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Review of developments in transport and communications in the ESCAP region 1993
(United Nations, 1993)
This review provides an account of recent trends of development in the regional transport and communications sector. Divided in three parts, the first part of the review contains an analysis of the economic, trade and ...
Review of developments in transport in Asia and the Pacific 2013 : transport as a key to sustainable development and regional integration
(United Nations, 2013)
While transport has been an essential element in the rapid growth and economic development of Asia and the Pacific, the sector is now at a crossroads more than ever before. Rocketing demand for transport services is putting ...
Asia-Pacific road accident statistics and road safety inventory
(United Nations, 1997)
This volume describes in detail the results based on the ESCAP Questionnaire on Road Safety in the Asia-Pacific Region. The survey, in addition to supplementary material from other surveys and published databases, comprises ...
Review of developments in transport in Asia and the Pacific 2009
(United Nations, 2009)
The Review of Developments in Transport in Asia and the Pacific is a biennial publication of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
Transport and communication interventions in the alleviation of poverty
(United Nations, 1997)
The ESCAP secretariat undertook a review of five case studies in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan and the Philippines where interventions in the transport sector contributed substantially or played a catalytic role ...
Sustainable transport pricing and charges : principles and issues
(United Nations, 2001)
This publication examines the extent to which pricing of transport infrastructure and services can be utilized as an instrument for the efficient use of energy, materials and resources for sustainable development. Microeconomic ...
Evaluation of infrastructural interventions for rural poverty alleviation
(United Nations, 1999)
This study, undertaken by ESCAP in collaboration with the Asian Institute of Transport Development and with the financial support of UNDP, is an extension of ESCAP's work towards reducing poverty and coping with globalization. ...
Data collection and mobility assessment report on sustainable urban transport index and impacts of COVID-19 on mobility : Pekanbaru City, Indonesia
(United Nations, 2020)
Pekanbaru, the capital of Riau Province, is located about 950 Kilometers Northwest of Jakarta, and the third largest city in Sumatra Island. Economic structure of the city is dominated by three major fields. They are whole ...
Assessment of urban transport systems
(United Nations, 2017)
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This study report presents the process of development a tool for assessment and evaluation of sustainable urban transport systems in cities in the Asia-Pacific region. The report explains and illustrates how the ...
Sustainable urban transport index for Bangkok and impacts of COVID-19 on mobility
(United Nations, 2021)
Bangkok, the Capital of Thailand, is located on the Lower Central Plain over Chao Phraya delta at the top of the Gulf of Thailand. It is home to almost six million people. Its true extent may cover some other nearby provinces ...