Leaping Forward in Green Transport

What do Bangkok, Cairo, Lagos, Mumbai, and Nairobi have in common? These megacities, like others in burgeoning emerging market economies, are magnets for people seeking better opportunities. They also suffer from serious traffic congestion, high levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and heavy air pollution. These urban areas face a stark dilemma: economic expansion attracts more people and vehicles; but the resulting traffic and pollution hinder further growth while reducing the quality of life for their citizens. In spite of rapid growth, urbanization, and motorization, Korea has succeeded so well in expanding the use of public transport that it has stabilized energy consumption per capita in the road sector. In 2010, Korea took aim at a new 10-year goal with its green transport master plan: reduce GHG emissions by one-third while maintaining its competitiveness. To do so, Korea seems poised to create more cutting-edge transport innovations that can serve as models for other countries.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Lee, Changgi, Vandycke, Nancy L., Sung, Nak Moon, Choi, Sang Dae, Yi, Eun Joo Allison, Lee, Sangjoo
Format:	Brief biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	BUS TRAVEL, ACCESSIBILITY, DRIVING COSTS, SUBSIDY, TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION, TREND, TRAFFIC FLOW, TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, BUS RIDERS, RAIL TRANSIT, TRANSPORT STRATEGY, POLLUTION, TRAINS, TOLLS, EMISSION, TRIP, ROAD, TAXI FARES, LANES, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, TRANSPORT SECTOR, PASSENGERS, NEIGHBORHOODS, EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORT, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, ROADS, MODAL SHARE, ARTERY, RAIL LINES, CAR TRAVEL, AIRPORT, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, RIDERSHIP, URBAN TRANSPORT POLICY, CARS, ROAD SECTOR, ROUTE, MASS TRANSIT, BUS ROUTE, PASSENGER-TRIP, TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRAVEL TIME, DRIVERS, AUTO USE, INTERNATIONAL ROAD FEDERATION, DIESEL, TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, FARE SYSTEM, GAS EMISSIONS, RIDERS, COSTS OF TRANSPORTATION, AIR, INVESTMENTS, AUTOMOBILE, BUS SERVICE, LAND USE, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT MODE, ROAD SYSTEM, MOTORWAYS, URBAN TRANSPORT, RAILROAD, NATIONAL TRANSPORT, TRANSPORTATION, DIESEL BUSES, LONG-DISTANCE, HIGHWAY CONGESTION, SUBWAY, TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, TRANSIT SYSTEM, FREE TRANSFER, TRIPS, SUBSIDIES, AIR POLLUTION, BUS COMPANY, PASSENGER TRIPS, TRAVEL, CONGESTION, COST OF TRAFFIC, CONGESTION COSTS, BUS, TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT, TRANSPORT POLICY, TRANSPORT STATISTICS, TRANSPORTATION POLICIES, BUS FARES, ROUTES, AUTOMOBILE PASSENGER, LENGTH OF ROADS, PUBLIC TRANSIT, TRANSPORT OPERATIONS, TRAVEL DISTANCE, BUS OPERATION, HIGHWAY, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, CLIMATE CHANGE, TRAFFIC, BUS SYSTEM, PUBLIC TRANSIT RIDERSHIP, ROAD TRAFFIC, CAR DRIVERS, RAIL, ELDERLY PEOPLE, RAIL TRANSPORT, ACCIDENTS, TRANSPORT PLAN, TRAVELERS, DRIVING, RAPID TRANSIT, NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORT, BUSES, MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRANSIT, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT, HIGH-SPEED RAIL, BUS STOPS, FREE TRANSFERS, BUS ROUTES, ROAD EXPANSION, POLICIES, VEHICLES, BUS RIDERSHIP, FARES, GREENHOUSE GAS, BUS PASSENGERS, HIGHWAY TOLLS, CAR, CITY TRANSPORTATION, TRAFFIC PROBLEMS, TRANSIT RIDERSHIP, PUBLIC PARKING, BUS DRIVERS, EMISSIONS, SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT, COSTS, AUTOMOBILE USE, VOLUME OF TRAFFIC, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT POLICIES, TRANSIT RIDERS, TRANSPORT NETWORK, INFRASTRUCTURE, PEDESTRIAN, CONGESTION COST, ROAD CONGESTION, RAILROADS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25169505/green-growth-action-leaping-forward-green-transport-case-korea https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23230
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