03769oam 22006015 450 991079846010332120180613003101.010.1596/978-1-4648-0810-4(CKB)3710000000731250(EBL)4557038(OCoLC)946580019(PQKBManifestationID)16404631(PQKBWorkID)14962030(PQKB)21151909(MiAaPQ)EBC4557038(DLC) 2016017181(The World Bank)19050489(US-djbf)19050489(EXLCZ)99371000000073125020160411d2016 uy 0engurcn|||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierEconomic Boom or Ecologic Doom? Using Spatial Analysis to Reconcile Road Development with Forest Conservation /World BankWashington, D.C. :World Bank,2016.1 online resource (pages cm.)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 ProjectWorld Bank e-Library.Transportation and stateCongo (Democratic Republic)Economic developmentCongo (Democratic Republic)DeforestationCongo (Democratic Republic)Transportation and stateEconomic developmentDeforestation388/.049096751Federico AlvaroWorld Bank,DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910798460103321Economic Boom or Ecologic Doom3756328UNINA