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Development and conflicts linked to infrastructure construction
- Author(s):
- Ramos Suárez, Eduardo |
- Pérez, Gabriel
- Serie:
- No.
- 361
- Date Issued:
- 2018-01-30
- Physical Description
- 7 p.
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This document presents a preliminary examination of a set of social and environmental aspects that should be considered in order to prevent and appropriately address infrastructure-related conflicts, underscoring that conflicts are inherent to development and can offer an opportunity for change whe... -
Air transport as a driver of sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean: challenges and policy proposals
- Author(s):
- Wiltshire, James |
- Jaimurzina, Azhar
- Serie:
- No.
- 359
- Date Issued:
- 2017-07-30
- Physical Description
- 11 p.
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Continuing with the work of ECLAC on integrated and sustainable policies for logistics and mobility, this FAL Bulletin analyses the performance of air transport in Latin America and the Caribbean in terms of its economic and social impact and its contribution to sustainable development in the regio... -
Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy: 2005 Trends
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Comercio Internacional e Integración
- Serie:
- No.
- 230
- Date Issued:
- 2005-10
- Physical Description
- 7 p.
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The study recently published by the Division of International Trade and Integration of ECLAC considers that 2005 will be a good year for trade in the countries of the region. Despite a favourable international context, there are still serious problems of competitiveness. The region needs to increas... -
Logistics and mobility policies for sustainable development and regional integration: conceptual framework and regional experiences
- Author(s):
- Jaimurzina, Azhar |
- Pérez, Gabriel |
- Sánchez, Ricardo
- Serie:
- No.
- 345
- Date Issued:
- 2016-01
- Physical Description
- 8 p.
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This FAL Bulletin summarizes the main findings and proposals contained in the document “Políticas de logística y movilidad para el desarrollo sostenible y la integración regional”, recently published by the Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division (NRID), ECLAC. It contains a proposal for a pa... -
The economic infrastructure gap in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Author(s):
- Perrotti, Daniel E.
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
- Serie:
- No.
- 293
- Date Issued:
- 2011-01
- Physical Description
- 7 p.
- handle
This edition of the FAL Bulletin analyzes the impact of economic infrastructure on development in Latin America and the Caribbean and looks at future investment needs for 2006-2020. It reviews the specialized literature and updates the statistical information available on public and... -
Inland waterways classification as a tool for public policy and planning: core concepts and proposals for South America
- Author(s):
- Jaimurzina, Azhar |
- Wilmsmeier, Gordon |
- Montiel, Daniela
- Serie:
- No.
- 346
- Date Issued:
- 2016-02
- Physical Description
- 12 p.
- handle
This FAL Bulletin looks at the classification of navigable inland waterways in South America. It describes an existing classification system (ECMT/UNECE), noting its role in the development of river transport, based on which it discusses lessons learned and presents a preliminary proposal for a cl... -
Maritime container trade in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2007
- Author(s):
- Sánchez, Ricardo |
- Ulloa, Maricel
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
- Serie:
- No.
- 266
- Date Issued:
- 2008-10
- Physical Description
- 7 p.
- handle
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Road Safety in Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Performance and Future Challenges
- Author(s):
- Nazif, José Ignacio |
- Pérez, Gabriel
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
- Serie:
- No.
- 322
- Date Issued:
- 2013-06
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This issue of the FAL Bulletin examines road safety performance in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2000 and 2010. It also sets out the need for road safety measures to be incorporated into an integrated and sustainable mobility policy.... -
Bikeways and intermodality between bicycles and public transport
- Corporate Author(s):
- Centro de Estudios sobre Redes, Transportes, Urbanismo y Construcción Pública CERTU
- Serie:
- No.
- 317
- Date Issued:
- 2013-01
- Physical Description
- 11 p.
- handle
Analyses how the bicycle has evolved as a form of transport and outlines a bicycle traffic scheme. It provides examples showing that bicycles are a valid alternative to cars and can be integrated into a transport chain.... -
C-TPAT and AEO: new channels for world trade
- Author(s):
- Alvarez, Mariano
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Comercio Internacional e Integración
- Serie:
- No.
