMY
RURAL GROWTH
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
RURAL ROAD
RURAL ROAD ACCESS
RURAL ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
RURAL ROAD INVESTMENT
RURAL ROAD PROJECTS
RURAL ROAD REHABILITATION
RURAL ROADS
RURAL TRANSPORT
RURAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL TRANSPORT INTERVENTIONS
RURAL TRANSPORT INVESTMENT
RURAL TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS
RURAL TRANSPORT POLICY
RURAL TRANSPORT SECTOR
RURAL TRAVEL
SAFETY
SANITATION
SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
SOCIAL IMPACTS
SOILS
SPEEDS
SPOT IMPROVEMENT
STRUCTURES
SYNERGY
TAXI SERVICES
TAXIS
TRACKS
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
TRAFFIC FATALITY RATES
TRAFFIC FLOWS
TRAFFIC GROWTH
TRAFFIC LEVELS
TRAFFIC VOLUME
TRAFFIC VOLUMES
TRAFFIC] VOLUMES
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT ACCESS
TRANSPORT APPRAISAL
TRANSPORT BURDEN
TRANSPORT CHARGES
TRANSPORT CONDITIONS
TRANSPORT COST
TRANSPORT COST SAVINGS
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS
TRANSPORT INDICATORS
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT INVESTMENT
TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS
TRANSPORT MODE
TRANSPORT MODES
TRANSPORT NETWORK
TRANSPORT OPERATORS
TRANSPORT PATTERNS
TRANSPORT POLICY
TRANSPORT POLICY MAKERS
TRANSPORT PROJECTS
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRANSPORT SERVICES
TRANSPORT STUDIES
TRANSPORT SURVEYS
TRANSPORT TARIFFS
TRANSPORT TASKS
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION FACILITY
TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS
TRANSPORTS
TRAVEL CHOICE
TRAVEL COSTS
TRAVEL PATTERNS
TRAVEL TIME
TRAVELERS
TRIANGULATION
TRIPS
TRUE
TYPES OF ROADS
UNPAVED ROADS
VEHICLE
VEHICLE COST
VEHICLE OPERATING
VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS
VEHICLE OPERATION
VEHICLE OWNERSHIP
VEHICLES
VILLAGE ACCESS
VILLAGE ACCESS ROADS
WALKING
WEALTH
Airey, Anthony
Good Policies and Practices on Rural Transport in Africa : Monitoring and Evaluation
geographic_facet Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
relation Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) working paper;no. 99
description This publication is part of a series aimed at promoting good policies and practices on rural transport in Africa. A recent review of the status of Rural Transport Knowledge Products and Practice (Riverson, 2012) identified a number of knowledge gaps and recommended the production of working papers to address these. One of these gaps was the absence of robust tools, including relevant indicators and instruments, to measure the impact of rural transport projects on rural growth and poverty reduction. This paper addresses this gap. The focus on impact monitoring appears relatively straightforward but in reality requires a distinction between effects and impact, terms used interchangeably in the literature. Similarly, there is a range of technical terms and definitions applied to Monitoring and Evaluation, presented in annex four. A monitoring and evaluation system is an essential element of planning, design and implementation of a rural transport project1 as it serves to assess whether it has achieved its objective and its development goal. Thus, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) sees independent evaluations as the most rigorous means of measuring [program] impact and [is] at the heart of MCC s commitment to accountability, learning, transparency, and evidence-based decision-making. Yet, there are few completed independent evaluations on the MCC website and the majority of their evaluation effort seems focused on performance monitoring. Similarly, the Indian Government s results-based management of its large agricultural support program separates outcomes from impact and stresses the importance of the former as a means of assessing the performance of government departments such as public works and transport in supporting the government s ambitious agricultural development program (Government of Kerala Memo, 2013).
