Purpose: The new coronavirus is a highly infectious disease with mutating variants leading to pervasive risk around geographies and public health system. The economy has been suffering due to the strategic lockdown adopted by the local administrative bodies, and in most of the countries, it is...

Intro -- Title page -- Table of Contents -- Copyright -- About the Authors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the Book -- Chapter 1. The Setting -- Abstract -- The Challenges of Rapid Motorization -- Emergence of New Paradigms -- Slow Application of the New Paradigms -- This...

Problems or even failure in transport initiatives are more likely for projects set in the urban areas of developing countries. Connecting a rural village to an all-weather road or restoring a section of national highway is usually straightforward. Costs are modest, institutional issues limited,...