As the developing world rapidly
urbanizes, the demands on transport systems also grow often
at a faster pace than the population. Given the above
tendency, an effective...
The services sector in Indonesia
accounts for more than half of total value added, employs
more than 55 million workers, and provides 35 percent of
overall inputs to...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 89287Date: January 1, 2014
In fiscal 2014, PPIAF’s work
was shaped by the development of its FY15-17 Strategy and
Business Plan. The formulation of these documents
disciplined our efforts...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 105779Date: January 1, 2014
Yet the current situation differs from
2007-2008 in critical respects. First, recent international
price increases are more widespread across agricultural
commodities...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 87932Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Cord,Louise J. ;
Sennhauser,Ethel ;
De La Torre,Augusto
The emergence of low-cost carriers
(LCCs) has been a key catalyst for the development of the
aviation industry in the last decade. Indeed, extensive
research has been...
Type: PublicationReport#: 90586Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Schlumberger,Charles E. ;
Weisskopf,Nora
Road traffic crashes kill over 1.2
million people a year, a death toll that exceeds fatalities
due to malaria and approaches deaths attributable to
tuberculosis (TB)....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 87931Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Negrete, Urzua
The urban population in the developing
world is expected to more than double by the middle of the
twenty-first century, from 2.3 billion in 2005 to 5.3
billion in 2050....
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 90042Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Agarwal,Om Prakash ;
Bahuguna,Aroha ;
Padam,Gouthami ;
Pena, Salvador
The underlying principle of the Basket
of Construction Components (BOCC) was that the construction
costs of residential and non residential buildings and civil
engineering...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 90522Date: January 1, 2014
Following a ten-year civil war that
ended in 2006 and led to the transition from a centuries-old
monarchy to a republic based on a multi-party democracy,
Nepal remains...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 88866Date: January 1, 2014
The development objective of the
Strategic Cities Development Project for Sri Lanka is to
contribute to the improvement of urban services and
livability in selected...
The Europe 2020 strategy and the
legislative package from the European commission provide
European Union (EU) member states a framework and means for
moving towards...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84265Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Monsalve, Carolina ;
Ayland, Nick ;
Nutu, Otilia ;
Shah, Jitendra ;
Peszko, Grzegorz
This report provides an analysis of the
spatial planning system in Romania and suggests ways in
which it can be improved. Romania has recently experienced a
proliferation...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84322Date: December 26, 2013Author:
Ionescu-Heroiu,Marcel ;
Moldovan,Sandu Ciprian ;
Batog,Marina Ramona ;
Ortiz,Pedro ;
Panescu,Eugen ;
Petrovici,Norbert Immanuel ;
Taralunga,Nicolae
This document examines the geographic
distribution of employed individuals across Romania, the
implications, and recommendations. Under optimal conditions,
cities concentrate...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84324Date: December 26, 2013Author:
Blankespoor,Brian ;
Burduja,Sebastian Ioan ;
Cojocaru,Stefan Lucian ;
Ionescu-Heroiu,Marcel ;
Iorga, Elena ;
Man,Titus-Cristian ;
Moldovan,Sandu Ciprian ;
Moretti,Enrico ;
Rus, Raularian ;
Sandu,Dumitru D. ;
Van Der Weide,Roy
The trade facilitation agenda represents
an important opportunity for countries to not only realize
economic development and poverty reduction goals, but also
deepen...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 83567Date: December 23, 2013
The main impetus for this report (and
for the reports prepared for the other six growth poles) is
a request received from the Ministry of Regional Development
and Public...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 84313Date: December 20, 2013Author:
Bose,Ranjan K. ;
Burduja,Sebastian Ioan ;
Ionescu-Heroiu,Marcel ;
Mot,Ana Maria Manuela
The main impetus for this report (and
for the reports prepared for the other six growth poles) is
a request received from the Ministry of Regional Development
and Public...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 84312Date: December 20, 2013Author:
Bose,Ranjan K. ;
Burduja,Sebastian Ioan ;
Ionescu-Heroiu,Marcel ;
Mot,Ana Maria Manuela
This report looks at the growth poles
policy in Romania to determine ways to increase its
effectiveness and efficiency for the next programming cycle
(2014-2020). The...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84327Date: December 20, 2013Author:
Bere, Ramona ;
Burduja,Sebastian Ioan ;
Ionescu-Heroiu,Marcel ;
Keicho,Toshiaki ;
Licciardi,Guido ;
Man,Titus-Cristian ;
Moldovan,Sandu Ciprian ;
Neagu,Marina ;
Rusu,Raularian ;
Sandu,Dumitru D.
The Tool for Rapid Assessment of City
Energy (TRACE) is used for conducting rapid assessments of
energy use in cities. It helps prioritize sectors with
significant energy...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 84296Date: December 20, 2013Author:
Bose,Ranjan K. ;
Burduja,Sebastian Ioan ;
Ionescu-Heroiu,Marcel ;
Mot,Ana Maria Manuela
The Romania Regional Operational
Programme (ROP) addresses a wide-ranging set of needs at the
level of each of the eight regions, covering areas like
urban development,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84328Date: December 20, 2013Author:
Burduja,Sebastian Ioan ;
Ciobanu,Ciprian ;
Gaman,Florian ;
Ionescu-Heroiu,Marcel ;
Magheru,Mihai ;
Mclean,Keith W. ;
Nesa,Ana Cristina Roxana ;
Ohranovic, Nadja ;
Pauna,Catalin ;
Radoi,Valentina Vasilica ;
Rodriguez,Pedro L.
The Tool for Rapid Assessment of City
Energy (TRACE) is used for conducting rapid assessments of
energy use in cities. It helps prioritize sectors with
significant energy...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 84310Date: December 20, 2013Author:
Bose,Ranjan K. ;
Burduja,Sebastian Ioan ;
Ionescu-Heroiu,Marcel ;
Mot,Ana Maria Manuela
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