All Transport
Adapting Transport to Climate Change and Extreme Weather
Research Report, Policy Insights,
14 December 2016
- Act now to preserve the value of transport infrastructure and maintain network performance.
- Protect transport infrastructure against climate impacts through good maintenance.
- Prepare for more frequent and unexpected failure of transport infrastructure.
- Account for temporary unavailability of transport assets in in service continuity plans.
- Assess vulnerability of transport assets and networks from climate change and extreme weather.
- Focus on transport system resilience, not just on designing robust infrastructure.
- Re-evaluate thinking on redundant transport infrastructure.
- Do not rely solely on cost-benefit analysis for appraising the value of transport infrastructure.
- Develop new decision-support tools that incorporate deep uncertainty into asset appraisal.
Capacity to Grow: Transport Infrastructure Needs for Future Trade Growth
Corporate Partnership Board Report, Policy Insights,
8 May 2016
- Develop planning tools to adapt to uncertainties: Good port planning means planning for uncertainties.
- Increase port capacity by optimising existing terminals.
- Take a holistic planning approach to improving port capacity needs as part of the entire supply chain.
- Use funding as a balancing tool in port capacity development.
Balancing Financial Sustainability and Affordability in Public Transport: The Case of Bogota, Colombia
Presentation, slides, speech,
4 April 2016
Housing Plus Transportation Affordability Indices: Uses, Opportunities, and Challenges
Presentation, slides, speech,
3 April 2016
Perspectives for Integrating Housing Location Considerations and Transport Planning as a Means to Face Social Exclusion in Indian Cities
Presentation, slides, speech,
3 April 2016
National Issues in the USA in Economic Development, Mobility and Income Inequality
Presentation, slides, speech,
3 April 2016
Passengers' Valuations of Universal Design in Local Public Transport
Presentation, slides, speech,
4 March 2016
Access for All: The Benefits of Improving Accessibility of Rail Stations
Presentation, slides, speech,
4 March 2016
The Role of Accessible Transport in Fostering Tourism for All
Presentation, slides, speech,
3 March 2016
Stress Assessment of the Transport Handicapped Based on Biological Signals
Presentation, slides, speech,
3 March 2016
Towards a Framework for Identifying and Measuring the Benefits of Accessibility
Presentation, slides, speech,
3 March 2016
Adapting Transport Policy to Climate Change
Research Report, Policy Insights,
30 November 2015
- Uncertainty is different from risk.
- Climate effects are subject to uncertainty.
- There are techniques to deal with risk.
- There is currently no robust method to treat Knightian uncertainty.
- Risk, uncertainty and discount rate all affect carbon value.
Integrated Transport Development Experiences of Global City Clusters - Urban and Suburban Transport in Mexico City
Presentation, slides, speech,
2 July 2015
Urban Development, Transport Investments and Connectivity in the Ile-de-France Region
Presentation, slides, speech,
2 July 2015
Integrated Transport Development in China’s Emerging Urban Agglomerations
Presentation, slides, speech,
1 July 2015
Urban Planning and Transport Infrastructure Provision in the Randstad, Netherlands – a Global City Cluster
Presentation, slides, speech,
1 July 2015
Cities as Labor Markets: Relevance to China City Cluster Development
Presentation, slides, speech,
1 July 2015
Logistics Strategy and Performance Measurement: Mexico’s National Observatory for Transport and Logistics
Case-Specific Policy Analysis,
30 April 2015
Drivers of Logistics Performance: A Case Study of Turkey
Corporate Partnership Board Report, Policy Insights,
30 April 2015
- Policy actions creating the highest improvement in the logistics performance vary for different income levels.
- Reducing the variability of customs clearance time is an important element for improving the efficiency of border crossing procedures.
- Capacity management plays a vital role in infrastructure efficiency.
- Intermodal transport systems, including good access to roads, terminals and seaport channels, are fundamental for a high-quality transport infrastructure.
- A successful logistics industry is essential in providing high quality logistics services.
- Resilience-improving policies and investments are necessary.
National Performance Indicator Observatory on Freight Transport and Logistics
Presentation, slides, speech,
9 March 2015
The World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI) and Drivers of Logistics Performance
Presentation, slides, speech,
9 March 2015