As a result of demand by the ReCAP community of practice regarding the need to capture the existing knowledge contained within a relatively small pool of very experienced (and ageing) rural transport experts, ReCAP commissioned a Knowledge Retention project to Transaid to produce a series of resources that do exactly that. The project sought to map, document and package the key tacit and explicit expertise of a selection of between 12 and 20 senior rural transport experts through a combination of desk research, an online survey and filmed interviews with the experts. The result is a number of resources that are put widely available and freely accessibly to rural transport research practitioners and anyone with an interest in the topic of Rural Access in developing and transition economies.
Knowledge Resources:
The project delivered a number of key final resources available to the public:
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A collection of films that span the themes of the ReCAP research strategy on Sustainable Rural Access, i.e. Access Provision, Access Preservation, and Access Services, along with the crosscutting themes Climate Change, Social Inclusion and Future Impact.
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An overview of knowledge, literature and knowledge gaps on the themes of the ReCAP research strategy.
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Expert profiles of the participating experts
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A knowledge map positioning the experts according to their specific fields of expertise along the themes of the ReCAP research strategies.
The films can be accessed by clicking on the images in the figure below:
Access Provision |
Access Preservation |
Access Services |
| Film 1: Introduction & Expert Biographies | Film 3: Management of Rural Road Infrastructure | Film 5: Access to Rural Transport Services |
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| Film 2: Provision of Rural Access Infrastructure | Film 4: Rural Network Planning | Film 6: Road Safety and Rural Access |
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Cross-cutting Issues |
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| Film 7: Impact of Climate Change for Rural Access | Film 8: Socially Inclusive Rural Access | Film 9: Future Challenges for Rural Access |
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In each video, experts highlight some examples of findings from their respective fields, and explain some challenges faced along the way. Snippets of this invaluable knowledge, in this form, help to drive aspiring transport experts towards larger, more extensive sources of information like ReCAP's Rural Access Library, and contribute to decisions made in terms of career direction and specialities.
Participating experts:
The following experts took part in the project and provided their knowledge and expertise:
Francis AFUKAAR: Transport and Road Safety Expert
Andreas BEUSCH: Capacity Development Expert in the Construction Sector
Jasper COOK: Consultant Engineering Geologist
Tyrell DUNCAN: Infrastructure Economist and Policy Adviser
Priyanthi FERNANDO: Gender and Transport Specialist
Tony GREENING: Transport Research Consultant
Joseph HAULE: Transport Economist
John HINE: Transport Economist
John HOWELL: Environmental Consultant and Bio-engineering Specialist
Dave JENNINGS: Training Engineer
Camilla LEMA: Transport Economist
Elidfadhili MGONJA: Transport Economist
Stephen NEWPORT: Transport Planner
Phil PAIGE-GREEN: Rural Road Construction Expert
Rob PETTS: Rural Transport Consultant
Nguyen THI MINH PHUONG: Rural Transport Expert
Mike PINARD: Low Volume Roads Technology Expert
Gina PORTER: Gender and Transport Specialist
Paul STARKEY: Consultant in Integrated Transport
Gary TAYLOR: Rural Road Specialist
Jeff TURNER: Gender and Transport Specialist