文件与报告库
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Impacts of policy instruments to reduce congestion and emissions from urban transportation : the case of Sao Paulo, Brazil (英语)
This study examines impacts on net social benefits or economic welfare of alternative policy instruments for reducing traffic congestion and atmospheric emissions in São Paulo, Brazil. The study shows...
文件类型: 政策研究报告 报告号: WPS5099 文件日期: 2009年10月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Anas,Alexandros,Timilsina,Govinda R.
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Pricing externalities from passenger transportation in Mexico city (英语)
The Mexico City Metropolitan Area has been suffering severely from transportation externalities such as accidents, air pollution, and traffic congestion. This study examines pricing instruments to reduce...
文件类型: 政策研究报告 报告号: WPS5071 文件日期: 2009年10月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Parry,Ian W.H.,Timilsina,Govinda R.
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Why have CO2 emissions increased in the transport sector in Asia ? underlying factors and policy options (英语)
Rapidly increasing emissions of carbon dioxide from the transport sector, particularly in urban areas, is a major challenge to sustainable development in developing countries. This study analyzes the factors...
文件类型: 政策研究报告 报告号: WPS5098 文件日期: 2009年10月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Timilsina,Govinda R.,Shrestha, Ashish
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An analysis of various policy instruments to reduce congestion, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions in Beijing (英语)
Using a nested multinomial logit model of car ownership and personal travel in Beijing circa 2005, this paper compares the effectiveness of different policy instruments to reduce traffic congestion and...
文件类型: 政策研究报告 报告号: WPS5068 文件日期: 2009年10月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Anas,Alexandros,Timilsina,Govinda R.,Zheng,Siqi
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Lock-in effects of road expansion on CO2 emissions : results from a core-periphery model of Beijing (英语)
In the urban planning literature, it is frequently explicitly asserted or strongly implied that ongoing urban sprawl and decentralization can lead to development patterns that are unsustainable in the...
文件类型: 政策研究报告 报告号: WPS5017 文件日期: 2009年8月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Anas,Alexandros,Timilsina,Govinda R.
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Wind power development : economics and policies (英语)
This study reviews the prospects of wind power at the global level. Existing studies indicate that the earth's wind energy supply potential significantly exceeds global energy demand. Yet, only 1 percent...
文件类型: 政策研究报告 报告号: WPS4868 文件日期: 2009年3月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: van Kooten, G. Cornelis,Timilsina,Govinda R.
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The growth of transport cector CO2 emissions and underlying factors in Latin America and the Caribbean (英语)
This study examines the factors responsible for the growth of transport sector carbon dioxide emissions in 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries during 1980-2005 by decomposing the emissions growth...
文件类型: 政策研究报告 报告号: WPS4734 文件日期: 2008年9月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Timilsina,Govinda R.,Shrestha, Ashish
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How will climate change shift agro-ecological zones and impact African agriculture ?,How will climate change shift agro-ecological zones and impact African agriculture ?,How will climate change shift agro-ecological zones and impact African agriculture ? (英语)
The study develops a new method to measure the impacts of climate change on agriculture called the Agro-Ecological Zone (AEZ) Model. A multinomial logit is estimated to predict the probability of each...
文件类型: 政策研究报告 报告号: WPS4717 文件日期: 2008年9月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Kurukulasuriya,Pradeep H.,Mendelsohn,Robert