Toward A Sustainable Transport Development In Asia And The Pacific
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Toward A Sustainable Transport Development In Asia And The Pacific
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Author : Biswanath Bhattacharyay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Toward A Sustainable Transport Development In Asia And The Pacific written by Biswanath Bhattacharyay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Infrastructure (Economics) categories.
Despite remarkable growth during the last decade, Asia and the Pacific still faces extensive basic infrastructure needs. Furthermore, to cope up with the reduced export demand from advanced economies arising out of the ongoing financial crisis, the region needs to enhance its connectivity through developing transport infrastructure at the national and regional level to rebalance its growth towards regional demand through enhancing intraregional trade. However, building massive transport infrastructure will have profound implications on environment and climate change at the national, regional and global levels as well as on scarce energy resources. This paper presents the needs and benefits of transport connectivity and financing requirement of Asian economies during 2010-2020; and analyzes the major challenges and prospects in developing sustainable transport connectivity. Finally, the paper provides policy recommendations on what the region can do to meet these challenges.
Tracking Sustainable Mobility In Asia Pacific Cities 2022
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Author : United Nations Publications
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-01-13
Tracking Sustainable Mobility In Asia Pacific Cities 2022 written by United Nations Publications and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-13 with Political Science categories.
For many decades, cities in the Asia Pacific region have followed unsustainable patterns of transport development: worsening congestion and traffic safety, deteriorating air quality, high consumption of fossil fuels, and rising greenhouse gas emissions. Fortunately, many city governments are now developing sustainable transport strategies to target these issues and promote more sustainable modes, such as public transport and non-motorized transport. To date, however, their efforts to design effective strategies have been thwarted by their limited capacity to collect and analyze data. The Sustainable Urban Transport Index (SUTI) was developed by ESCAP to address this gap. The SUTI is a tool that summarizes, tracks and compares the performance of cities in sustainable urban transport and related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SUTI is a composite index made up of ten indicators, each measuring different aspects of sustainable urban transport. In addition, the data which make up the SUTI can be collected by city officials at low cost and on a regular basis, thereby allowing them to continuously monitor their city's performance over time. The main aim of this report is to demonstrate how SUTI can be used by policymakers to monitor progress towards sustainable urban mobility, as well as to identify those policies which will move urban transport systems towards sustainability. It contains the results of SUTI assessments conducted in 24 cities of the Asia and Pacific region between 2017 and 2021.
Tracking Sustainable Mobility In Asia Pacific Cities
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Tracking Sustainable Mobility In Asia Pacific Cities written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with categories.
Changing Course
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Author : Asian Development Bank
language : en
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Release Date : 2009-10-01
Changing Course written by Asian Development Bank and has been published by Asian Development Bank this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-01 with Transportation categories.
Most Asian cities have grown more congested, more sprawling, and less livable in recent years; and statistics suggest that this trend will continue. Rather than mitigate the problems, transport policies have often exacerbated them. In this book, the Asian Development Bank outlines a new paradigm for sustainable urban transport that gives Asian cities a workable, step-by-step blueprint for reversing the trend and moving toward safer, cleaner, more sustainable cities, and a better quality of urban life.
Review Of Sustainable Transport Connectivity In Asia And The Pacific 2019
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Author : United Nations Publications
language : en
Publisher: UN
Release Date : 2020-03
Review Of Sustainable Transport Connectivity In Asia And The Pacific 2019 written by United Nations Publications and has been published by UN this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03 with Business & Economics categories.
Within the transport sector in Asia and the Pacific freight and logistics account for a significant portion of total energy use - in many countries upward of 40% - and a correspondingly large share of CO2 emissions. Furthermore, on account of economic development and population growth, the region is expected to face substantial increases in trade shares and, thus, freight volumes. Accordingly, some estimates suggest that in Asia, ton-kilometres from surface freight will increase by 261% from 2015 to 2050 accounting for over two-thirds of all surface freight globally. Against this background, the Review provides a data-supported overview and insight for policy makers towards accomplishing seamless intermodal freight transport connectivity across key economic, social and environmental dimensions.
