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-income countries in Africa and South Asia. As a result, key priorities have been identified for applied research in 2020 to make road, rail and urban transport more efficient and affordable, and all transport greener, safer and more inclusive for all users. This applied research is a vital link in making transport a sustainable lifeline for people in low-income countries, because transport gives farmers and manufacturers access to domestic and international markets and people in rural and urban areas access to schools and health services.