To browse Academia. Contemporary development studies recognize road networks as a key element in economic development, socioeconomic well-being, and poverty alleviation. However, the outcome of road construction projects has not always met the original goals of the project, has contributed substantially to environmental degradation, and in some cases has led to the loss of cultural traditions and marginalization of indigenous peoples.
The World Bank, one of the main financiers of road construction projects, admits that there is a paucity of empirical evidence about the amount and quality of the benefits, who receives them, and how they are disperse, despite the numerous socioeconomic evaluations of road projects already conducted.
Environmental studies have shown few, if any; positive environmental impacts of road construction projects. To date, there have been very few studies on the sociocultural impacts of roads and no studies on how all three spheres of impacts influence each other. My research see International journal of engineering research and technology, Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, Log in with Facebook Log in with Google.
Remember me on this computer. Enter the email address you signed up with and we'll email you a reset link. Need an account? Click here to sign up. My research seeks to fill this gap by evaluating the impacts of the recently completed Kali Ghandaki Road, and the ongoing construction of the Marsyangdi Road, along the Annapurna Circuit Trail in the Annapurna Conservation Area of Nepal.
I conducted interviews in 45 villages along the road alignments. Employing a multiple case study framework derived from quantitative and qualitative data and methods, I explored the following questions: What impacts are the new roads along the Annapurna Circuit Trail having on local communities? How do socioeconomic, sociocultural, and environmental factors influence each other in road construction projects? Given the complexity of the interaction of environmental, socioeconomic, and sociocultural spheres of road construction, I developed a Coupled Human and Natural Systems model of road impacts based on the analysis of Case Study 1.
