Making Transport in Low-Income Countries Resilient to Pandemics: A Planning Guide
This Planning Guide supports decision makers and practitioners in transport and public health planning
Abstract
Transport response to the COVID-19 pandemic has witnessed a host of short-term actions and policy measures across high, middle and low-income countries. For these short-term actions to be more effective in the long-term, the transport and health sectors need a more integrated approach to make transport more resilient to future pandemics.
This Planning Guide supports decision makers and practitioners in transport and public health planning and provides specific advice for different groups of transport stakeholders, including national ministries, road and rail infrastructure managers, public and private sector transport operators, and freight and logistics organisations. It describes operational planning measures that all transport organisations should take in order to prepare for a pandemic; and describes key long-term measures that national, urban and rural transport agencies should follow to better plan for pandemics. The Guide can be used by LIC governments and development partners to help plan investments in sustainable transport networks that are resilient to pandemics and that provide mobility for all.
This is an output of the High Volume Transport Applied Research Programme
Citation
McPherson, K. (2021) Making transport in low income countries resilient to pandemics: a planning guide.
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Making Transport in Low-Income Countries Resilient to Pandemics: A Planning Guide