ITF Research Reports Policies to Extend the Life of Road Assets

ITF Research Reports Policies to Extend the Life of Road Assets
Author: International Transport Forum
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2018-12-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9282163741

This report presents policy options for extending the life of road assets by mitigating deterioration caused by trucks. Beyond traditional engineering responses, it considers the role of trucks in road asset deterioration from a broader, demand-oriented perspective.

OECD Economic Surveys: South Africa 2022

OECD Economic Surveys: South Africa 2022
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2022-08-25
Genre:
ISBN: 926440502X

The COVID-19 crisis has weakened an already fragile economy. South Africa’s growth underperformed during the past decade: GDP per capita was already lower in 2019 than in 2008. Unemployment remains high, at around 35%, and youth unemployment even exceeds 50%. In the meantime, spending pressures are mounting to close the financing gap in health, infrastructure and higher education.

ITF Research Reports Adapting Transport to Climate Change and Extreme Weather Implications for Infrastructure Owners and Network Managers

ITF Research Reports Adapting Transport to Climate Change and Extreme Weather Implications for Infrastructure Owners and Network Managers
Author: International Transport Forum
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2016-12-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9282108074

This report addresses the fundamental challenges that climate change poses to infrastructure owners, who face two major challenges. First, they must ensure continued asset performance under sometimes significantly modified climate conditions that may decrease the present value of their networks ...

COVID-19 and Transport in Asia and the Pacific

COVID-19 and Transport in Asia and the Pacific
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2020-12-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9292625837

The economic and social impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been dramatic, and transport has played a central role in its spread. The transport sector has also enabled essential workers to get to work during the pandemic and will support the needs of the population throughout the different stages of recovery. This guidance note presents (i) the impacts of the pandemic on social and travel behaviors in Asia and the Pacific, and how the transport sector is responding; and (ii) guiding principles and good practices in transport operations to support economic recovery.

Transport Infrastructure Investment Options for Efficiency

Transport Infrastructure Investment Options for Efficiency
Author: International Transport Forum
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2008-02-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9282101568

Examines key principles that should be considered by governments in deciding how to provide and pay for surface transport infrastructure, with a view to best serving societies’ needs and employing public resources.

ITF Transport Outlook 2017

ITF Transport Outlook 2017
Author: International Transport Forum
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2017-01-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9282108007

The ITF Transport Outlook provides an overview of recent trends and near-term prospects for the transport sector at a global level, as well as long-term prospects for transport demand to 2050, for freight (maritime, air and surface), passenger transport (car, rail and air) and CO2 emissions.

The Transport System and Transport Policy

The Transport System and Transport Policy
Author: Bert van Wee
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2023-08-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1802206779

This extensively updated textbook introduces the transport system and its societal impacts in a holistic and multidisciplinary way. A timely second edition, it includes new analyses of travel behaviour and the transport system’s impacts on health and well-being.