Korea’s Leap Forward in Green Transport
Megacities in developing countries suffer from serious traffic congestion, high levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and heavy air pollution. These urban areas face a stark dilemma: economic expansion attracts more people and vehicles; but the...
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okr-10986-222992021-04-23T14:04:08Z Korea’s Leap Forward in Green Transport Lee, Changgi Sung, Nak Moon Choi, Sang Dae Yi, Eun Joo Allison Lee, Sangjoo URBAN TRANSPORT BUSES BUS ROUTES BUS TRAFFIC JAMS ENERGY CONSUMPTION AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORT SECTOR FARE SYSTEM PUBLIC TRANSIT CONGESTION TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRANSPORTATION BUS SERVICE TRANSIT POLICIES CAR DRIVERS PASSENGERS BUS SYSTEM SUBWAY CARS CONGESTION COSTS TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION GPS VEHICLES RAPID TRANSIT BUS RIDERSHIP TRANSPORT MODE FARES TREND EMISSIONS PUBLIC TRANSIT RIDERSHIP MASS TRANSIT PUBLIC TRANSPORT MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM PASSENGER-TRIP BUS STATIONS NEIGHBORHOODS TRAFFIC INJURIES MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT ROUTES ROAD DENSITY AIR GREENHOUSE GAS TRAVELERS ROADS DRIVERS CAR ROADWAYS METRO LINES FREE TRANSFER PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM ROAD COSTS AIR POLLUTION TRANSIT RIDERSHIP ROAD SECTOR ACCIDENTS PASSENGER TRIPS RIDERSHIP TRANSPORT RAIL TRIP FREE TRANSFERS LANES TRANSPORT SYSTEM TRIPS PASSENGER ACCESS SPEED POLLUTION BUS PASSENGERS PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE USE TRANSPORT POLICIES ROUTE METRO NETWORK TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT OPERATIONS METRO RIDERSHIP TRANSIT SYSTEM BUS COMPANIES FEEDER ROUTES Megacities in developing countries suffer from serious traffic congestion, high levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and heavy air pollution. These urban areas face a stark dilemma: economic expansion attracts more people and vehicles; but the resulting traffic and pollution hinder further growth while reducing the quality of life for their citizens. Not long ago, Seoul faced a similar conundrum. Choked with pollution and traffic jams, it changed course and helped Korea make a historic transition to green urban transport. It shifted from supply-side policies focused on expanding roadways and metro lines to green demand-side policies focused on creating transit-oriented cities. Today, Seoul boasts a passenger-trip share for metro and bus of more than 60 percent. Energy consumption in Korea’s road sector is lower than in other countries with similar gross domestic product (GDP). Congestion costs have been decreasing, and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the transport sector have been kept under control. This path breaking transition was founded on multimodal solutions integrated by information and communication technology (ICT) in a context of strong political leadership and public financing. 2015-07-28T16:26:38Z 2015-07-28T16:26:38Z 2015-04 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24441446/korea’s-leap-forward-green-transport http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22299 English en_US Transport and ICT connections,no. 15; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief East Asia and Pacific Korea, Republic of |
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URBAN TRANSPORT BUSES BUS ROUTES BUS TRAFFIC JAMS ENERGY CONSUMPTION AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORT SECTOR FARE SYSTEM PUBLIC TRANSIT CONGESTION TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRANSPORTATION BUS SERVICE TRANSIT POLICIES CAR DRIVERS PASSENGERS BUS SYSTEM SUBWAY CARS CONGESTION COSTS TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION GPS VEHICLES RAPID TRANSIT BUS RIDERSHIP TRANSPORT MODE FARES TREND EMISSIONS PUBLIC TRANSIT RIDERSHIP MASS TRANSIT PUBLIC TRANSPORT MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM PASSENGER-TRIP BUS STATIONS NEIGHBORHOODS TRAFFIC INJURIES MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT ROUTES ROAD DENSITY AIR GREENHOUSE GAS TRAVELERS ROADS DRIVERS CAR ROADWAYS METRO LINES FREE TRANSFER PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM ROAD COSTS AIR POLLUTION TRANSIT RIDERSHIP ROAD SECTOR ACCIDENTS PASSENGER TRIPS RIDERSHIP TRANSPORT RAIL TRIP FREE TRANSFERS LANES TRANSPORT SYSTEM TRIPS PASSENGER ACCESS SPEED POLLUTION BUS PASSENGERS PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE USE TRANSPORT POLICIES ROUTE METRO NETWORK TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT OPERATIONS METRO RIDERSHIP TRANSIT SYSTEM BUS COMPANIES FEEDER ROUTES |
