The Politics of Road Expansion
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-041-26162-9 (ISBN)
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In literature, the relationship between building roads and achieving economic growth is heavily reliant on quantitative tools while ignoring the contextual details of roading projects. Using the Aristotelian concept of phronesis, the research undertakes six case studies from New Zealand, Britain, the US, Pakistan, Brazil and Kenya. Phronesis is an intellectual virtue capable of incorporating practical problems and contextual details in everyday life. The concept was operationalized by devolving into three main questions in which the roads policy direction, the associated processes and discursive pragmatism were explored. Detailed analysis of following six projects has been carried out: MacKays to Peka Peka Expressway; London Orbital Motorway; Houston Interstate 610 Highway; Lahore Ring Road; Mário Covas Ring Road and the Nairobi Expressway. The analysis provides the reader a critical understanding how roads are expanded using assertive policies without evidence of how economic growth will be achieved.
The book could be of interest to multilateral development organisations, researchers, students, policymakers and practitioners from the areas of planning, urban economy, public administration, transport economics, project management, and development economics.
Babar M. Chohan is a seasoned civil servant of the Government of Pakistan. Currently, he is serving as Trade & Investment Counsellor/Head of Trade Mission at the Embassy of Pakistan, Brazil. He previously served as Commissioner, Additional Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner across various field formations of tax administration in Pakistan. He holds a Ph.D. in Planning from Massey University, New Zealand and M.A. in Economics of Development from International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University, The Netherlands. He also holds M.A. Economics and M.Sc. Applied Geology degrees from Punjab University, Pakistan. He is a member of Pakistan’s Central Superior Service. He has extensive experience in economic planning, trade diplomacy and government administration. Some of his research articles have been published by leading international journals and conference proceedings. He also writes articles for Pakistan-based newspaper, the Express Tribune. Some of his research areas include economic planning, economic growth and built environment.
CHAPTER ONE: Introduction CHAPTER TWO: Road investment and economic growth CHAPTER THREE: Practical Wisdom – the Master Virtue CHAPTER FOUR: MacKays to Peka Peka Expressway, New Zealand CHAPTER FIVE: London Orbital Motorway, Britain CHAPTER SIX: Houston Interstate 610 Highway, the United States CHAPTER SEVEN: Lahore Ring Road, Pakistan CHAPTER EIGHT: Mário Covas Ring Road, Brazil CHAPTER NINE: The Nairobi Expressway, Kenya CHAPTER TEN: Conclusions and the future economic growth prospects
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 8.6.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design |
| Zusatzinfo | 5 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie |
| Technik ► Bauwesen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-041-26162-4 / 1041261624 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-041-26162-9 / 9781041261629 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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