An interdisciplinary debate on project perspectives
Table 4 Possible states of descriptors
Descriptors | Variables | ||
|---|---|---|---|
A. Community participation | A1. Participation and interest at the societal level | A2. societal efforts to extract mutual benefits from road infrastructure development in the country | A. No interest of communities in road infrastructure development |
B. Development of action plans | B1. Long-term smart strategic planning | B2. Plan the road infrastructure development while keeping the sustainability elements in consideration | B3. No strategic planning |
C. Transportation management | C1. Efficient management of the transportation system by utilizing available resources | C2. keeping track of the complete traffic load | C3. Selective transportation management system |
D. Master plan for road infrastructure development | D1. Initiation of a megaproject for road infrastructure development | D2. identifying key areas with the utmost need for road infrastructure development | D3. concentrating the efforts on planning road infrastructure development in big cities |
E. Safety and security in the transportation system | E1. Installation of security cameras at prescribed locations after identification of needs | E2. Strict measures for all travelers, along with the quality of roads and transportation systems | E3. Relying on local transporters and traditional transport system |
F. Investments in technology and innovative practices | F1. Use of smart and modern technology | F2. Efficient allocation of resources | F3. Additional means of road infrastructure development |
G. Maintain a comprehensive transportation database | G1. Application of technological tools to keep track records of transportation modes and transporters’ history | G2. record-keeping of long-route transportation means | G3. Poor- and low-quality database maintenance system |
H. Addressing transportation/land use conflicts | H1. identification of the existing transportation system in the country and resolving the existing conflicts | H2. clearly defined transportation policies | H3. Poorly established transportation system based on power |
I. Financial and economic facilities | I1. Investment of the national government to enhance the quality of roads | I2. Investments for enhancement of the road infrastructure and local transport facilities | I3. No financial and economic facilities |