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URBAN TRANSPORT BUSES BUS ROUTES BUS TRAFFIC JAMS ENERGY CONSUMPTION AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORT SECTOR FARE SYSTEM PUBLIC TRANSIT CONGESTION TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRANSPORTATION BUS SERVICE TRANSIT POLICIES CAR DRIVERS PASSENGERS BUS SYSTEM SUBWAY CARS CONGESTION COSTS TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION GPS VEHICLES RAPID TRANSIT BUS RIDERSHIP TRANSPORT MODE FARES TREND EMISSIONS PUBLIC TRANSIT RIDERSHIP MASS TRANSIT PUBLIC TRANSPORT MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM PASSENGER-TRIP BUS STATIONS NEIGHBORHOODS TRAFFIC INJURIES MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT ROUTES ROAD DENSITY AIR GREENHOUSE GAS TRAVELERS ROADS DRIVERS CAR ROADWAYS METRO LINES FREE TRANSFER PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM ROAD COSTS AIR POLLUTION TRANSIT RIDERSHIP ROAD SECTOR ACCIDENTS PASSENGER TRIPS RIDERSHIP TRANSPORT RAIL TRIP FREE TRANSFERS LANES TRANSPORT SYSTEM TRIPS PASSENGER ACCESS SPEED POLLUTION BUS PASSENGERS PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE USE TRANSPORT POLICIES ROUTE METRO NETWORK TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT OPERATIONS METRO RIDERSHIP TRANSIT SYSTEM BUS COMPANIES FEEDER ROUTES Lee, Changgi Sung, Nak Moon Choi, Sang Dae Yi, Eun Joo Allison Lee, Sangjoo Korea’s Leap Forward in Green Transport |
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Megacities in developing countries
suffer from serious traffic congestion, high levels of
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and heavy air pollution.
These urban areas face a stark dilemma: economic expansion
attracts more people and vehicles; but the resulting traffic
and pollution hinder further growth while reducing the
quality of life for their citizens. Not long ago, Seoul
faced a similar conundrum. Choked with pollution and traffic
jams, it changed course and helped Korea make a historic
transition to green urban transport. It shifted from
supply-side policies focused on expanding roadways and metro
lines to green demand-side policies focused on creating
transit-oriented cities. Today, Seoul boasts a
passenger-trip share for metro and bus of more than 60
percent. Energy consumption in Korea’s road sector is lower
than in other countries with similar gross domestic product
(GDP). Congestion costs have been decreasing, and carbon
dioxide (CO2) emissions in the transport sector have been
kept under control. This path breaking transition was
founded on multimodal solutions integrated by information
and communication technology (ICT) in a context of strong
political leadership and public financing. |
| format |
Brief |
| author |
Lee, Changgi Sung, Nak Moon Choi, Sang Dae Yi, Eun Joo Allison Lee, Sangjoo |
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Lee, Changgi Sung, Nak Moon Choi, Sang Dae Yi, Eun Joo Allison Lee, Sangjoo |
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Lee, Changgi |
| title |
Korea’s Leap Forward in Green Transport |
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Korea’s Leap Forward in Green Transport |
| title_full |
Korea’s Leap Forward in Green Transport |
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Korea’s Leap Forward in Green Transport |
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Korea’s Leap Forward in Green Transport |
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korea’s leap forward in green transport |
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World Bank Group, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24441446/korea’s-leap-forward-green-transport http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22299 |
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