scholarly journals Pacific Transport Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Road Map 2021–2025

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Land Ownership ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Inclusive Growth ◽  
Development Bank ◽  
Road Map ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Sustainable Services

This publication highlights key transport issues in the Pacific developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and sets out ADB’s planned 2021–2025 transport sector operations in the region. These operations, based on domestic and regional sector priorities and ADB’s Strategy 2030, aim to help countries prepare for and respond to shocks, deliver sustainable services, and promote inclusive growth. The publication covers maritime, land, and urban transport; aviation; and intermodal connectivity. It discusses climate change adaptation and disaster risk management, regional cooperation and integration, institutional capacity, gender equality, land ownership, and procurement. It is linked to ADB’s Pacific Approach strategy document.

scholarly journals Financing Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia and the Pacific: A Guide for Policy Makers

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Asian Development Bank ◽  
Development Bank ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The World

Disaster events impact Asia and the Pacific more than any other region in the world. In light of current and future climate and disaster risks, there is an urgent need to address the region’s underinvestment in disaster risk and reduction. This publication aims to guide policy makers and other stakeholders on how to scale up disaster risk reduction financing in developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank. It provides an overview of financing opportunities—including instruments and mechanisms—as well as country case studies and practical tips for governments to implement enhanced disaster risk reduction.

scholarly journals Pacific Urban Development, Water, and Sanitation Sector Road Map 2021–2025

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
Asian Development Bank ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Development Bank ◽  
Road Map ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Urban Programs

Urban development plays a key role in contributing to stronger, healthier, and more inclusive economies in the Pacific. This document lays out the 5-year vision and strategy of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for urban programs, projects, and technical assistance in the Pacific region. It provides an overview of the key constraints to sustainable urban development and more livable cities, as well as opportunities for deepening and scaling up ADB support and engagement in its 14 Pacific developing member countries. The priority areas highlighted for ADB’s support are based on Pacific clients’ ongoing and emerging needs.

Urbanization in the Pacific: environmental change, vulnerability and human security

2000 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 392-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Cocklin ◽  
Meg Keen
Keyword(s):  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Human Security ◽  
Land Ownership ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Urban Transition ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Social Vulnerabilities ◽  
Pacific Island Nations

The world is in the midst of a substantial urban transition, but the impacts of this on the environment and human societies are not fully understood. Very little attention has been paid to urbanization processes in developing countries with smaller populations, despite the evident problems associated with urbanization. There are both biophysical and social vulnerabilities associated with urbanization in the South Pacific and these vulnerabilities affect human security. The biophysical vulnerabilities include the fragile environments of the island nations, limited land resources, shortages of basic resources, and the risks associated with global warming. The ability to respond to these problems is constrained by social vulnerabilities, notably weak economies, difficulties associated with land ownership, and institutional limitations. There is a need for institutional reform, improved planning, better urban resource management, and greater regional cooperation, if Pacific island nations are to respond effectively to rapid urbanization and global change.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and Transport in Asia and the Pacific: Guidance Note

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Leather ◽  
Noel Chavez
Keyword(s):  
Asian Development Bank ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Aviation Industry ◽  
Development Bank ◽  
Personal Mobility ◽  
Guidance Note ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Key Sectors ◽  
The World ◽  
Resilient Infrastructure

The unprecedented impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused enormous changes to the transport landscape in developing Asia and the Pacific region. This guidance note documents how COVID-19 has affected and is continuing to affect transport operators and users across the region, from personal mobility choices to public transport, to the aviation industry, among many other facets. Insights are also shared on how the transport sector can help deliver greener and more resilient infrastructure as countries around the world plan for recovery and rejuvenation in the post-pandemic future. It is one of a series produced by the Asian Development Bank for key sectors and thematic areas.

Urban Transport

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
José van
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Ride Sharing ◽  
The World ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Selection Mechanisms

Platformization affects the entire urban transport sector, effectively blurring the division between private and public transport modalities; existing public–private arrangements have started to shift as a result. This chapter analyzes and discusses the emergence of a platform ecology for urban transport, focusing on two central public values: the quality of urban transport and the organization of labor and workers’ rights. Using the prism of platform mechanisms, it analyzes how the sector of urban transport is changing societal organization in various urban areas across the world. Datafication has allowed numerous new actors to offer their bike-, car-, or ride-sharing services online; selection mechanisms help match old and new complementors with passengers. Similarly, new connective platforms are emerging, most prominently transport network companies such as Uber and Lyft that offer public and private transport options, as well as new platforms offering integrated transport services, often referred to as “mobility as a service.”

scholarly journals Projection of material flows and stocks in the urban transport sector until 2050 – A scenario-based analysis for the city of Vienna

2021 ◽  
pp. 127591
Author(s):  
Andreas Gassner ◽  
Jakob Lederer ◽  
Gerald Kovacic ◽  
Ursula Mollay ◽  
Christof Schremmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Transport ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Material Flows ◽  
The City

scholarly journals Framing Electric Mobility for Urban Sustainability in a Circular Economy Context: An Overview of the Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7786
Author(s):  
Walter Leal Filho ◽  
Ismaila Rimi Abubakar ◽  
Richard Kotter ◽  
Thomas Skou Grindsted ◽  
Abdul-Lateef Balogun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Urban Quality Of Life ◽  
Electro Mobility

The development of electro-mobility is one of the centerpieces of European country attempts to reduce carbon emissions and increase the quality of life in cities. The goals of reducing emissions from the transport sector and phasing out fossil-fueled vehicles in (urban) transport by 2050 present unrivaled opportunities to foster electro-mobility. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the literature and provides a detailed analysis of the current development of electro-mobility in Europe, assessing social, economic, and environmental aspects under a circular economy (CE) context. It also examines the existing challenges and suggests ways of addressing them towards improving the environmental performance of electro-mobility and the urban quality of life. The paper argues that a narrow technology-only agenda in electro-mobility will be less successful without the imperative of the CE, including not just materials and resources but also energy, to unlock the medium-term co-benefits of de-carbonization of both the transport as well as the building and energy sectors. The paper critically reviews some of the anticipated future developments that may guide the growth of this rapidly growing field into a CE.

scholarly journals The ANZUS Treaty during the Cold War: A Reinterpretation of U.S. Diplomacy in the Southwest Pacific

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 109-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas K. Robb ◽  
David James Gill
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Coercive Diplomacy ◽  
Monetary System ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
The U.S

This article explains the origins of the Australia–New Zealand–United States (ANZUS) Treaty by highlighting U.S. ambitions in the Pacific region after World War II. Three clarifications to the historiography merit attention. First, an alliance with Australia and New Zealand reflected the pursuit of U.S. interests rather than the skill of antipodean diplomacy. Despite initial reservations in Washington, geostrategic anxiety and economic ambition ultimately spurred cooperation. The U.S. government's eventual recourse to coercive diplomacy against the other ANZUS members, and the exclusion of Britain from the alliance, substantiate claims of self-interest. Second, the historiography neglects the economic rationale underlying the U.S. commitment to Pacific security. Regional cooperation ensured the revival of Japan, the avoidance of discriminatory trade policies, and the stability of the Bretton Woods monetary system. Third, scholars have unduly played down and misunderstood the concept of race. U.S. foreign policy elites invoked ideas about a “White Man's Club” in Asia to obscure the pursuit of U.S. interests in the region and to ensure British exclusion from the treaty.

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