Transport
Intermediate Means of Transport or IMTs are transport devices that come between walking and conventional motor vehicles and help people to move loads or use animals more effectively for load carrying. These technologies include cycle trailers, improved bicycles for load carrying, ox and donkey carts, handcarts, wheelbarrows, improved panniers for animals and other types of animal carts.
An introduction to ropeway transport in Nepal, and a description of some improvements made by Practical Action to traditional systems.
Neil Noble for Practical Action, 2009, 10 pages
This document describes the benefits of bicycle trailers and how to make them.
Neil Noble for Practical Action, 2002, 5 pages
This technical Brief describes the various modifications that can be made to bicycles such as panniers and extensions, and the uses they can be put to.
Neil Noble for Practical Action, Nov 2002, last updated Jan 2007, 6 pages
Causeways are a strong, low-cost means of river crossing.
Richard Tufnell for The Appropriate Technology Magazine, 1995, updated by Otto Ruskulis, 2008, 7 pages
Basic construction techniques, materials, equipment, infrastructure, skills and labour requirements necessary to build fibreglass fishing crafts.
Practical Action South Asia, 10 pages
Part 1 of 3: Paths and tracks link small communities to road networks. Simple improvements can bring substantial benefits.
Gary Taylor for The Appropriate Technology Magazine, updated Sept 2008 by Otto Ruskulis
Part 2 of 3: Paths and tracks link small communities to the road networks. This part deals with wet and marshy areas.
Gary Taylor for The Appropriate Technology Magazine, June 1995, 5 pages
Part 3 of 3: Paths and tracks link small communities to the road networks. This part focuses on steep and mountainous areas.
Gary Taylor for The Appropriate Technology Magazine, last updated by Otto Ruskulis August 2008
Pack donkeys can be an appropriate solution for transport in remote mountainous regions.
Dr. Denis Fielding for The Appropriate Technology Magazine, Dec 1988, 4 pages
In fishing villages along the lower south-west coast of India, traditional craft are being replaced by plywood boats which can be fitted with out-board motors.
John Kurien for The Appropriate Technology Magazine, 1995, 6 pages
Dimensions for The Donkey Cart are provided in this engineering drawing.
Kamal Khalifa for Practical Action Sudan, 2008, 1 page
This engineering drawing shows one approach to providing emergency service in areas that do not have access to motorised transport.
Kamal Khalifa for Practical Action Sudan, Feb 2008, 1 page
Dimensions for the frame and the axle of The Donkey Cart Ambulance are provided in this engineering drawing.
Kamal Khalifa for Practical Action Sudan, 2008, 1 page