Below are some references on transportation planning in developing countries.
Best wishes,
-Todd Litman
Rahman Paul Barter and Tamim Raad, Taking Steps: A Community Action Guide
to People-Centred, Equitable and Sustainable Urban Transport, Sustainable
Transport Action Network for Asia and the Pacific
(www.geocities.com/sustrannet), 2000.
John Cracknell, Experience in Urban Traffic Management and Demand
Management in Developing Countries, World Bank, Urban Transport Strategy
Review (http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/transport/utsr.nsf), 2000.
Harry Dimitriou, Urban Transport Planning; A Developmental Approach,
Routledge (NY), 1992.
GTZ, Sustainable Transportation: A Sourcebook for Policy-Makers in
Developing Countries, Sustainable Urban Transport Project Asia
(www.sutp-asia.org) and Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit
(www.gtz.de), 2003. This consists of two-dozen modules describing specific
transportation issues. I can send the "Mobility Management" module, which I
wrote, as a PDF file on request.
I-ce, The Significance of Non-Motorised Transport for Developing Countries:
Strategies for Policy Development, World Bank, Urban Transport Strategy
Review (http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/transport/utsr.nsf), 2000.
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (www.itdp.org) promotes
socially equitable and environmentally sustainable transportation policies
and projects worldwide. The ITDP publishes a quarterly on-line newsletter,
TransportActions, available free at their website.
The International Forum for Rural Transport and Development (IFRTD)
(www.gn.apc.org/ifrtd) is a global network of organizations and individuals
working to improve accessibility and mobility in rural communities.
The International Network for Urban Development (www.inta-aivn.org)
encourages the exchange of information, experience and best practices on
urban development and renewal across the world.
J.H. Koster and M. de Langen (eds), Low-Cost Mobility In African Cities;
Report on the Expert Group
Meeting on Low-Cost Mobility in African Cities, International Institute for
Infrastructure, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering (www.ihe.nl), 2001.
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport (www.kzntransport.gov.za) is a good
example of a developing country transport agency that provides services and
sponsors research.
Mobility in the Developing World and Sustainable Transportation Live
(www.movingtheeconomy.ca), by Moving the Economy and the Canadian
International Development Agency.
Peter Newman and Jeff Kenworthy, Sustainability and Cities; Overcoming
Automobile Dependency, Island Press (www.islandpress.org), 1999.
K.S. Nesamani and Kaushik Deb, “Private Vehicle Restraint Measures -
Lessons for India,” World Transport Policy & Practice, Vol. 7, No. 1
(www.ecoplan.org/wtpp/wt_index.htm), 2001, pp. 27-31.
Rural Transport Knowledge Base
(www.transport-links.org/rtkb/English\Intro.htm) is a set of reference and
training material of the latest thinking and practice in the field of rural
transport, including the Rural Transport Policy Toolkit.
Niklas Sieber (editor), An Annotated Bibliography on Rural Transport,
(IFRTD) (www.gn.apc.org/ifrtd), 1997.
The SUSTRAN network (www.geocities.com/sustrannet) promotes and popularizes
people-centred, equitable and sustainable transport, with a focus on Asia
and the Pacific. Provides useful information on implementing TDM in
developing countries.
Sustainable Urban Transport Project (www.sutp.org) provides practical
resources for creating sustainable transport policies and planning
practices in developing cities.
Transport For Development Website
(www.transport-links.org/transport_links), UK Department for International
Development, provides extensive information resources and links to research
on developing region transportation.
Eduardo Alcântara Vasconcellos, Urban Transport, Environment And Equity -
The Case For Developing Countries, Earthscan (www.earthscan.co.uk), 2001.
Vehicle Emission Reductions Website (www.adb.org/vehicle-emissions) by the
Asia Development Bank provides a forum for developing countries to share
experiences and strategies in reducing vehicle emissions.
World Bank, Sustainable Transport; Priorities for Policy Reform, World Bank
(www.worldbank.org), 1996.
VTPI, "Online TDM Encyclopedia," Victoria Transport Policy Institute
(www.vtpi.org), 2003. Particularly see the "TDM in Developing Regions" and
"Sustainable Transportation" chapters.
At 11:52 AM 10/3/2003 +0700, Jonathan E. D. Richmond wrote:
>Dear Colleagues,
>
>A student, Anh, email address [log in to unmask], has just walked into my
>office with a question on a subject of which I have absolutely no
>knowledge, and I wondre if any of you would know more and could possibly
>email her directly.
>
>The student would like to have references to research on the subject of
>accident blacks spots in the UK, USA and Australia (but please note that
>our library is rather limited to say the least, so please cc. me as I may
>need to help her get the items).
>
>Many thanks!
>
>On another subject, I am putting together a new course on "developing
>transport for developing countries" to and would very much appreciate
>any ideas of good readings for that. Current teaching depends to
>omuch on textbooks with Western examples, and I am trying to
>build up local relevance. I am interested not only in technical issues,
>but government and policy ones.
>
>Thanks again,
>
> --Jonathan
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Sincerely,
Todd Litman, Director
Victoria Transport Policy Institute
"Efficiency - Equity - Clarity"
1250 Rudlin Street
Victoria, BC, V8V 3R7, Canada
Phone & Fax: 250-360-1560
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Website: http://www.vtpi.org
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