Sustainability And Development In Asia And The Pacific
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Author : Guo Xiumei
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2011-11-10
Sustainability And Development In Asia And The Pacific written by Guo Xiumei and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-10 with Social Science categories.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals provide a common global agenda for development. However, the emerging policy issues vary greatly across the world. With 32 contributors, this volume provides a timely, research-based overview for the need for policy interventions to improve the sustainability and development models of the ten selected countries in Asia and the Pacific. The volume is firmly positioned at the cusp between research, policy and practice.
Green Development Of Asia Pacific Cities Building Better Cities Towards 2030
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Author : Zheng Zhao
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2018-12-19
Green Development Of Asia Pacific Cities Building Better Cities Towards 2030 written by Zheng Zhao and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-19 with Business & Economics categories.
The book evaluates and analyses the level of green development in over 100 major cities in Asia Pacific. A quantitative analysis of the relationship with economic growth, income distribution, innovation capabilities, service sector, governance levels, and city clusters are accumulated and presented in the form of a new index; the Urban Green Development Index (UGDI). Amongst the cities discussed in the case studies are Penang (Malaysia), Singapore, Vladivostok (Russia), Portland (USA), Hamburg (Germany), and Stockholm (Sweden).
Sustainable Transport Studies In Asia
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Author : Akimasa Fujiwara
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-06-04
Sustainable Transport Studies In Asia written by Akimasa Fujiwara and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-04 with Science categories.
This book aims to provide a good understanding of and perspective on sustainable transport in Asia by focusing on economic, environmental, and social sustainability. It is widely acknowledged that the current situation and trends in transport are not always sustainable in Asia, due in part to the fast-growing economy and the astounding speed of urbanization as well as least-mature governance. As essential research material, the book provides strong support for policy makers and planners by comprehensively covering three groups of strategies, characterized by the words “avoid” (e.g., urban form design and control of car ownership), “shift” (e.g., establishing comprehensive transportation systems and increasing public transportation systems for both intracity and intercity travel), and “improve” (e.g., redesign of paratransit system, low-emission vehicles, intelligent transportation systems, and eco-life). These are elaborated in the book alongside consideration of the uncertainty of policy effects in the future. The book is also valuable for scholars and scientists because of the diverse methodologies presented and proposed herein. Among those are the four-step model with full feedback mechanisms, the bi-level programming model with sustainability goals, data envelopment analysis and stochastic frontier analysis approaches, structural equation models, discrete and/or continuous choice models, copula-based models, survival models, and driving risk models with short-term memory. Using data collected from more than ten Asian cities, including those in both developed and developing nations, the pathway to sustainable transport in Asia gradually becomes clear.
Review Of Developments In Transport In Asia And The Pacific 2021
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Author : UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC.
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-02-16
Review Of Developments In Transport In Asia And The Pacific 2021 written by UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC. and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-16 with categories.
The publication focuses on greening urban passenger transport systems in Asia and the Pacific region.
Towards A Sustainable Future
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Author : United Nations Publications
language : en
Publisher: UN
Release Date : 2016
Towards A Sustainable Future written by United Nations Publications and has been published by UN this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Nature categories.
This report, aimed at policy makers from Asia and the Pacific, provides a historical perspective on regional energy connectivity and its implementation challenges, as well as outlining an action plan for accelerated regional energy integration to bring shared benefits to ESCAP's member States. The report concludes that energy connectivity can increase the supply and reduce the cost of energy, while lowering its social and environmental costs and addressing the challenges of energy security. Regional cooperation in energy has been evolving mainly through five subregional clusters -- South-East Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, North-East Asia, and the Pacific. A great many resources have been spent on bringing the subregions together; however, overall results remain below the potential. One of the main reasons for the slow progress is the decision-making process for cross-border projects. Energy markets do not connect by themselves; in the next few decades, actions will be needed to build physical energy networks, institutional connectivity and, most importantly, trust between nations to meet the Region's two most important challenges -- overcoming energy poverty and mitigating climate change. Governments, policymakers, and experts must work together in partnership with the private sector to provide sustainable energy for all by 2050 by connecting Asian energy networks and building institutions of integration. ESCAP is in a unique position to lead such a transformative partnership for ensuring that regional energy connectivity creates incentive structures and institutions to deliver cost-effective energy for the entire Region. It is time to build energy connectivity for an interdependent Asia and the Pacific -- prosperous and connected -- thus ending Asian economic dependence on a single source or a single fuel.