Transport, Economic Growth, and Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo : A Spatial Analysis

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate several techniques which can be used to evaluate pathways to sustainable growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) via infrastructure improvement. Decades of conflict and neglect have left the DRC’s transport infrastructure amongst the sparsest a...

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Main Authors: Damania, Richard, Barra, Alvaro Federico, Burnouf, Mathilde, Russ, Jason Daniel
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
AIR
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26012866/transport-economic-growth-deforestation-democratic-republic-congo-spatial-analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24044
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Summary:The purpose of this study is to demonstrate several techniques which can be used to evaluate pathways to sustainable growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) via infrastructure improvement. Decades of conflict and neglect have left the DRC’s transport infrastructure amongst the sparsest and most dilapidated in the world.