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Albert Luthuli Municipality community-based labour-intensive IRMA infrastructure provision: Findings of an impact study

Author: Mashiri, M ; Dube, S ; Chakwizira, J Date: Aug 2010 This paper briefly describes the community-based labour-intensive construction of the Integrated Rural Mobility and Access (IRMA) transportation infrastructure projects using selected beneficiary villages in Albert Luthuli local municipality ... Read more
An assessment of gender sensitivity in a selection of transport surveys

Author: Mashiri, M ; Venter, C ; Buiten, D Date: Dec 2006 Through the evolvement of gender and development theory, a recent shift can be observed away from specific projects for women towards the integration of gender analysis in all research and planning. Development in engendered transport research ... Read more
Connecting transport, agriculture and rural development: Experiences from Mhlontlo local municipality integrated infrastructure atlas

Author: Chakwizira, J ; Nhemachena, C ; Mashiri, M Date: Aug 2010 This paper establishes the connection between transport, agriculture and rural development. The paper achieves this purpose by drawing from the experiences of the Mhlontlo municipality integrated infrastructure atlas project. The connection ... Read more
Contribution of transport governance to socio-economic development in South Africa

Author: Chakwizira, J ; Mashiri, M Date: Jul 2009 This paper discusses the contribution of transport governance to socio-economic development in South Africa. It is premised on the argument that transport governance is a higher, more complex and inclusive phenomenon than transport government. ... Read more
Engendering mobility: towards improved gender analysis in the transport sector

Author: Venter, C ; Mashiri, M ; Buiten, B Date: 2006 It is the purpose of this chapter to advance the discourse between gender analysis and transport, specifically within the urban development context, with a view to promoting an understanding of the strategic role of transport, access and ... Read more
Fostering child-centred approaches to transport research, planning and policy development: a pilot methodology

Author: Mashiri, M ; Dube, S ; Buiten, D Date: 2007 Transport plays a significant role in the lives of children and young people, facilitating or constraining their ability to discharge their domestic responsibilities, providing opportunities for earning an income, supporting or inhibiting the ... Read more
Gender and transport: towards a practical analysis framework for improved planning

Author: Venter, CJ ; Mashiri, M Date: Jul 2007 The paper explores ways in which existing gender analysis frameworks - and the Moser framework in particular - can be adapted by transport and urban analysts in starting to examine the gender aspects of their work. In recent years a convergence ... Read more
Gender dimensions of rural employment in agriculture and public works programmes experiences from South Africa: Differentiated pathways out of poverty

Author: Mashiri, M ; Gwarajena, TRD ; Chakwizira, J ; Nhemachena, C Date: Dec 2010 This, chapter investigates the extent to which community-based rural road maintenance and agriculture development projects can be used as tools to empower women, the elderly, children, youth and the unemployed to work towards attaining ... Read more
Improving children’s mobility and access to socio-economic opportunities: A synthesis of literature

Author: Mashiri, M ; Zukulu, R ; Buiten, D Date: Jul 2005 Children and youths under the age of eighteen have received remarkably little attention in transport and mobility studies in low income countries, apart from limited work on road safety. This is an extremely important omission given that over ... Read more
Improving the provision of public transport information for persons with disabilities in the developing world

Author: Mashiri, M ; Maunder, D ; Venter, C ; Lakra, A ; Bogopane-Zulu, H ; Zukulu, R ; Buiten, D ; Boonzaier, D Date: Apr 2005 While transport is a significant enabler of sustaining livelihoods among poor communities, it is clearly also increasingly deemed important to deliver the benefits of greater inclusion of persons with disabilities into society, enabling them ... Read more
Improving transport service delivery in the Capricorn district municipality by strengthening ITS transport function

Author: Mashiri, M ; Chakwizira, J ; Mahapa, S Date: Aug 2010 This paper presents findings of a study to investigate the advisability and feasibility of establishing a transport authority (TA) in the Capricorn District Municipality (CDM) with a view to strengthening transport service delivery in the ... Read more
Integrated rural mobility and access: mainstreaming environmental issues in community transport planning and construction projects

Author: Mashiri, M ; Madzikigwa, B ; Chakwizira, J ; Nyoni, P ; Makgalemane, M Date: Jul 2008 The Mpumalanga Department of Roads and Transport (MDORT) developed and published a Rural Transport Strategy for the province in May 2006. One of the cornerstones of the strategy is the realization that an integrated approach to rural development ... Read more
Integration and transformation of rural service delivery: The role of management information and decision support systems

Author: Mashiri, M ; Naude, A ; Marrian, B Date: 2005 The paper deals with two main themes: 1) the integration and transformation of rural service delivery; and 2) role of management information and decision support systems in this process. Referring specifically to the types of rural areas, ... Read more
Knowledge management and economic integration in Southern Africa: unpacking the contribution of a regional spatial perspective in building regional competitiveness and prosperity

Author: Chakwizira, J ; Makhubela, L ; Mashiri, M Date: May 2009 This paper reviews the southern African region’s economic integration and knowledge management terrain from a spatial perspective. Its purpose is to generate insights relating to the role that space and spatial structure play in determining ... Read more
Managing climate related stresses in southern Africa’s agricultural sector

Author: Nhemachena, C ; Chakwizira, J ; Mashiri, M Date: Nov 2008 Southern Africa is expected to experience further increases in temperature and declining rainfall patterns as well as increased frequency of extreme climate events (such as droughts and floods) as a result of climate change. These changes are ... Read more
Policy framework for sustainable utilisation of farmland for the Waterberg District Municipality in South Africa

Author: Nhemachena, C ; Chakwizira, J ; Mashiri, M ; Dube, S Date: 2011 This study crafts a policy framework for sustainable utilisation of farmland for the Waterberg District Municipality in South Africa. The district, being predominantly agricultural and rural, faces contention in terms of land allocation for ... Read more
“Rejecting the inevitability of poverty”: Empower women for sustainable rural livelihoods through community-based employment intensive rural infrastructure maintenance projects

Author: Mashiri, M ; Chakwizira, J ; Nhemachena, C Date: Nov 2008 This paper discuses the extent to which employment-intensive rural infrastructure maintenance projects can be used as a tool to empower women to achieve sustainable rural livelihoods using Siyatentela rural road maintenance program in Mpumalanga ... Read more
Strengthening informal healthcare deliver: gender perspectives

Author: Mashiri, M ; Nkuna, Z ; Chakwizira, J ; Maponya, G Date: Jul 2008 This paper presents a case for factoring in gender perspectives in initiatives intended to strengthen informal rural healthcare delivery systems by way of improved access with a view to entrenching rural livelihoods. Given that increasingly, ... Read more
Towards setting a research agenda around mainstreaming gender in the transport sector

Author: Mashiri, M ; Buiten, D ; Mahapa, S ; Zukulu, R Date: Jul 2005 Traditional transport planning has tended to focus on addressing the needs of mainstream commuters through the provision of improved transport infrastructure and services, leaving out a significant number of existing and prospective users ... Read more
Transport and development in the Eastern Cape: a children's perspective

Author: Mashiri, M ; Dube, S ; Maponya, G Date: Jul 2009 The aim of this paper is to explore and document, through the use of qualitative data, children and young people’s experiences and perceptions of mobility and transport constraints in accessing social services such as health, education and ... Read more

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