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World Bank Greening Growth in Pakistan through Transport Sector Reforms A Strategic Environmental Poverty and Social Assessment 2013 Edition by Ernesto Sanchez-Triana, Javaid Afzal, Dan Biller, Sohail Malik
This Book Identifies Reforms That Can Help Manage Environmental Priority Problems Associated With Transport'S Impacts On Air Quality, Noise Pollution, Road Safety, Hazardous-Materials Transport, Climate Change, And Urban Sprawl. The Policy Options Are Contextualised In Light Of The Government Of Pakistan'S 2011 Framework For Economic Growth And Its Strategic Objectives. Appendixes A-D Present Additional Background Information, Describe The Economic And Institutional Analyses Undergirding This Report, And Detail The Report'S Methodology. This Analytical Work By A Team Of World Bank Specialists Focuses On: Analysing The Policy And Institutional Adjustments Required To Address Environmental, Social, And Poverty Aspects Of Increased Transportation Efficiency In Pakistan;Identifying Policy Options For The Government Of Pakistan To Better Serve The Population, To Enhance Social Cohesion, And To Foster Equitable Benefit Sharing With Low-Income Or Other Vulnerable Groups; Developing A Broad Participatory Process To Give A Voice To Stakeholders Who Could Be Affected By Enhancements Of Freight Transport Productivity;Making Robust Recommendations To Strengthen Governance And The Institutional Capacity Of Agencies To Manage The Environmental, Social, And Poverty Consequences Of Freight Transportation Infrastructure.