Transport and Infrastructure
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.
Topics
Aerial Ropeways and Bridges
These systems have been devised for transporting goods over mountainous terrain. Practical Action promoted them in...
Bicycles, Bicycle Trailers and Rickshaws
A low-cost and widely used from of transport that can be adapted to the users requirements.
Human-powered Carrying Devices
This topic covers devices such as wheelbarrows which help people move heavy loads.
Roads, Paths and Tracks
Transport infrastructure is important to the prosperity of rural communities and communities can play a part in...
Water Transport
This includes transport for inland waterways and sea going vessels. Small boats are mainly used for transport and...
General Resources
Making a Packsaddle
This manual describes a simple, cheap and easy to make pack saddle or back protector that has been introduced into...
Pack Transport with Donkeys
Pack donkeys can be an appropriate solution for transport in remote mountainous regions.
Wheel Manufacturing Technology for Rural Workshops
A small-scale approach to making wheels using a jig.
Other Resources
ITT
Bicycle Ambulance
http://www.ittransport.co.uk/documents/Bicycleambulance.pdf
links
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