<p>South-East Asia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, with a total population of more than 600 million. In 2019, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the subregion was more than US$3 trillion, representing ...

Rural areas across much of Asia are undergoing profound economic, social and demographic changes. Not only goods and people, but ideas, values, and cultural practices, are moving, both physically and virtually, across ...

This publication focuses on the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of road projects and implementation problems in the UNESCAP region. The environmental and social damages caused by road infrastructure development and ...

This latest biennial Review sets out transport developments in the Asia-Pacific region and serves as a mechanism for reporting on the provision of transport infrastructure and services; the challenges remaining in regional, ...

This abstract gives an overview of the ESCAP Asia-Pacific Transport Database which contains statistical transport data for Asia and the Pacific from 1990 to 2001. The database brings together information from a wide variety ...

This publication, the final report of a series on road safety, reflects the road safety situation in the region at the end of 1994. The report, based on the analyses of the questionnaires and from other sources, outlines ...

The review provides a general background on recent developments and trends in economic, trade and population growth that would have a significant impact on developments in transport and communications in the ESCAP region. ...

This publication contains recommendations on harmonized aids for navigation systems on the Greater Mekong River. The recommendations were drawn up after extensive study and consultation with all stakeholders under a joint ...

<p></p> Now more than ever, the region’s development is reliant on its transport system. Whether to carry manufactured and agricultural products to international markets, food to rural and urban communities, workers to ...