- 258
- Date Issued:
- 2008-02
- Physical Description
- 11 p.
- handle
This edition of the FAL Bulletin analyses the requirements of and the advantages offered by the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) of the United States and the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) programme implemented by the European Union.Supply chain security, especially for food... -
Ten Years of Operation of the World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Mechanism: Outcome for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Serie:
- No.
- 237
- Date Issued:
- 2006-05
- Physical Description
- 6 p.
- handle
Dispute settlement mechanisms help to create a fairly predictable and accurate environment in which economic agents can pursue their activities in the international arena. The World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) has now been in operation for 10 years and it is fitting, at t... -
Modernization of Customs and Implementation of Single Window Systems for Foreign Trade: Results of an International Seminar-Workshop
- Serie:
- No.
- 234
- Date Issued:
- 2006-02
- Physical Description
- 4 p.
- handle
An international seminar-workshop entitled "Facilitation of trade and transport in Latin America: situation and outlook" was held at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on 29 and 30 November 2005, organized jointly by the ECLAC Division of Interna... -
Institutional framework, co-modality and sustainable transport services
- Author(s):
- Correa, Germán
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
- Serie:
- No.
- 316
- Date Issued:
- 2012-12
- Physical Description
- 11 p.
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This issue of the FAL bulletin focuses on the problems which public institutions encounter when formulating transport policies and the challenge of designing and implementing systemic, integrated, sustainable transport policies in the current institutional framework in the countries o... -
Changes in maritime transport supply and demand
- Author(s):
- Sánchez, Ricardo |
- Ulloa, Maricel
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
- Serie:
- No.
- 315
- Date Issued:
- 2012-11
- Physical Description
- 12 p.
- handle
This FAL bulletin reviews changes in water transport supply and demand in three markets: containers, dry bulk and liquid cargo (dirty and clean) over the past several years.... -
Port activity in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2007
- Author(s):
- Sánchez, Ricardo |
- Ulloa, Maricel
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
- Serie:
- No.
- 264
- Date Issued:
- 2008-08
- Physical Description
- 4 p.
- handle
Port activity in Latin America and the Caribbean increased by nearly 60% between 2000 and 2007 in terms of metric tons of cargo moved and nearly 130% in terms of containers, growing to 1.6 billion metric tons and roughly 32 million TEUs. Based on data provided in the ECLAC Maritime Profile. ... -
International maritime transport in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2009 and projections for 2010
- Author(s):
- Ulloa, Maricel
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
- Serie:
- No.
- 288
- Date Issued:
- 2010-08
- Physical Description
- 8 p.
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This edition of the FAL Bulletin analyses the impact of the recent economic crisis on global maritime transport, which dropped off 4.4% in 2009. Container traffic fell 9.1% that same year. This issue analyses how the crisis affected international maritime transport, both worldwide and... -
Shipping costs: a rising challenge to the region's competitive development
- Author(s):
- Durán Lima, José Elías |
- Alvarez, Mariano
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Comercio Internacional e Integración
- Serie:
- No.
- 256
- Date Issued:
- 2007-12
- Physical Description
- 7 p.
- handle
This issue of the FAL Bulletin examines the impact of shipping costs on the exports of five Latin American and Caribbean countries by analysing the difference between the unit value of goods at the port of origin and at the port of destination, in three of the region's main external markets.... -
Logistic platforms: conceptual elements and the role of the public sector
- Author(s):
- Leal, Erick |
- Pérez, Gabriel
- Serie:
- No.
- 274
- Date Issued:
- 2009-06
- Physical Description
- 9 p.
- handle
This edition of the FAL Bulletin approaches the issue of logistic platforms and the public sector’s role in the development of the logistic sector.... -
Trade Facilitation as an element of competitiveness in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Author(s):
- Mattos, José Carlos Silva
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Comercio Internacional e Integración
- Serie:
- No.
- 269
- Date Issued:
- 2009-01
- Physical Description
- 8 p.
- handle
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Transport Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean in 2001
- Serie:
- No.
- 186
- Date Issued:
- 2002-02
- Physical Description
- 12 p.
- handle
