Download or read book A White Paper on Reforming Canada s Transportation Policies for the 21st Century written by Brian Flemming and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective will be to bring some of the ideas contained in this white paper to the attention of the public, to Canada's governments at all levels and to the many private sector players who worry about Canada's transportation infrastructure and how it might be maintained and renewed in the next decade. [...] THE CURRENT CONTEXT The future is a foreign country; things will be done differently there both because of the Great Recession of 2008-2009, and because of the weak recovery that is casting a shadow over many of the world's advanced economies. [...] As was suggested at the Calgary roundtable, the ownership of roads be might be devolved to a new "network institution" that could be given the responsibility of maintaining and improving the network and charging users appropriately for this purpose. [...] Infrastructure and Incomes of Canadians One of the main drivers of new and creative transport policies could be the aging of the Canadian population, and the need by individuals and pension funds for more and better sources of good income. [...] A. PAYING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE - ROADS AND THE REST "Roads - and the cars, trucks and buses that use them - are the core of the transportation system and likely to remain so for the foreseeable future.
Download or read book Canadian Multimodal Transport Policy and Governance written by G. Bruce Doern and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given its geographical expanse, Canada has always faced long-term transport policy issues and challenges. Canadian Multi-Modal Transport Policy and Governance explains how and why Canadian transportation policy and related governance changed from the Pierre Trudeau era through the Chretien, Martin, Mulroney, Harper, and Justin Trudeau eras. With particular attention paid to the diversity and ongoing evolution of transportation policy since the 1960s, the broad distribution of regulatory authority across different levels of government, and the politicization of regulatory regimes and investment decisions since the 1970s, Doern, Coleman, and Prentice attempt to answer three critical questions: How and to what extent have policy and governance changed over the decades? Where has transport policy resided in federal policy agendas? And is Canada developing the policies, institutions, and capacities it needs to have a socio-economically viable and technologically advanced transportation system for the medium and long term? A sweeping history of transportation policy in Canada that fills a gap in the existing literature, Canadian Multi-Modal Transport Policy and Governance concludes that transportation has been subordinate to other federal goals and priorities, delaying and eroding transport systems into the twenty-first century.
Download or read book Formulating an Integrated National Transportation Strategy written by Nick Mulder and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper is one of several that have been prepared for a Transportation Policy Conference in Calgary, November 28-29, 2011 on "Reforming Canada's Transportation Policies for the 21st Century." Based on the Conference's goal that Canada needs a transportation strategy that is "national, inclusive and comprehensive", the purpose of this paper is to address the question of whether or not such a strategy is a realistic option for Canada. As stated in the Conference notes, the Canada Transportation Act "is neither national nor comprehensive modally" and "it is a creature of jurisdictional powers [which] ignores roads and the range of vehicles and businesses that use them". But this fact may be an outcome of insurmountable realities of the Canadian geography, structure of governance (particularly, the challenges and benefits of federalism) and the vast diversity of transportation needs as evidenced in rural and small urban centres versus major metropolitan areas.
Download or read book Keeping Canada Running written by G. Bruce Doern and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2021-09-29 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The federal government's promises to "build back better" and "build back green" highlight opportunities to reimagine Canadian infrastructure. In this groundbreaking study, authors Bruce Doern, Christopher Stoney, and Robert Hilton provide the first comprehensive overview of Canadian infrastructure policy, examining the impact and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and rapid technological change as Canada looks to recover and rebuild. Covering more than fifty years across many sectors, the authors identify numerous challenges that have contributed to Canada's growing infrastructure deficit and suboptimal outcomes including political interference in the choice of infrastructure projects; challenges for multilevel governance such as distortion of local priorities, blurred accountability, and unsustainable maintenance costs for municipalities; the growing reliance on public-private partnerships that limit transparency and public scrutiny; and increased corruption associated with infrastructure projects. Transforming infrastructure is notoriously difficult yet vital at a time of rapid technological change. It is estimated that 75 percent of the infrastructure that will exist in 2050 does not exist today. This makes it crucial that Canada invest in future-proof infrastructure with the capacity to facilitate economic growth and the expansion of urban centres, mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change, and ensure resilience in response to crises and disasters. Keeping Canada Running offers a timely assessment of these issues, Canada's COVID-19 response, and the potential contribution of the newly launched Canadian Infrastructure Bank.
Download or read book Transportation Legislation and Canada s Changing Economy and Society written by David W. Gillen and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As in the past, at the start of the 21st Century Canada is again required to examine the suitability of its transportation system and federal, provincial and municipal regulatory frameworks to meet the transportation challenges of the century, including Canada's economic productivity, access to markets, energy and environmental management, infrastructure capacity and constraints and network competition.
