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Transport, Economic Growth, and Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo : A Spatial Analysis

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate several techniques which can be used to evaluate pathways to sustainable growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) via infrastructure improvement. Decades of conflict and neglect have left the DRC’s transport infrastructure amongst the sparsest a...

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Main Authors: Damania, Richard, Barra, Alvaro Federico, Burnouf, Mathilde, Russ, Jason Daniel
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
URBAN TRANSPORT
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
COSTS OF TRAVEL
ECONOMIC GROWTH
PRICE OF FUEL
REDUCING EMISSIONS
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
CARBON
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
TIMBER
EMISSIONS
ELASTICITY
ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
POLITICAL ECONOMY
REVENUES
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
JOURNEY
ECONOMIC EFFECTS
DIMINISHING RETURNS
INCENTIVES
EQUILIBRIUM
MODELS
RAILWAY LINES
TRAFFIC
ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPACT OF TRANSPORT COSTS
ROUTES
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
WEALTH
AIR
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
TRANSPORT INVESTMENT
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING
LOCAL TRANSPORT
SPEEDS
LOCAL TRANSPORTATION
ROAD SYSTEM
TRAVEL COSTS
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
NATIONAL RAILWAY
EXPLOITATION
ROAD
REGIONAL TRANSPORT
ARABLE LAND
COSTS
AIR TRAVEL
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
TRADEOFFS
ROAD NETWORK
NATURAL CAPITAL
TRANSPORT
IMPACT OF TRANSPORT
COST ELASTICITIES
FUEL USE
MODE OF TRANSPORT
DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT
ECONOMETRICS
OPTIONS
EXTERNALITIES
LONGER DISTANCES
TRUE
TRANSPORT PROJECTS
TRANSPORT QUALITY
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
TRAVEL TIMES
NATURAL RESOURCES
ROUTE
FUEL CONSUMPTION
METALS
ROAD QUALITY
EFFICIENCY
FISHING
CARBON EMISSIONS
INFRASTRUCTURE
LAND USE
RESOURCES
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
TRANSPORT NETWORK
INITIATIVES
DRIVING
ECONOMIC IMPACT
NATIONAL PARKS
TRAVEL
TRANSPORTATION
WAGES
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
POLICIES
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
VALUES
MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
MARKET PRICES
ECONOMIC VALUE
POLICY MAKERS
TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT
ELASTICITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
DEFORESTATION
LONGER DISTANCE TRANSPORT
MINES
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
ENDANGERED SPECIES
POPULATION DENSITY
LOGGING
DECISION MAKING
EFFICIENT TRAVEL
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
ENVIRONMENT
ROAD PROJECTS
RAILWAY
ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
PORT INFRASTRUCTURE
ECONOMICS
ROADS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
HIGHWAY
TRADE
RAILWAYS
RAILROAD
LAND
TRANSPORTATION COST
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
FARMS
FUEL
ECOLOGY
LONGER DISTANCE TRAVEL
TRIP
TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
TRANSPORT SYSTEM
INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT
INVESTMENTS
ROAD INVESTMENT
ROAD CONDITIONS
TRANSPORT COSTS
ENVIRONMENTAL
COST SAVINGS
ROAD TRANSPORT
TRAVEL TIME
INLAND WATERWAY
PASSENGER TRANSPORT
COST ANALYSIS
FREIGHT
INFRASTRUCTURES
PRICES
ROAD TRAFFIC
BOTTLENECKS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26012866/transport-economic-growth-deforestation-democratic-republic-congo-spatial-analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24044
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Summary:The purpose of this study is to demonstrate several techniques which can be used to evaluate pathways to sustainable growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) via infrastructure improvement. Decades of conflict and neglect have left the DRC’s transport infrastructure amongst the sparsest and most dilapidated in the world.

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