Decarbonizing Cities by Improving Public Transport and Managing Land Use and Traffic
Urban transport is a significant contributor to climate-warming greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in cities, with most urban transport emissions coming from cars. More than seventy percent of global carbon dioxide emissions come from cities, making mi...
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okr-10986-365172021-11-20T05:10:43Z Decarbonizing Cities by Improving Public Transport and Managing Land Use and Traffic Ardila-Gomez, Arturo Bianchi Alves, Bianca Moody, Joanna PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT GREEN TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE PARKING POLICY ROAD PRICING CONGESTION PRICING FEMALE EMPOWERMENT LAND USE DECARBONIZATION URBAN PLANNING CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY Urban transport is a significant contributor to climate-warming greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in cities, with most urban transport emissions coming from cars. More than seventy percent of global carbon dioxide emissions come from cities, making mitigation efforts at the local level an important contributor to decarbonization. Urban transport also plays a fundamental role in the economic activity and welfare of urban citizens. Therefore, developing cities must find a way to continue to improve accessibility, while decoupling growth in travel demand from growth in GHG emissions. Affordable, safe, and convenient urban passenger mobility systems are critical for the welfare of urban residents, connecting people to jobs, education, health care, and recreation. This paper argues that cities in developing countries have a unique opportunity to preserve and encourage sustainable urban passenger mobility by building on their existing modal shares in public transport, walking, and biking the low carbon modes. Section 2 of this paper provides additional detail on key mobility and land use challenges that developing cities are facing. Section 3 outlines strategies to overcome the challenges. Section 4 summarizes the high-level takeaways and suggests a way forward for the international community to support city governments in providing better transport infrastructure, services, and enabling environments to ensure their long-term financial and environmental sustainability. 2021-11-09T19:23:40Z 2021-11-09T19:23:40Z 2021-10 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/162761635935300052/Discussion-Paper http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36517 English Transport Decarbonization Investment Series CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT GREEN TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE PARKING POLICY ROAD PRICING CONGESTION PRICING FEMALE EMPOWERMENT LAND USE DECARBONIZATION URBAN PLANNING CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY |
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT GREEN TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE PARKING POLICY ROAD PRICING CONGESTION PRICING FEMALE EMPOWERMENT LAND USE DECARBONIZATION URBAN PLANNING CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY Ardila-Gomez, Arturo Bianchi Alves, Bianca Moody, Joanna Decarbonizing Cities by Improving Public Transport and Managing Land Use and Traffic |
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Urban transport is a significant
contributor to climate-warming greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions in cities, with most urban transport emissions
coming from cars. More than seventy percent of global carbon
dioxide emissions come from cities, making mitigation
efforts at the local level an important contributor to
decarbonization. Urban transport also plays a fundamental
role in the economic activity and welfare of urban citizens.
Therefore, developing cities must find a way to continue to
improve accessibility, while decoupling growth in travel
demand from growth in GHG emissions. Affordable, safe, and
convenient urban passenger mobility systems are critical for
the welfare of urban residents, connecting people to jobs,
education, health care, and recreation. This paper argues
that cities in developing countries have a unique
opportunity to preserve and encourage sustainable urban
passenger mobility by building on their existing modal
shares in public transport, walking, and biking the low
carbon modes. Section 2 of this paper provides additional
detail on key mobility and land use challenges that
developing cities are facing. Section 3 outlines strategies
to overcome the challenges. Section 4 summarizes the
high-level takeaways and suggests a way forward for the
international community to support city governments in
providing better transport infrastructure, services, and
enabling environments to ensure their long-term financial
and environmental sustainability. |
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Ardila-Gomez, Arturo Bianchi Alves, Bianca Moody, Joanna |
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Ardila-Gomez, Arturo Bianchi Alves, Bianca Moody, Joanna |
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Decarbonizing Cities by Improving Public Transport and Managing Land Use and Traffic |
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Decarbonizing Cities by Improving Public Transport and Managing Land Use and Traffic |
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Decarbonizing Cities by Improving Public Transport and Managing Land Use and Traffic |
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Decarbonizing Cities by Improving Public Transport and Managing Land Use and Traffic |
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Decarbonizing Cities by Improving Public Transport and Managing Land Use and Traffic |
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decarbonizing cities by improving public transport and managing land use and traffic |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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