Review of Developments in Transport and Communications in the ESCAP Region, 1996-2001
Review of Developments in Transport and Communications in the ESCAP Region, 1996-2001

Author: United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Publisher: United Nations Publications

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9789211201055

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This publication provides a review of progress made in the transport sector in the ESCAP region since 1996. Over this period, the development of roads, railways, shipping, ports, inland waterways and the air transport sector has shown significant though uneven, progress in the region. While the financial crisis of 1977-1998 has to a degree eased the strains on transport infrastructure to meet rapidly rising demand, the increasing scarcity of financial resources appears to have accelerated institutional changes and changes in infrastructure financing.

Review of Developments in Transport in Asia and the Pacific 2007: Data and Trends
Review of Developments in Transport in Asia and the Pacific 2007: Data and Trends

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Publisher: United Nations Publications

Published: 2009-10

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13:

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The biennial publication Review of Developments in Asia and the Pacific provides a review of progress made in the transport sector in the ESCAP region. This year the Review is published in two complementary books: Special Issue on the Busan Ministerial Conference on Transport; and Data and Trends. This is the book on data and trends and provides updates for the transport-related data that has been published in the Review since 1993. Part I describes the environment within which the transport sector is developing; Part II focuses on tracing transport infrastructure development in the region; Part III examines the transport-related aspects of trade agreements, transport regionalism, and intermodal transport in the region.

Down the Drain
Down the Drain

Author: Chris Wood

Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1926812778

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An incisive critique of Canada's drinking water gatekeepers. Canada is celebrated for its abundance of fresh water, and few Canadians question the safety of the water that comes from our taps. But is this trust justified? One study estimates that contamination of drinking water causes 90,000 cases of illness and ninety deaths every year. In this authoritative review of decades of legislation, research, and independent regulatory critiques, accompanied by riveting stories of the many failures of our water supply, award-winning journalist Chris Wood and Canadian water policy expert Ralph Pentland expose how governments at every level have failed to protect our drinking water. The authors review the history of water management in Canada and approaches to the problem in Europe and the United States, then analyze our own approach in recent times, and finally propose a strategy to protect our water--including a new charter that will hold our government to account.

Water
Water

Author: Unesco

Publisher: UN-HABITAT

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 600

ISBN-13: 9231040065

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This illustrated report sets out a global review of the state of the world's freshwater resources, based on the collective work of 24 United Nations agencies, following on from the conclusions of the first UN World Water Development Report 'Water for People, Water for Life' published in 2003 (ISBN 9231038818). This second edition discusses progress towards the water-related targets of the UN Millennium Development Goals and examines a range of key issues including population growth and increasing urbanisation, changing ecosystems, food production, health, industry and energy, as well as risk management, valuing and paying for water and increasing knowledge and capacity. It contains 16 case studies which consider key challenges in water resource management and makes a number of recommendations to guide future action and encourage sustainable use, productivity and management of our increasingly scarce freshwater resources.

Southeast Asian Regional Port Development
Southeast Asian Regional Port Development

Author: Chia Lin Sien

Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 9812301836

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This book provides an understanding of the dynamic regional play in terms of port development in Southeast Asia in the medium term. It presents a computer-based comparative analysis of container flows and transhipment within this region. The study provides a well-considered statistical dissection of the key port players in this part of the world – an analysis of value to businessmen, policy-makers, and observers of Southeast Asian affairs.