03778nam 2200589 450 991046533720332120180613003101.0(CKB)3710000000731250(EBL)4557038(OCoLC)946580019(PQKBManifestationID)16404631(PQKBWorkID)14962030(PQKB)21151909(MiAaPQ)EBC4557038(DLC) 2016017181(EXLCZ)99371000000073125020160711h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEconomic boom or ecologic doom? using spatial analysis to reconcile road development with forest conservation /Alvaro Federico [and three others]Washington, District of Columbia :World Bank Group,2016.©20161 online resource (103 p.)Directions in Development. Infrastructure"This report was prepared by a team led by Richard Damania comprising (in alphabetical order) Alvaro Federico Barra, Mathilde Burnouf and Jason Daniel Russ."1-4648-0810-4 1-4648-0811-2 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Executive Summary; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Overview; Context and Rationale; Natural Resources, Infrastructure, and Development; Structure of the Report; Notes; References; Chapter 2 A Snapshot of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Transport System; Introduction; The Current State of the Transport Network; Two Transport Network Improvement Proposals; Benefits to Road Improvement; Concluding Remarks; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Roads, Forests, and the Biodiversity of the Democratic Republic of Congo; Motivation; ApproachResults on Forest ClearingGradients of Biodiversity Impacts; The Stakes for Vulnerable Areas; Concluding Remarks; Annex 3A; Annex 3B; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Economic and Ecological Impact of Prospective Road Investments; Introduction; Major Urban Center Road Network Improvement Project; Virunga National Park Road Improvement Project; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Summary and Conclusions; Introduction; Modeling Transport Cost in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Its Effects in the Economy; Estimating Deforestation and Biodiversity Impacts of Road Improvements; Scenario Analysis; BoxesMap ES.3 Transport Cost to the Cheapest MarketMap ES.4 The Difference in Transportation Costs to Kinshasa between a Unimodal and Multimodal System; Map ES.5 Composite Species-Ecoregion Index, Congo Basin Countries; Map ES.6 The Economy and Ecology of the Democratic Republic of Congo; Map ES.7 Estimated Changes to Local GDP and Deforestation from the Major Urban Center Road Network Improvement Project; Map ES.8 Major Urban Center Road Network Deforestation Risk Assessment; Map ES.9 Estimated Changes to Local GDP Due to the Virunga National Park Road Improvement ProjectDirections in development (Washington, D.C.).Infrastructure.Transportation and stateCongo (Democratic Republic)Economic developmentCongo (Democratic Republic)DeforestationCongo (Democratic Republic)Electronic books.Transportation and stateEconomic developmentDeforestation388.04909675Federico AlvaroWorld Bank,MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465337203321Economic boom or ecologic doom2487915UNINA