Sustainable High Volume Road and Rail Transport in Low Income Countries

• Other Authors: Burrow, Michael (Editor), Ghataora, Gurmel (Editor), Thompson, Bruce (Editor), Obika, Bernard (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; capability plan; low-income countries; railways; railway technical strategy; South Asia; Sub-Saharan Africa; sustainability; low-carbon transport; sustainable mobility; climate change strategies; transport policy; Paris Agreement; gender; transport; accessibility; smart city; smart mobility; low- and middle-income countries; transport corridor; transport infrastructure; transport development impacts; wider economic benefits; corridor management; transport costs; passenger and freight; road and railway; Low Income Countries; road; materials; recycling; non-conventional; risk; design; partnering; ageing; disability; mobility; older people; poverty; urban; children; Africa; Asia; youth voice; school; work; road safety; under-reporting; best practices; vulnerable groups; injury severity; road crash costing; crash data; capacity building; people with disabilities; inclusive transport; high volume transport; accessible transport; accessible road and rail infrastructure; efficient transport services; transport corridors; green transport; low carbon transport; disability and mobility; gender disparity
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This Special Issue presents an in-depth analysis of transport research commissioned by the UK Department for International Development under the High Volume Transport Programme (2017-2023). The analysis done in the period 2018-2019 contributes to the UK response to improving transport in the low-inc...