Africa's transport infrastructure [[electronic resource] ] : mainstreaming maintenance and management / / Kenneth Gwilliam, with Heinrich Bofinger ... [et al.]

• Autore: Gwilliam K. M
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (872 p.)
• Disciplina: 388.096
• Soggetto topico: Transportation - Africa; Infrastructure (Economics) - Africa
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BofingerHeinrich
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The legacy of history -- Roads : the burden of maintenance -- Railways : not pulling their weight -- Airports and air transport : policies for growth -- Ports and shipping : moving toward modern management structures -- Urban transport : struggling with growth -- Spending to improve connectivity -- Financing : filling the gaps -- Governance : the key to progress.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book presents and analyzes the results of a comprehensive collection of data on the extent and condition of transport infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa, identifies the reasons for poor performance, and estimates future financing needs.The transport facilities of Sub-Saharan Africa were built primarily for the colonial exploitation of mineral and agricultural resources. The chief goal of road and rail networks was to link mines, plantations, and other sites for the exploitation and transformation on natural resources to ports, rather than to provide general connectivity within the regio
• Titolo autorizzato: Africa's transport infrastructure
• ISBN: 1-283-06599-1; 9786613065995; 0-8213-8605-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457031003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Africa development forum.; Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). . -Infrastructure.