Urban Transport Projects : Patterns and Trends in Lending, 1999-2009

The study consisted of developing a compendium of profiles for all free-standing urban transport projects funded by the Bank in calendar years from 1999 through 2009, followed by a first-pass synthesis of patterns and trends. There were 50 such pro...

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Main Author: Mitric, Slobodan
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/238221468323944425/Urban-transport-projects-patterns-and-trends-in-lending-1999-2009
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spelling okr-10986-304142021-04-23T14:04:57Z Urban Transport Projects : Patterns and Trends in Lending, 1999-2009 Mitric, Slobodan URBAN TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS URBAN ROAD INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE RAPID TRANSIT BUS SERVICE The study consisted of developing a compendium of profiles for all free-standing urban transport projects funded by the Bank in calendar years from 1999 through 2009, followed by a first-pass synthesis of patterns and trends. There were 50 such projects. In addition, profiles were done for several projects from this period which were classified as urban or transport, but with significant urban transport components. Also, profiles were done for several operations approved before 1999 or after 2009, because they formed organic sequences with some operations in the 1999-2009 batches, in the same city or the same country. In all, profiles were done for 56 operations. A list of these projects is in annex one. Full profiles are in annex two, grouped by the geographic region, and in the chronological order according to the date of loan approval. The sources consulted in writing the profiles included project appraisal documents, loan and project agreements, restructuring papers, and implementation completion reports. In addition to this introduction, the synthesis report has four chapters. In the next (second) chapter, a brief overview is provided of the batch of projects for which the profiles were done. Chapter three reviews urban transport programs by region. Chapter four presents outcome ratings for completed projects and issues related to their success or otherwise. Chapter five discusses the fit between the projects and a provisional version of the Bank's urban transport strategy. 2018-09-12T16:20:56Z 2018-09-12T16:20:56Z 2011 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/238221468323944425/Urban-transport-projects-patterns-and-trends-in-lending-1999-2009 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30414 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa East Asia and Pacific Europe and Central Asia Latin America & Caribbean Middle East and North Africa South Asia
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topic URBAN TRANSPORT
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
URBAN ROAD INVESTMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
RAPID TRANSIT
BUS SERVICE
spellingShingle URBAN TRANSPORT
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
URBAN ROAD INVESTMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
RAPID TRANSIT
BUS SERVICE
Mitric, Slobodan
Urban Transport Projects : Patterns and Trends in Lending, 1999-2009
geographic_facet Africa
East Asia and Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East and North Africa
South Asia
description The study consisted of developing a compendium of profiles for all free-standing urban transport projects funded by the Bank in calendar years from 1999 through 2009, followed by a first-pass synthesis of patterns and trends. There were 50 such projects. In addition, profiles were done for several projects from this period which were classified as urban or transport, but with significant urban transport components. Also, profiles were done for several operations approved before 1999 or after 2009, because they formed organic sequences with some operations in the 1999-2009 batches, in the same city or the same country. In all, profiles were done for 56 operations. A list of these projects is in annex one. Full profiles are in annex two, grouped by the geographic region, and in the chronological order according to the date of loan approval. The sources consulted in writing the profiles included project appraisal documents, loan and project agreements, restructuring papers, and implementation completion reports. In addition to this introduction, the synthesis report has four chapters. In the next (second) chapter, a brief overview is provided of the batch of projects for which the profiles were done. Chapter three reviews urban transport programs by region. Chapter four presents outcome ratings for completed projects and issues related to their success or otherwise. Chapter five discusses the fit between the projects and a provisional version of the Bank's urban transport strategy.
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title Urban Transport Projects : Patterns and Trends in Lending, 1999-2009
title_short Urban Transport Projects : Patterns and Trends in Lending, 1999-2009
title_full Urban Transport Projects : Patterns and Trends in Lending, 1999-2009
title_fullStr Urban Transport Projects : Patterns and Trends in Lending, 1999-2009
title_full_unstemmed Urban Transport Projects : Patterns and Trends in Lending, 1999-2009
title_sort urban transport projects : patterns and trends in lending, 1999-2009
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
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