TY - JOUR
T1 - Inter-District Road Infrastructure and Spatial Inequality in Rural Indonesia
AU - Wahyuni, Ribut Nurul Tri
AU - Ikhsan, Mohamad
AU - Damayanti, Arie
AU - Khoirunurrofik, Khoirunurrofik
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/9
Y1 - 2022/9
N2 - Road quality plays an important role, especially in rural areas where most poor households are situated. This study aims to calculate the Rural Access Index (RAI), an indicator of rural road quality (SDG indicator 9.1.1), at the district level, to evaluate the implementation of the Nawacita programme in Indonesia from 2014–2020. The RAI describes the proportion of rural residents who live within 2 km of an all-season road. This study recommends the utilisation of road network maps, urban–rural boundary maps, three road network condition datasets, and WorldPop data to calculate the RAI. The results show that during this period, the RAI increased and its inequality decreased, specifically in the regions of priority for this programme (Papua and West Papua). The results also capture a strong pattern of regional convergence. To ensure the future success of this implementation, the government can create regulations to designate several road infrastructure projects as a national strategy, as well as increase tax collection and private sector investment as sources of road infrastructure development funding.
AB - Road quality plays an important role, especially in rural areas where most poor households are situated. This study aims to calculate the Rural Access Index (RAI), an indicator of rural road quality (SDG indicator 9.1.1), at the district level, to evaluate the implementation of the Nawacita programme in Indonesia from 2014–2020. The RAI describes the proportion of rural residents who live within 2 km of an all-season road. This study recommends the utilisation of road network maps, urban–rural boundary maps, three road network condition datasets, and WorldPop data to calculate the RAI. The results show that during this period, the RAI increased and its inequality decreased, specifically in the regions of priority for this programme (Papua and West Papua). The results also capture a strong pattern of regional convergence. To ensure the future success of this implementation, the government can create regulations to designate several road infrastructure projects as a national strategy, as well as increase tax collection and private sector investment as sources of road infrastructure development funding.
KW - all-season road
KW - inequality
KW - regional convergence
KW - Rural Access Index
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U2 - 10.3390/economies10090229
DO - 10.3390/economies10090229
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85138680327
SN - 2227-7099
VL - 10
JO - Economies
JF - Economies
IS - 9
M1 - 229
ER -