Suchergebnisse

Although significant advances have been made in the theory and
practice of appraisal of roads projects, little is known about the
determination of the overall requirements of roads for a country as a
whole. Planners are often on the look out of a criteria for the same.
The development plans of Pakistan and India, particularly the Nagpur and
Bombay road plans of the latter, [Ministry of Shipping and Transport
(1984)] are an indication of the same. Comparisons of road length per
unit of area or population are commonly made between regions, countries,
etc. to highlight the availability or deficiency of roads. Rarely
mention is made of location and geographical factors and resource
constraints which are more relevant for the purpose. This paper intends
to identify factors affecting requirements of roads in a country and to
determine the form and strength of relationships of those variables to
overall requirements of roads, with a view to assist the authorities in
the formulation of policy for the development of roads in the
country.

The main objective of the report is to systematise indicators measuring the effectiveness of road maintenance used in the international practice, to assess GDDKiA's maintenance management system and to indicate the best practices used by foreign national road authorities, which would contribute to increasing the effectiveness in management of national road maintenance in Poland ; Better Government Programme, Ernst & Young ; Jana Pieriegud

AbstractSince 1966, the government of the Solomon Islands has attempted to expand road building and to maintain the roads that have been built. So far, however, very little progress has been made because of difficulties of construction, administrative weaknesses, the lack of concern for implementation, the failure of coordination and supervision, economic problems, and conflicts with provincial governments. Because so much funding comes from foreign donors, there is a tendency on the part of democratically elected politicians generally to avoid the difficult questions of implementation, cost recovery, and local responsibility for the upkeep of infrastructure.

Introduction: As powers over road transport are not specified in the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, they lie, for the most part, with the States and Territories. The Commonwealth has made limited use of section 92 powers to establish a partial regulatory scheme for vehicles engaged in interstate trade (the Federal Interstate Regulation Scheme), but has not yet attempted to use more recently established powers (eg, corporations powers) in applications relating to road transport operations. However, the Commonwealth has also made use of corporations and foreign trade powers to regulate new motor vehicle safety and environment standards through the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989. These standards are known as the Australian Design Rules. Road transport regulation includes measures covering the registration, operation and charging of vehicles, the licensing of drivers, and measures to ensure compliance with the regulations. Generally, this regulation has been the responsibility of the States and Territories in the Australian federal system. Prior to the establishment of the National Road Transport Commission (NRTC) in 1991, national co-ordination of road transport regulation was undertaken through the Australian Transport Advisory Council, comprising Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers for Transport. The process was advisory and relied on implementation by jurisdictions following consensus decisions at ATAC. Problems in the regulation of the road transport industry had been considered by the Inter-State Commission, which was re-established in 1984 and was merged into the Industry Commission in 1990. During its second existence, the Inter-State Commission had documented variations between jurisdictions in the regulation of road transport and had made recommendations to the Commonwealth Minister to consider, in conjunction with his colleagues in the Australian Transport Advisory Council. The final report of the Inter-State Commission recommended the establishment of a National Commission to co-ordinate the regulation of road transport.

"The National Road is a collection of essays about American places, each dealing with contentious matters: religion, politics, sex, race, poverty, loss and the stubborn persistence of national pride, despite abundant reasons for cynicism. An important question lies at the heart of this collection: what does it mean to "belong" in America in the midst of an era when rootedness to a particular piece of ground means less than at any time during our history? These essays cover a wide range of subjects: the changing geography of pornography, the proliferation of "dollar stores," the unique pain of losing a house, the joy and futility of cross-country drives, the ways that certain town governments can turn vicious, the quest to stand upon the topographical roof of every state, a journey into the wilderness to find the body of a notorious killer, a unique examination of the most "American" major religion in the gloom past midnight, a personal eulogy for the metropolitan daily newspaper. From their particular angles, they all examine changing definitions of this shared soil. In a time of collective unease, the American land - this magnificent 3.7 million square miles -- is the lowest denominator of what we have in common"--

As part of a long-term partnership between the World Bank and Brazil, the Federal Government of Brazil sought the World Bank's assistance to review road safety management capacity in Brazil, building both on past experiences in the country and international best practices. This National Road Safety Management Capacity Review, therefore, was prepared by the World Bank, with the support of the Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF). The primary objective of the review is to evaluate the multi-sectoral capacity of road safety management in Brazil, identifying possible road safety challenges and presenting recommendations to address these challenges. The methodology of the review, in accordance with the guidelines of the World Bank Global Road Safety Facility, focused on examinations of key functional aspects of road safety, including institutions, legislation, financing, information, and capacities at all levels of government and among non-government actors. The review was prepared mainly based on interviews of key road safety stakeholders at the federal, state, and municipal levels, members of parliament, NGOs, and the private sector, in addition to direct inspection of roads and on-road behaviors, and the analysis of published research and reports on road safety. In addition, information and understanding gained from previous reviews of the states of São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, and Bahia were also incorporated.

Gründung, Organisation und Aufgaben der nationalen Straßentransportgesellschaft (NRHC). Arbeitsweise und Betriebsentscheidungen, die zu zunehmender Ineffizienz führten. Transportleistung, Erträge und Kosten. Ein zunehmend fahruntüchtiger Fuhrpark und wachsende Finanzierungsprobleme führten 1977 - sieben Jahre nach der Gründung - zum finanziellen Zusammenbruch unter Zurücklassung hoher ungedeckter Schulden. Der Zusammenbruch ist nur ein Beispiel mehr für fehlerhaftes staatliches Management in zahlreichen Wirtschaftsbereichen des Landes. (DÜI-Hlb)