Factors in the Establishment of Transport Research Centres in Developing Countries

This paper describes how the establishment of a national transport research center in each developing country is necessary in order to make a continuous review of the national policies and priorities in transport and also to assist the country’s planners. The center should make guidelines to coordinate the planning and development of the land, inland water, sea and air transportation, which considers the entire transport sector as an integrated system. The Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL) in United Kingdom (UK), is a good example to follow for the organizational set up. The methods and evaluation criteria adopted for transportation planning and research are to be adjusted to suit the socioeconomic conditions and aspirations of the people in the particular country.

• Corporate Authors:

  Gower Publishing Company

  Gower House, Croft Road
  Aldershot, Hampshire  United Kingdom  GU11 3HR
• Authors:
  • Victor, D J
• Conference:
  • Transport Research for Social and Economic Progress. Proceedings of the Second World Conference on Transport Research
  • Location: London , England
  • Date: 1980-4-14 to 1980-4-17
• Publication Date: 1981

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 546-552
• Monograph Title: Transport Research for Social and Economic Progress

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Developing countries; Facilities; Infrastructure; Planning; Planning and design; Public transit; Transit operating agencies; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01082833
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 18 2007 11:52AM