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:	URBAN TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COSTS OF TRAVEL ECONOMIC GROWTH PRICE OF FUEL REDUCING EMISSIONS ROAD IMPROVEMENTS CARBON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES TIMBER EMISSIONS ELASTICITY ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT POLITICAL ECONOMY REVENUES ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ECONOMIC PROBLEMS JOURNEY ECONOMIC EFFECTS DIMINISHING RETURNS INCENTIVES EQUILIBRIUM MODELS RAILWAY LINES TRAFFIC ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACT OF TRANSPORT COSTS ROUTES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WEALTH AIR AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT TRANSPORT INVESTMENT TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING LOCAL TRANSPORT SPEEDS LOCAL TRANSPORTATION ROAD SYSTEM TRAVEL COSTS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY NATIONAL RAILWAY EXPLOITATION ROAD REGIONAL TRANSPORT ARABLE LAND COSTS AIR TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK TRADEOFFS ROAD NETWORK NATURAL CAPITAL TRANSPORT IMPACT OF TRANSPORT COST ELASTICITIES FUEL USE MODE OF TRANSPORT DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT ECONOMETRICS OPTIONS EXTERNALITIES LONGER DISTANCES TRUE TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT QUALITY ROAD IMPROVEMENT TRAVEL TIMES NATURAL RESOURCES ROUTE FUEL CONSUMPTION METALS ROAD QUALITY EFFICIENCY FISHING CARBON EMISSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE LAND USE RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT TRANSPORT NETWORK INITIATIVES DRIVING ECONOMIC IMPACT NATIONAL PARKS TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION WAGES ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT VALUES MODE OF TRANSPORTATION MARKET PRICES ECONOMIC VALUE POLICY MAKERS TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT ELASTICITIES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS DEFORESTATION LONGER DISTANCE TRANSPORT MINES SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ENDANGERED SPECIES POPULATION DENSITY LOGGING DECISION MAKING EFFICIENT TRAVEL OPPORTUNITY COSTS ENVIRONMENT ROAD PROJECTS RAILWAY ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS PORT INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMICS ROADS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY TRADE RAILWAYS RAILROAD LAND TRANSPORTATION COST COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE FARMS FUEL ECOLOGY LONGER DISTANCE TRAVEL TRIP TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE TRANSPORT SYSTEM INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS ROAD INVESTMENT ROAD CONDITIONS TRANSPORT COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL COST SAVINGS ROAD TRANSPORT TRAVEL TIME INLAND WATERWAY PASSENGER TRANSPORT COST ANALYSIS FREIGHT INFRASTRUCTURES PRICES ROAD TRAFFIC BOTTLENECKS
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spelling	okr-10986-240442021-05-25T10:54:44Z Transport, Economic Growth, and Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo : A Spatial Analysis Damania, Richard Barra, Alvaro Federico Burnouf, Mathilde Russ, Jason Daniel URBAN TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COSTS OF TRAVEL ECONOMIC GROWTH PRICE OF FUEL REDUCING EMISSIONS ROAD IMPROVEMENTS CARBON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES TIMBER EMISSIONS ELASTICITY ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT POLITICAL ECONOMY REVENUES ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ECONOMIC PROBLEMS JOURNEY ECONOMIC EFFECTS DIMINISHING RETURNS INCENTIVES EQUILIBRIUM MODELS RAILWAY LINES TRAFFIC ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACT OF TRANSPORT COSTS ROUTES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WEALTH AIR AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT TRANSPORT INVESTMENT TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING LOCAL TRANSPORT SPEEDS LOCAL TRANSPORTATION ROAD SYSTEM TRAVEL COSTS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY NATIONAL RAILWAY EXPLOITATION ROAD REGIONAL TRANSPORT ARABLE LAND COSTS AIR TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK TRADEOFFS ROAD NETWORK NATURAL CAPITAL TRANSPORT IMPACT OF TRANSPORT COST ELASTICITIES FUEL USE MODE OF TRANSPORT DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT ECONOMETRICS OPTIONS EXTERNALITIES LONGER DISTANCES TRUE TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT QUALITY ROAD IMPROVEMENT TRAVEL TIMES NATURAL RESOURCES ROUTE FUEL CONSUMPTION METALS ROAD QUALITY EFFICIENCY FISHING CARBON EMISSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE LAND USE RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT TRANSPORT NETWORK INITIATIVES DRIVING ECONOMIC IMPACT NATIONAL PARKS TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION WAGES ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT VALUES MODE OF TRANSPORTATION MARKET PRICES ECONOMIC VALUE POLICY MAKERS TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT ELASTICITIES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS DEFORESTATION LONGER DISTANCE TRANSPORT MINES SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ENDANGERED SPECIES POPULATION DENSITY LOGGING DECISION MAKING EFFICIENT TRAVEL OPPORTUNITY COSTS ENVIRONMENT ROAD PROJECTS RAILWAY ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS PORT INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMICS ROADS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY TRADE RAILWAYS RAILROAD LAND TRANSPORTATION COST COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE FARMS FUEL ECOLOGY LONGER DISTANCE TRAVEL TRIP TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE TRANSPORT SYSTEM INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS ROAD INVESTMENT ROAD CONDITIONS TRANSPORT COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL COST SAVINGS ROAD TRANSPORT TRAVEL TIME INLAND WATERWAY PASSENGER TRANSPORT COST ANALYSIS FREIGHT INFRASTRUCTURES PRICES ROAD TRAFFIC BOTTLENECKS 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. 2016-04-11T20:13:29Z 2016-04-11T20:13:29Z 2016-01-13 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26012866/transport-economic-growth-deforestation-democratic-republic-congo-spatial-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24044 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study Economic & Sector Work Congo, Democratic Republic of
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topic	URBAN TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COSTS OF TRAVEL ECONOMIC GROWTH PRICE OF FUEL REDUCING EMISSIONS ROAD IMPROVEMENTS CARBON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES TIMBER EMISSIONS ELASTICITY ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT POLITICAL ECONOMY REVENUES ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ECONOMIC PROBLEMS JOURNEY ECONOMIC EFFECTS DIMINISHING RETURNS INCENTIVES EQUILIBRIUM MODELS RAILWAY LINES TRAFFIC ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACT OF TRANSPORT COSTS ROUTES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WEALTH AIR AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT TRANSPORT INVESTMENT TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING LOCAL TRANSPORT SPEEDS LOCAL TRANSPORTATION ROAD SYSTEM TRAVEL COSTS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY NATIONAL RAILWAY EXPLOITATION ROAD REGIONAL TRANSPORT ARABLE LAND COSTS AIR TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK TRADEOFFS ROAD NETWORK NATURAL CAPITAL TRANSPORT IMPACT OF TRANSPORT COST ELASTICITIES FUEL USE MODE OF TRANSPORT DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT ECONOMETRICS OPTIONS EXTERNALITIES LONGER DISTANCES TRUE TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT QUALITY ROAD IMPROVEMENT TRAVEL TIMES NATURAL RESOURCES ROUTE FUEL CONSUMPTION METALS ROAD QUALITY EFFICIENCY FISHING CARBON EMISSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE LAND USE RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT TRANSPORT NETWORK INITIATIVES DRIVING ECONOMIC IMPACT NATIONAL PARKS TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION WAGES ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT VALUES MODE OF TRANSPORTATION MARKET PRICES ECONOMIC VALUE POLICY MAKERS TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT ELASTICITIES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS DEFORESTATION LONGER DISTANCE TRANSPORT MINES SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ENDANGERED SPECIES POPULATION DENSITY LOGGING DECISION MAKING EFFICIENT TRAVEL OPPORTUNITY COSTS ENVIRONMENT ROAD PROJECTS RAILWAY ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS PORT INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMICS ROADS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY TRADE RAILWAYS RAILROAD LAND TRANSPORTATION COST COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE FARMS FUEL ECOLOGY LONGER DISTANCE TRAVEL TRIP TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE TRANSPORT SYSTEM INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS ROAD INVESTMENT ROAD CONDITIONS TRANSPORT COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL COST SAVINGS ROAD TRANSPORT TRAVEL TIME INLAND WATERWAY PASSENGER TRANSPORT COST ANALYSIS FREIGHT INFRASTRUCTURES PRICES ROAD TRAFFIC BOTTLENECKS
