Abstract
Industrialized countries have extensive experience with various transportation energy conservation measures and have been making steady progress in improving the efficiency of their transport sector. Less Developed Countries (LDCs) have also been making progress, but their experience in many aspects of transportation energy conservation is very limited. Development organizations have funded many transportation projects in developing countries, but the vast majority of these projects were designed to improve the transportation infrastructure. Very few transportation energy conservation projects have been implemented and decision-makers face a scarcity of information on effective strategies. This paper gives an overview of transportation projects in LDCs in order to identify those transportation energy conservation measures that offer the greatest potential for LDCs. Two case studies, from Tunisia and Costa Rica, are given to illustrate the issues involved in implementing transportation energy conservation measures in LDCs. Conclusions are drawn to suggest actions for developing countries and for development organizations.
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Abbreviations
- DECAT:
-
Driver Energy Conservation Awareness Training
- DSE:
-
Direccion Sectorial de Energia (Costa Rica)
- GDP:
-
Gross domestic product
- km:
-
Kilometer
- LDCs:
-
Less Developed Countries
- TOE:
-
Metric tonne of oil equivalent
- USAID:
-
US Agency for International Development
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Erickson, J.J., Greene, D.L. & Sabadell, A.J. an analysis of transportation energy conservation projects in developing countries. Transportation 15, 163–189 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00837580
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