New approaches by highway agencies in dealing with road users

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cepal.callNumberINT UN/TR 8(146/1998)
cepal.divisionEngNatural Resources and Infrastructure Division
cepal.divisionSpaDivisión de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
cepal.docTypeBoletines
cepal.idSade5113
cepal.topicEngINFRASTRUCTURE
cepal.topicSpaINFRAESTRUCTURA
cepal.workareaEngNATURAL RESOURCES
cepal.workareaSpaRECURSOS NATURALES
dc.coverage.spatialEngLATIN AMERICA
dc.coverage.spatialSpaAMERICA LATINA
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-20T01:31:35Z
dc.date.available2014-03-20T01:31:35Z
dc.date.issued1998-09
dc.description.abstractThe context in which society develops has changed. The principles of democracy and human rights, in addition to the explosive development of communications, have encouraged citizens' desire for involvement in many areas which formerly had been the preserve of the State. This is also reflected in the attitudes of public utility customers, who are no longer prepared to accept mediocre service from the bodies responsible; on the contrary, they are increasingly putting pressure on those bodies, demanding better service in return for the charges they pay. Road agencies are no exception. They can no longer maintain their traditional isolation from the public and from users in areas such as decision-making or accountability for results achieved. Furthermore, it is no longer enough to provide road networks; these must be managed in such a way as to ensure improved levels of service, acceptable to users who are more and more demanding. This is why conventional styles of highway management have become unsatisfactory and new approaches are developing. There is a gradual increase in openness to the interests and views of users, who are increasingly considered as partners and participants in management. There are numerous examples in various countries, including those of Latin America, of this significant change; it is likely to cause a major transformation in the way in which public highways are managed. The innovations are recent, many of them still at the embryonic stage. A wide variety of concrete measures have been proposed or tried out. It is not yet possible to predict the size or scope of these changes, or which of them will ultimately become normal practice, but the changes have begun. The purpose of this article is to outline the principal changes which are being observed and the new outlook for road users.
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dc.format.extent8 páginas.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/36299
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription8 p.
dc.publisherECLAC
dc.publisher.placeSantiago
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesFAL Bulletin
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesNo146
dc.relation.translationLanguagespa
dc.relation.translationRecordNuevas actitudes de los organismos viales frente a los usuarios
dc.relation.translationUrihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/36022
dc.subject.unbisEngROAD CONSTRUCTION
dc.subject.unbisEngROAD NETWORKS
dc.subject.unbisEngPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject.unbisEngTRANSPORT POLICY
dc.subject.unbisEngURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngTRANSPORT
dc.subject.unbisSpaCONSTRUCCION VIAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaREDES VIALES
dc.subject.unbisSpaINFRAESTRUCTURA FISICA
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOLITICA DE TRANSPORTE
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESARROLLO URBANO
dc.subject.unbisSpaTRANSPORTE
dc.titleNew approaches by highway agencies in dealing with road users
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