spellingShingle	URBAN TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COSTS OF TRAVEL ECONOMIC GROWTH PRICE OF FUEL REDUCING EMISSIONS ROAD IMPROVEMENTS CARBON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES TIMBER EMISSIONS ELASTICITY ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT POLITICAL ECONOMY REVENUES ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ECONOMIC PROBLEMS JOURNEY ECONOMIC EFFECTS DIMINISHING RETURNS INCENTIVES EQUILIBRIUM MODELS RAILWAY LINES TRAFFIC ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACT OF TRANSPORT COSTS ROUTES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WEALTH AIR AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT TRANSPORT INVESTMENT TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING LOCAL TRANSPORT SPEEDS LOCAL TRANSPORTATION ROAD SYSTEM TRAVEL COSTS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY NATIONAL RAILWAY EXPLOITATION ROAD REGIONAL TRANSPORT ARABLE LAND COSTS AIR TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK TRADEOFFS ROAD NETWORK NATURAL CAPITAL TRANSPORT IMPACT OF TRANSPORT COST ELASTICITIES FUEL USE MODE OF TRANSPORT DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT ECONOMETRICS OPTIONS EXTERNALITIES LONGER DISTANCES TRUE TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT QUALITY ROAD IMPROVEMENT TRAVEL TIMES NATURAL RESOURCES ROUTE FUEL CONSUMPTION METALS ROAD QUALITY EFFICIENCY FISHING CARBON EMISSIONS INFRASTRUCTURE LAND USE RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT TRANSPORT NETWORK INITIATIVES DRIVING ECONOMIC IMPACT NATIONAL PARKS TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION WAGES ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT VALUES MODE OF TRANSPORTATION MARKET PRICES ECONOMIC VALUE POLICY MAKERS TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT ELASTICITIES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS DEFORESTATION LONGER DISTANCE TRANSPORT MINES SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ENDANGERED SPECIES POPULATION DENSITY LOGGING DECISION MAKING EFFICIENT TRAVEL OPPORTUNITY COSTS ENVIRONMENT ROAD PROJECTS RAILWAY ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS PORT INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMICS ROADS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY TRADE RAILWAYS RAILROAD LAND TRANSPORTATION COST COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE FARMS FUEL ECOLOGY LONGER DISTANCE TRAVEL TRIP TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE TRANSPORT SYSTEM INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS ROAD INVESTMENT ROAD CONDITIONS TRANSPORT COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL COST SAVINGS ROAD TRANSPORT TRAVEL TIME INLAND WATERWAY PASSENGER TRANSPORT COST ANALYSIS FREIGHT INFRASTRUCTURES PRICES ROAD TRAFFIC BOTTLENECKS Damania, Richard Barra, Alvaro Federico Burnouf, Mathilde Russ, Jason Daniel Transport, Economic Growth, and Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo : A Spatial Analysis
geographic_facet	Congo, Democratic Republic of
description	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.
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author	Damania, Richard Barra, Alvaro Federico Burnouf, Mathilde Russ, Jason Daniel
author_facet	Damania, Richard Barra, Alvaro Federico Burnouf, Mathilde Russ, Jason Daniel
author_sort	Damania, Richard
title	Transport, Economic Growth, and Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo : A Spatial Analysis
title_short	Transport, Economic Growth, and Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo : A Spatial Analysis
title_full	Transport, Economic Growth, and Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo : A Spatial Analysis
title_fullStr	Transport, Economic Growth, and Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo : A Spatial Analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Transport, Economic Growth, and Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo : A Spatial Analysis
title_sort	transport, economic growth, and deforestation in the democratic republic of congo : a spatial analysis
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
url	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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Transport, Economic Growth, and Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo : A Spatial Analysis

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