Sharad Saxena Keywords transport South Asia ADB BOS railway Read more about Sharad Saxena Sharad has over 25 years of professional experience in railways and international development. He started his career with the government in the prestigious Indian Railway Service.
Highway in the Mountains: The Western Yunnan Roads Development Project Read more about Highway in the Mountains: The Western Yunnan Roads Development Project Yunnan is a remote, mountainous province in the Peoples’ Republic of China (PRC). Many of its residents are from poor, minority groups that rely on subsistence farming. Lack of connectivity exacerbates their poverty. In 2003, PRC, with assistance from the Asian Development Bank, launched the Western Yunnan Roads Development Project, which aimed to connect Western Yunnan to the country’s regional centers and to the Greater Mekong Subregion.
Lanzhou's Bus Rapid Transit System Brings Quick Relief to Busy City Read more about Lanzhou's Bus Rapid Transit System Brings Quick Relief to Busy City This publication showcases how an ordinary road network expansion can be transformed into a sustainable urban development initiative through the use of an innovative and green transport system. The city of Lanzhou, in the People’s Republic of China's Gansu province, is home to around 3.6 million inhabitants. As a busy city, and a transport hub at that, it has been suffering from congestion. The Lanzhou Municipal Government (LMG) planned to decongest it by expanding its center onto one of its four districts.
Environmental Analysis of Waste-to-Fuel Projects: Well-to-Wheel Read more about Environmental Analysis of Waste-to-Fuel Projects: Well-to-Wheel This presentation discusses the concept of "well-to-wheel" or the process of fuel production and purification, transport of fuel to the vehicle, and the corresponding analysis. It digs into the environmental effects of this process, such as air pollution, climate impacts, and community perception.
Asia Leadership Program 2015: Executive Level Session Read more about Asia Leadership Program 2015: Executive Level Session Asia's leaders talked about finance, transport, and the environment, among other concerns at the Asia Leadership Program. The third annual program was held in Tokyo, Japan with Institute for Global Environmental Strategies as the partner organization. About 14 ministers, vice-ministers, and secretaries in the areas of transport and infrastructure, finance, environment and conservation, forestry, and executive planning participated in the executive level session of the program.
Bambang Susantono Keywords RDFS2019 RDFS 2019 speakers transport knowledge management sustainable transport infrastructure planning transportation engineering city and regional planning Civil Engineering Read more about Bambang Susantono Bambang Susantono is the Chairman of the Nusantara National Capital Authority of the Republic of Indonesia since March 2022. The agency, a ministerial-level body directly under the President, is in charge of planning and constructing Indonesia’s new capital, as well as overseeing the government’s transition to the new city and eventually becoming its administrator.
Carsten Griese Keywords transport infrastructure highway designs feasibility studies preliminary and detailed design bidding documents procurement. Read more about Carsten Griese Carsten Griese is a Project Manager at Kocks Ingenieure, a German engineering consulting firm. Working for more than 29 years on roads and other infrastructure projects, Carsten specializes in highway designs, feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed design, bidding documents, and procurement.
Site Visit - Implementing a Resilient + Smart Community: Bonifacio Global City Read more about Site Visit - Implementing a Resilient + Smart Community: Bonifacio Global City Participants traveled to Bonifacio Global City in the Philippines to see best practice in smart urban mobility and resilience. Accompanied by local experts, participants toured High Street greenway, learned about water capture and storage features, and visited the future site of a new Bus Rapid Transit corridor and a pedestrian and bicycle greenway.
Knowledge Partnership Forum: Innovation for Resilient and Smart Communities Read more about Knowledge Partnership Forum: Innovation for Resilient and Smart Communities The Knowledge Partnership Forum brought together technology providers, city and community leaders, and staff of Asian Development Bank working on city and community development projects to exchange ideas on how knowledge partnerships can bolster the development of smart cities and communities.
Tyrrell Duncan Keywords transport transport management economist public policy expert sustainable low-carbon types of transport Read more about Tyrrell Duncan Tyrrell Duncan has over 30 years of experience in international development. As a technical advisor of ADB’s Transport Sector Group, he previously led the bank’s work on transport, which accounts for about a third of ADB lending. Previously he was transport director for East Asia, and bank-wide practice leader responsible for formulating ADB’s sector strategy for transport, the Sustainable Transport Initiative. He has degrees in economics and public policy.