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Measures for controlling traffic congestion
(ECLAC, 2001-10)
Traffic congestion has become a severe scourge in large cities, in both the industrialized and developing countries. Increasing demand for urban transport and transit has led to longer travel times, and a greater incidence ...
Traffic congestion: its economic and social consequences
(ECLAC, 2000-10)
Urban transport in the largest Latin American and Caribbean cities consumes about 3.5% of regional GDP — a percentage that is inflated by the effects of traffic congestion. In addition to the costs of congestion in terms ...
Alternatives for controlling urban traffic congestion
(ECLAC, 1998-08)
Traffic congestion is nothing new in Latin American cities but has worsened in recent years. Eliminating it is a pipedream, but it should be brought under control. Many economists and transport planners think electronic ...
ECLAC contributes with new workshops towards the goal of easing traffic congestion
(ECLAC, 2002-06)
A number of cities in Latin America played host to workshops on measures for reducing traffic congestion, as part of efforts to publicize the results of a project recently completed by ECLAC, and which received support ...
New information and telecommunications technology in the transport sector
(ECLAC, 2001-05)
The growing use of e-commerce and the need to generate efficient solutions to problems such as traffic jams and the physical distribution of merchandise have created a new scenario for transport in general, particularly ...
The Mexican maquila industry and the environment: an overview of the issues
(ECLAC, 2002-12)
The Mexico-United States border region comprises one of the most dynamic and complex industrial areas in the world. The region is characterized by high population growth and increasing urbanization and industrialization, ...