Download or read book Formulating an integrated national transportation strategy written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper is one of several that have been prepared for a Transportation Policy Conference in Calgary, November 28-29, 2011 on "Reforming Canada's Transportation Policies for the 21st Century." Based on the Conference's goal that Canada needs a transportation strategy that is "national, inclusive and comprehensive", the purpose of this paper is to address the question of whether or not such a strategy is a realistic option for Canada. As stated in the Conference notes, the Canada Transportation Act "is neither national nor comprehensive modally" and "it is a creature of jurisdictional powers [which] ignores roads and the range of vehicles and businesses that use them". But this fact may be an outcome of insurmountable realities of the Canadian geography, structure of governance (particularly, the challenges and benefits of federalism) and the vast diversity of transportation needs as evidenced in rural and small urban centres versus major metropolitan areas.
Download or read book Freedom to Move written by Canada. Transport Canada and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A set of proposals emphasizing deregulation and greater reliance on competition and market forces are put forth. Transportationpolicy objectives, economic regulation issues, airtransportation, railway freight, extraprovincial trucking, marinetransportation, commodity pipelines, the regulatory process, anddispute-resolving mechanisms are addressed.
Download or read book Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2000 Department of Transportation Amtrak Reform Council written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 1606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Research Action and Policy Addressing the Gendered Impacts of Climate Change written by Margaret Alston and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research, Action and Policy: Addressing the Gendered Impacts of Climate Change presents the voices of women from every continent, women who face vastly different climate events and challenges. The book heralds a new way of understanding climate change that incorporates gender justice and human rights for all.
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Download or read book Transportation Reform written by John Christopher and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Can Africa Claim the 21st Century written by Alan H. Gelb and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa in the 21st Century offers a comprehensive review of development prospects in each of the major development sectors.
Download or read book Climate Smart Development in Asia written by Ancha Srinivasan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-03 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The future of China, India and Asia’s other emerging economies and their ability to take a ‘low-carbon’ and ‘climate-resilient’ development path determine the future of global carbon emissions and climate change. Indeed, the battle to confront global climate change will be won or lost in Asia. The transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy (LCE), which involves many steps towards improved energy efficiency, alternative energy sources and transport systems, sustainable land use, eco-friendly consumption and proactive adaptation, may be regarded as the world's fourth revolution, after the industrial revolution, agricultural revolution, and the information revolution. Asia is highly vulnerable to impacts of climate change. Yet because of its dynamic economies and massive populations, Asia offers the greatest opportunity for overcoming the trade-offs and pursuing low-carbon development pathways. With a growing consensus that there is limited time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, scientists, engineers, policymakers, and economists across Asia have recently begun discussions on how Asia can make a transition to LCE. Most discussions, however, focused on transfer of technologies from developed to developing countries and overlooked other equally important challenges such as financing, governance, and information dissemination. This book is the first to look at these neglected aspects of LCE and attempt to integrate both market-based and technology-based solutions into a comprehensive strategy to creating a roadmap for LCE in Asia. This book is an essential reading for economists, policy makers, practitioners, engineers and researchers concerned with climate change, energy production and development in Asia and the impacts and potential for the world.
Download or read book Urban Transport XII written by C. A. Brebbia and published by Witpress. This book was released on 2006 with total page 968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers presented in this volume should be of interest to engineers, scientists and managers who are involved in the planning and management of urban transportation and transport policy.
Download or read book Building an Efficient Transportation System written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Sustainable Food Systems written by Terry Marsden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-21 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In response to the challenges of a growing population and food security, there is an urgent need to construct a new agri-food sustainability paradigm. This book brings together an integrated range of key social science insights exploring the contributions and interventions necessary to build this framework. Building on over ten years of ESRC funded theoretical and empirical research centered at BRASS, it focuses upon the key social, economic and political drivers for creating a more sustainable food system. Themes include: regulation and governance sustainable supply chains public procurement sustainable spatial strategies associated with rural restructuring and re-calibrated urbanised food systems minimising bio-security risk and animal welfare burdens. The book critically explores the linkages between social science research and the evolving food security problems facing the world at a critical juncture in the debates associated with not only food quality, but also its provenance, vulnerability and the inherent unsustainability of current systems of production and consumption. Each chapter examines how the links between research, practice and policy can begin to contribute to more sustainable, resilient and justly distributive food systems which would be better equipped to ‘feed the world’ by 2050.
