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Title:How slow is labour-based technology compared with equipment-intensive technology? The case of feeder road construction in Ghana
Author:Ampadu, S. KofiISNI
Year:1999
Periodical:Urban Forum
Volume:10
Issue:1
Pages:40-56
Language:English
Geographic term:Ghana
Subjects:labour productivity
road construction
efficiency
External link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF03036626
Abstract:This study quantifies and compares the rates of progress of feeder road construction by labour-based and by equipment-intensive contractors in Ghana and discusses the factors that constrain these rates. A total of 34 donor-funded projects executed between 1993 and 1997 were selected for the study. The technical content of each study project was broken down into the following operations: site preparation, reshaping, gravelling, culvert construction, and earthworks. Factors affecting the rate of progress included: labour availability, equipment breakdown, topography of the site, rainfall, and uncertainty in the flow of work. Bibliogr., note.
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