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Transport in Developing Asia’s New Normal

28 August 2020
ADB's Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, Bambang Susantono, discussed different trends for transport during COVID 19 pandemic and how ADB can address these transport challenges while adapting to the "new normal."

ADB Business Opportunities (Transport)

19 August 2020
This presentation gives an overview of ongoing and upcoming ADB business opportunities relevant to the transport sector.

High Speed Rail and Spatial Scenarios for Europe 2050

26 June 2020
This presentation illustrated the likely impacts of high-speed rail projects on spatial development in Europe based on the ESPON project ET2050 (Territorial Scenarios and Visions for Europe) conducted in 2011-2014. The objective of the ESPON project was to develop a vision of the spatial structure…

HSR, Accessibility and Regional Economy in Japan

26 June 2020
This presentation illustrated the regional accessibility and economic impacts of high speed rail (HSR) development in Japan since its inception in 1964. Comparison of the case of Japanese HSR impacts were also made with that of European case presented in the main presentation of this webinar to…

Sustainable Biofuel Perspectives, Opportunities and Challenges after the Pandemic

16 June 2020
Based on Covid-19 first analysis of impacts on the transport fuel sector, this presentation urged policymakers to act at two different timescales: 1) to provide support to meet short- and medium-term goals, such as assist fuel companies to overcome the collapse of demand and the economic shock,…

WCTRS COVID-19 Task Force: Aims, Action Plans, and Preliminary Recommendations

12 June 2020
The World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS) established a Task Force to investigate the impacts of COVID-19 and support emergent policy decisions on ways to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. This Task Force also aim to maintain supply chains for the survival of industries and…

Impacts of COVID-19 on Transport Sector and Measures Agaisnt Public Health Threats: Policymaking Based on PASS Approach

12 June 2020
Considering the various uncertainties about COVID-19 and its impacts (especially long-term impacts), the presentation showed the findings of a study carried out by the WCTRS COVID-19 Task Force. A world-wide questionnaire survey of experts in the field of transportation and other relevant fields is…

gLOCAL Insights: Support to Sustainable Transport Solutions in light of the COVID-19 Crisis

3 June 2020
This presentation discussed key findings from the assessment of ADB's transport support between 2010 to 2018, and presented six recommendations on how ADB can further strengthen the development support of its ADB transport interventions.

Land Use Transport Interactions of High Speed Rail (HSR)

15 May 2020
Dr. Francesca Pagliara talks about her work on wider socioeconomic impacts of HSRs on mobility choices, mega cities, temporary offices, land prices and equity issues. Further, with her experience of co-editing two textbooks published by Springer on location choices, she shares insights about the…

Network Improvements in European Mega Cities through High Speed Rail

15 May 2020
This presentation talks about the positive effects of HSRs on economic growth, sustainability, and equity in European Mega cities.