The WEB of Transport Corridors in South Asia

This book develops a holistic appraisal methodology to ensure that economic benefits of investments in transport corridors are amplified and more widely spread, and possible negative impacts such as congestion, environmental degradation, and other unintended consequences are minimized. It focuses on...

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Main Authors:	Asian Development Bank, UKAID, JICA, World Bank Group
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2017
Subjects:	TRANSPORT REGIONAL INTEGRATION TRADE POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ROAD NETWORK HIGHWAYS SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE GENDER
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28882

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spelling	okr-10986-288822021-04-23T14:04:50Z The WEB of Transport Corridors in South Asia Asian Development Bank UKAID JICA World Bank Group TRANSPORT REGIONAL INTEGRATION TRADE POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ROAD NETWORK HIGHWAYS SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE GENDER This book develops a holistic appraisal methodology to ensure that economic benefits of investments in transport corridors are amplified and more widely spread, and possible negative impacts such as congestion, environmental degradation, and other unintended consequences are minimized. It focuses on South Asia—not only as one of the world’s most populous and poorest regions—but as a hinge between East Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. The book is aimed at politicians, technocrats, civil society organizations, and businesses. It presents case studies of past and recent corridor initiatives, provides rigorous analysis of the literature on the spatial impact of corridors, and offers assessments of corridor investment projects supported by international development organizations. A series of spotlights examines such issues as private sector co-investment; the impacts of corridors on small enterprises and women; and issues with implementing cross-border corridors. The 'WEB' in the title stands for both the wider economic benefits (WEB) that transport corridors are expected to generate and the complex web of transport corridors that has been proposed. The appraisal methodology introduced in this book shows how the web of interconnected elements around corridors can be disentangled and the most promising corridor proposals—the ones with the greatest wider economic benefits—can be selected. 2017-11-15T23:50:53Z 2017-11-15T23:50:53Z 2018-07-10 Book 978-1-4648-1215-6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28882 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Publication South Asia Central Asia South Asia China India Vietnam
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description	This book develops a holistic appraisal methodology to ensure that economic benefits of investments in transport corridors are amplified and more widely spread, and possible negative impacts such as congestion, environmental degradation, and other unintended consequences are minimized. It focuses on South Asia—not only as one of the world’s most populous and poorest regions—but as a hinge between East Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. The book is aimed at politicians, technocrats, civil society organizations, and businesses. It presents case studies of past and recent corridor initiatives, provides rigorous analysis of the literature on the spatial impact of corridors, and offers assessments of corridor investment projects supported by international development organizations. A series of spotlights examines such issues as private sector co-investment; the impacts of corridors on small enterprises and women; and issues with implementing cross-border corridors. The 'WEB' in the title stands for both the wider economic benefits (WEB) that transport corridors are expected to generate and the complex web of transport corridors that has been proposed. The appraisal methodology introduced in this book shows how the web of interconnected elements around corridors can be disentangled and the most promising corridor proposals—the ones with the greatest wider economic benefits—can be selected.
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title	The WEB of Transport Corridors in South Asia
title_short	The WEB of Transport Corridors in South Asia
title_full	The WEB of Transport Corridors in South Asia
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title_full_unstemmed	The WEB of Transport Corridors in South Asia
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The WEB of Transport Corridors in South Asia

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