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dc.titleTransport for Inclusive Development: Defining a Path for Latin America and the Caribbean
dc.contributor.authorScholl, Lynn
dc.contributor.authorFook, Alana
dc.contributor.authorBarahona Rebolledo, Juan David
dc.contributor.authorRivas, María Eugenia
dc.contributor.authorMontes, Laureen
dc.contributor.authorMontoya, Valentina
dc.contributor.authorPedraza, Lauramaría
dc.contributor.authorNoboa, Nathaly
dc.contributor.authorSandoval, Diana
dc.contributor.authorLee, Seonhwa
dc.contributor.authorRodriguez Porcel, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorBocarejo, Juan Pablo
dc.contributor.authorVergel Tovar, Erik
dc.contributor.authorUrrego, Luis Felipe
dc.contributor.authorMoreno, Juan Pablo
dc.contributor.authorBertucci, Juan Pablo
dc.contributor.authorOviedo, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorSabogal-Cardona, Orlando
dc.contributor.authorSerebrisky, Tomás
dc.contributor.authorMojica, Carlos
dc.contributor.editorScholl, Lynn
dc.contributor.editorFook, Alana
dc.contributor.editorBarahona Rebolledo, Juan David
dc.contributor.orgunitTransport Division
dc.contributor.orgunitTransport Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2022-06-30T00:06:00
dc.date.issue2022-06-30T00:06:00
dc.description.abstractThis book discusses the role that transport often plays in deepening social disadvantage and poverty and its potential to break the cycle of poverty and inequality through investments and policies that take the needs of poor and socially excluded groups into account. It outlines a conceptual framework for understanding the existing barriers faced by lower income and disadvantaged groups in transport accessibility and social exclusion and explores the multifaceted dimensions of transport related social exclusion, offers solutions to these challenges, and presents several case studies where they have successfully overcome them. The book closes by bringing together the topics discussed in the preceding chapters, identifying intersectionality between and across the many different socio-economic characteristics that drive conditions of poverty, inequality, and social exclusion. Recognizing that the countless connections with other structural problems that drive social disadvantage and exclusion imply that transport problems should be addressed from a broader social and economic perspective and not just as discrete public investment projects. Importantly, this last chapter presents a synthesis of cross-cutting policy guidelines and recommendations that can serve as a roadmap for policymakers, transport system operators, and planners to better understand and meet the complex, multi-faceted and diverse needs of transport disadvantaged populations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. The guidance is intended to help these key agents of change to move the region forward towards a more equitable, inclusive, prosperous future. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on vulnerable populations and transport systems they rely on, it recommends policy measures and investments that could help to catalyze the post-pandemic recovery of the regions transport systems to provide more equitable and inclusive mobility and foster accessibility to opportunities for all. In addition, recognizing that transport is an important complementary input critical to the distribution of benefits of other projects such as those seeking to improve education, health, or other basic services, it discusses the role that multisectoral approaches can play in catalyzing the for transport to reduce poverty and inequality in the region.
dc.format.extent680
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004335
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Transport-for-Inclusive-Development-Defining-a-Path-for-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Transporte-para-el-desarrollo-inclusivo-un-camino-para-America-Latina-y-el-Caribe.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectSocial Inclusion
dc.subjectMode of Transport
dc.subjectPublic Transport
dc.subjectUrban Transport
dc.subjectIncome Distribution
dc.subjectPerson with Disability
dc.subjectEquality
dc.subjectBicycle Transport
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectTransport System
dc.subjectPoverty
dc.subjectBus Management System
dc.subjectInfrastructure Development
dc.subjectInvestment
dc.subject.jelcodeI14 - Health and Inequality
dc.subject.jelcodeN16 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.jelcodeL91 - Transportation: General
dc.subject.keywordsTransport;Development;Latin American;Caribbean
dc.typeMonographs
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-MG-01021
idb.operationRG-T3614
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