| List of tables, boxes, and figures vii |
| List of acronyms and abbreviations x |
| Acknowledgements xi |
| 1 Introduction: Gender, roads, and mobility in Asia 1 |
| Kyoko Kusakabe |
| PART I Connecting Asia: Explosive growth in infrastructure 17 |
| 2 International road transport in GMS 19 |
| Madan B. Regmi and Shinya Hanaoka |
| 3 Influence of transportation infrastructure development on freight traffic flow patterns in GMS 25 |
| Takafumi Iwata, Hironori Kato, and Ryuichi Shibasaki |
| 4 Rural urban global linkages, economic integration, and development 33 |
| H. Detlef Kammeier |
| 5 The influence of highways on economic development of medium- and small-sized cities in China 39 |
| Shinya Hanaoka and Ba Tianxing |
| PART II Gendered impact of transport development 47 |
| 6 Gender, mobility, and road construction in GMS 49 |
| 7 Gendered impacts of road infrastructure development along the Kunming Bangkok highway 62 |
| Wang Yunxian and Zhao Qun |
| 8 Effects of infrastructure development on trade and gender relations: A study at Lao Bao border, Vietnam 72 |
| Nguyen Thi Diem Hang, Nguyen Thi Phuong Hien, Trinh Thi Bich Thuy, Vu Thi Hoang Yen, and Vo Thi Quynh Truc |
| 9 Gender analysis of changes in livelihoods at the border: A case study of Houayxai, Lao PDR 83 |
| Saykham Thammanosouth, Viengnam Douangphachanh, and Lamphoun Khounphakdy |
| 10 Impact of cross-border road construction on the livelihoods of women and men in Kyaing Tong Tachilek, Myanmar 96 |
| Win Myo Thu |
| 11 Cross-border trading experiences before and after the construction of the second Lao Thai Friendship Bridge 109 |
| Nittana Southiseng and John Walsh |
| 12 Negotiating the trade route at the border: A case study of women small-scale cross-border traders in Myitkyina, Myanmar 121 |
| Khin Hnin Phyu |
| 13 Gendered patterns of urban commuting with better connectivity in Jakarta megapolitan area 135 |
| Sri Hartini Rachmad, Ardi Adji, and Dendi Handiyatmo |
| 14 Gendered mobility of working couples: A case of Soi Sukhumvit 22 146 |
| Wijitbusaba Ann Marome |
| PART III Planning gendered interventions in road development 155 |
| 15 Role of transport infrastructure in changing gender relations in rural Sri Lanka 157 |
| Upali Pannilage |
| 16 Participatory road construction and poverty reduction in Nepal 167 |
| Jun Hada |
| 17 Road connectivity and its impact on women’s poverty in Nepal 175 |
| Bandana Sharma |
| 18 Construction of village roads by villagers: Creating jobs for women and men in Sunamganj, Bangladesh 182 |
| Sk. Md. Mohsin, Edward Mallorie, and Michael A. Roy |
| 19 Road improvement in Cambodia: Livelihood, education, health, and empowerment 192 |
| John Pilgrim and Ngin Chanrith |
| 20 Mobility and accessibility to health services in rural Nepal 205 |
| Binjwala Shrestha |
| 21 Conclusion: Studying gender relations in a mobile world 214 |
| Index 219 |
| List of tables, boxes, and figures vii |
| List of acronyms and abbreviations x |
| Acknowledgements xi |
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