format Publications & Research
author Airey, Anthony
author_facet Airey, Anthony
author_sort Airey, Anthony
title Good Policies and Practices on Rural Transport in Africa : Monitoring and Evaluation
title_short Good Policies and Practices on Rural Transport in Africa : Monitoring and Evaluation
title_full Good Policies and Practices on Rural Transport in Africa : Monitoring and Evaluation
title_fullStr Good Policies and Practices on Rural Transport in Africa : Monitoring and Evaluation
title_full_unstemmed Good Policies and Practices on Rural Transport in Africa : Monitoring and Evaluation
title_sort good policies and practices on rural transport in africa : monitoring and evaluation
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/23851484/good-policies-practices-rural-transport-africa-monitoring-evaluation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21565
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spelling okr-10986-215652021-04-23T14:04:03Z Good Policies and Practices on Rural Transport in Africa : Monitoring and Evaluation Airey, Anthony ACCESS ROADS ACCESSIBILITY AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT AIR BICYCLE CAPACITY BUILDING CARGO COMMUNITY ROADS COMMUNITY TRANSPORT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS COST EFFECTIVENESS COST OF TRAVEL COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS COUNTERFACTUAL CYCLISTS DEPARTMENT OF ROADS DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS DRAINAGE DUST ECONOMIC GROWTH EFFICIENT TRANSPORT ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS EROSION EXTERNALITIES FARES FARM EMPLOYMENT FATALITIES FEEDER ROAD FEEDER ROAD PROJECT FEEDER ROADS FOOD POLICY FRAMEWORK FREIGHT FUEL GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS GOOD ROADS GPS GRAVEL GRAVEL ROAD HDM III HIGH TRANSPORT HIGHWAY HIGHWAY DESIGN HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HYDROLOGY IMPACT OF TRANSPORT IMT INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION INJURIES INTERMEDIATE MEANS OF TRANSPORT INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN INTERNAL] RATE OF RETURN INTERNATIONAL ROAD FEDERATION JOURNEY JOURNEYS LAND USE LOADING LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL ROADS LOCAL TRANSPORT LOW VOLUME ROADS LOW VOLUMES OF TRAFFIC MEANS OF TRANSPORT MOBILITY MODAL SHIFT MOTORCYCLE MOTORCYCLES MOTORIZED TRANSPORT NET PRESENT VALUE NOISE PASSENGER PASSENGER SAFETY PAVED ROADS PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS PEDESTRIANS PERIODIC MAINTENANCE POLICE POOR POOR ROADS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS RECONSTRUCTION REMOTE AREAS RESETTLEMENT RIGHT OF WAY ROAD ROAD ACCIDENTS ROAD CLOSURE ROAD CONSTRUCTION ROAD DENSITY ROAD IMPROVEMENT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD INVESTMENT ROAD LINKS ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD MANAGEMENT ROAD NETWORK ROAD PLANNING ROAD PROJECTS ROAD PROVISION ROAD SECTOR ROAD SURFACE ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ROAD TRAFFIC FATALITY ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD USER ROAD USERS ROADS ROUGHNESS ROUTES ROUTINE MAINTENANCE RTP RURAL RURAL ACCESS RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ECONOMY RURAL GROWTH RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS RURAL ROAD RURAL ROAD ACCESS RURAL ROAD IMPROVEMENTS RURAL ROAD INVESTMENT RURAL ROAD PROJECTS RURAL ROAD REHABILITATION RURAL ROADS RURAL TRANSPORT RURAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL TRANSPORT INTERVENTIONS RURAL TRANSPORT INVESTMENT RURAL TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS RURAL TRANSPORT POLICY RURAL TRANSPORT SECTOR RURAL TRAVEL SAFETY SANITATION SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT SOCIAL IMPACTS SOILS SPEEDS SPOT IMPROVEMENT STRUCTURES SYNERGY TAXI SERVICES TAXIS TRACKS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS TRAFFIC FATALITY RATES TRAFFIC FLOWS TRAFFIC GROWTH TRAFFIC LEVELS TRAFFIC VOLUME TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRAFFIC] VOLUMES TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT ACCESS TRANSPORT APPRAISAL TRANSPORT BURDEN TRANSPORT CHARGES TRANSPORT CONDITIONS TRANSPORT COST TRANSPORT COST SAVINGS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS TRANSPORT INDICATORS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT INVESTMENT TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS TRANSPORT MODE TRANSPORT MODES TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORT OPERATORS TRANSPORT PATTERNS TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT POLICY MAKERS TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT STUDIES TRANSPORT SURVEYS TRANSPORT TARIFFS TRANSPORT TASKS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION FACILITY TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS TRANSPORTS TRAVEL CHOICE TRAVEL COSTS TRAVEL PATTERNS TRAVEL TIME TRAVELERS TRIANGULATION TRIPS TRUE TYPES OF ROADS UNPAVED ROADS VEHICLE VEHICLE COST VEHICLE OPERATING VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS VEHICLE OPERATION VEHICLE OWNERSHIP VEHICLES VILLAGE ACCESS VILLAGE ACCESS ROADS WALKING WEALTH This publication is part of a series aimed at promoting good policies and practices on rural transport in Africa. A recent review of the status of Rural Transport Knowledge Products and Practice (Riverson, 2012) identified a number of knowledge gaps and recommended the production of working papers to address these. One of these gaps was the absence of robust tools, including relevant indicators and instruments, to measure the impact of rural transport projects on rural growth and poverty reduction. This paper addresses this gap. The focus on impact monitoring appears relatively straightforward but in reality requires a distinction between effects and impact, terms used interchangeably in the literature. Similarly, there is a range of technical terms and definitions applied to Monitoring and Evaluation, presented in annex four. A monitoring and evaluation system is an essential element of planning, design and implementation of a rural transport project1 as it serves to assess whether it has achieved its objective and its development goal. Thus, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) sees independent evaluations as the most rigorous means of measuring [program] impact and [is] at the heart of MCC s commitment to accountability, learning, transparency, and evidence-based decision-making. Yet, there are few completed independent evaluations on the MCC website and the majority of their evaluation effort seems focused on performance monitoring. Similarly, the Indian Government s results-based management of its large agricultural support program separates outcomes from impact and stresses the importance of the former as a means of assessing the performance of government departments such as public works and transport in supporting the government s ambitious agricultural development program (Government of Kerala Memo, 2013). 2015-03-09T22:37:41Z 2015-03-09T22:37:41Z 2014-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/23851484/good-policies-practices-rural-transport-africa-monitoring-evaluation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21565 English en_US Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) working paper;no. 99 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Sub-Saharan Africa