Economic boom or ecologic doom? : using spatial analysis to reconcile road development with forest conservation / / Alvaro Federico [and three others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (103 p.) |
Disciplina | 388.04909675 |
Collana | Directions in Development. Infrastructure |
Soggetto topico |
Transportation and state - Congo (Democratic Republic)
Economic development - Congo (Democratic Republic) Deforestation - Congo (Democratic Republic) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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; Approach
Results 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; Boxes Map 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 Project |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465337203321 |
Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Economic Boom or Ecologic Doom? : Using Spatial Analysis to Reconcile Road Development with Forest Conservation / / World Bank |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm.) |
Disciplina | 388/.049096751 |
Collana | Directions in Development. Infrastructure |
Soggetto topico |
Transportation and state - Congo (Democratic Republic)
Economic development - Congo (Democratic Republic) Deforestation - Congo (Democratic Republic) |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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; Approach
Results 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; Boxes Map 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 Project |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798460103321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Economic Boom or Ecologic Doom? : Using Spatial Analysis to Reconcile Road Development with Forest Conservation / / World Bank |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm.) |
Disciplina | 388/.049096751 |
Collana | Directions in Development. Infrastructure |
Soggetto topico |
Transportation and state - Congo (Democratic Republic)
Economic development - Congo (Democratic Republic) Deforestation - Congo (Democratic Republic) |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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; Approach
Results 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; Boxes Map 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 Project |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822089503321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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