Reducing non-renewable energy consumption and exploring alternatives for energy generation are priority topics of much debate around the world. The quest for affordable and non-polluting energy is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations in September 2015. One of ...
Wilmsmeier, Gordon
,
Jaimurzina, Azhar
,
Montiel, Daniela
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Energy Efficiency and Electric-Powered Mobility by River: Sustainable Solutions for Amazonia
El análisis de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) sobre el consumo de energía en los puertos y las terminales es el más amplio y relevante realizado sobre este tema, tanto en América Latina como en otras regiones. Los datos que suministra permiten examinar las modalidad...
Este Boletín FAL tiene el objetivo de contribuir a que el sector logístico y los encargados de la formulación de políticas descubran y asuman la vinculación directa entre sostenibilidad y eficiencia, de modo que puedan tomarse medidas para hacer que las cadenas logísticas y las empresas sean más ...
The lack of access to the sea is frequently cited as a reason that helps to explain the low growth rate and underdevelopment of landlocked countries. Nevertheless, development is clearly a multidimensional process and therefore cannot be contingent solely upon geographical conditions.
Composite i...
This edition of the FAL Bulletin aims to help industry and policy makers see and embrace the direct link between sustainability and efficiency, so that action to make supply chains and businesses more efficient and sustainable can be taken.
This FAL Bulletin looks at the classification of navigable inland waterways in South America. It describes an existing classification system (ECMT/UNECE), noting its role in
the development of river transport, based on which it discusses lessons learned and presents a preliminary proposal for a c...
Jaimurzina, Azhar
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Wilmsmeier, Gordon
,
Montiel, Daniela
,
Inland waterways classification as a tool for public policy and planning: core concepts and proposals for South America
This FAL Bulletin analyses the relevance
of the cruise industry for the region and
particularly for Caribbean countries.
The article begins with an overview of the
tourism industry, followed by a discussion
of the relevance of the cruise industry
for the region, and finally an approach to
m...
Sánchez, Ricardo
,
Wilmsmeier, Gordon
,
The Costa Concordia disaster and the cruise industry: An analysis of risks and challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean
This FAL bulletin analyzes data for commodities traded and transportation used between nine South American countries, during the years 2000, 2006, and 2010.
El objetivo del presente boletín
FAL es destacar la importancia de
los ríos dentro el sistema de
transporte de América del Sur. El
planteamiento de la temática de
movilidad fluvial y la formulación
de políticas no solamente es
importante para el desarrollo del
transporte fluvial sino también
por ...
En el presente boletín FAL
se analiza la
posible contribución de los cargos de
infraestructura diferenciadas al fomento
de conductas ambientalmente más
racionales, como la eficiencia energética
y el cambio tecnológico.