This document takes a look at the
important role transport facilitation
plays in regional development
and considers the implications of
adopting the Rotterdam Rules for
the transport sector.
This edition of the FAL Bulletin examines the state of affairs of transport in the Plurinational State of Bolivia and Paraguay, along with their transit countries. The information herein is an update of Bulletin 262 of June 2008.
Cipoletta Tomassian, Georgina
,
Pérez, Gabriel
,
Sánchez, Ricardo
,
Transport: the state of affairs in landlocked developing countries of Latin America, through June 2009
The Transport Unit has developed a project evaluation methodology whereby benefits may be broken down by target groups. To date, this approach has been used in three highway concession projects in Argentina, Chile and Colombia. It is also applicable to other projects where it is important to know...
This issue of the FAL Bulletin proposes a
paradigm shift away from the traditional
approach to transport policy in the region,
so as to better address issues associated
with development. It suggests working
towards an integrated and sustainable
infrastructure, logistics and mobility policy ...
This issue of the FAL Bulletin covers training in the inland freight transportation and logistical
operations sector in Latin America and its role in productivity and competitiveness.
There was a time when tram services were critical to public transport in many of the largest cities of Latin America; however, trams disappeared about fifty years ago, for a number of reasons. They are back now, especially in the cities of the more developed world, in a modern version usually kno...
This FAL Bulletin discusses the challenges involved in creating equality in urban mobility and the need to reach towards a social sustainability framework, as existing policies often accentuate current inequities and inequalities in accessibility. Lack of access to mobility has wide-ranging effec...
This issue of the FAL Bulletin examines the
economic, institutional, social and environmental
aspects of logistics platforms, which help to
support competitive economies in a sustainable
and egalitarian environment.
This issue of the FAL bulletin analyses
transport and mobility policy in Latin
America, where the lack of integrated
public policies for urban mobility and
the failure to take coordinated action
over time make it difficult to prioritize
investments and coordinate existing
initiatives (both...