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The African Development Corridors Database : a new tool to assess the impacts of infrastructure investments
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dc.contributor.author | Thorn, Jessica P R | |
dc.contributor.author | Bignoli, Diego Juffe | |
dc.contributor.author | Mwangi, Ben | |
dc.contributor.author | Marchant, Robert A | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-11-15T17:30:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-11-15T17:30:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-11-09 | |
dc.identifier | 282158064 | |
dc.identifier | 10928186-b7b4-49ef-9482-7c1fb2510a00 | |
dc.identifier | 36351928 | |
dc.identifier | 85141537932 | |
dc.identifier | 000885084200003 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Thorn , J P R , Bignoli , D J , Mwangi , B & Marchant , R A 2022 , ' The African Development Corridors Database : a new tool to assess the impacts of infrastructure investments ' , Scientific Data , vol. 9 , 679 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01771-y | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2052-4463 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0003-2108-2554/work/123196999 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/26401 | |
dc.description | Funding: We acknowledge funding from the UK Research and Innovation’s Global Challenges Research Fund (UKRI GCRF) through the Development Corridors Partnership project (project number: ES/P011500/1). | en |
dc.description.abstract | The large-scale expansion of built infrastructure is profoundly reshaping the geographies of Africa, generating lock-in patterns of development for future generations. Understanding the impact of these massive investments can allow development opportunities to be maximised and therefore be critical for attaining the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and African Union's Agenda 2063 aims. However, until now information on the types, scope, and timing of investments, their evolution and spatial-temporal impact was dispersed amongst various agencies. We developed a database of 79 development corridors across Africa, synthesizing data from multiple sources covering 184 projects on railways, wet and dry ports, pipelines, airports, techno-cities, and industrial parks. The georeferenced interlinked tabular and spatial database includes 22 attributes. We expect this database will improve coordination, efficiency, monitoring, oversight, strategic planning, transparency, and risk assessments, among other uses for investment banks, governments, impact assessment practitioners, communities, conservationists, economists, and regional economic bodies. | |
dc.format.extent | 11 | |
dc.format.extent | 4091336 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Scientific Data | en |
dc.subject | GE Environmental Sciences | en |
dc.subject | HE Transportation and Communications | en |
dc.subject | DAS | en |
dc.subject | MCC | en |
dc.subject.lcc | GE | en |
dc.subject.lcc | HE | en |
dc.title | The African Development Corridors Database : a new tool to assess the impacts of infrastructure investments | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Geography & Sustainable Development | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01771-y | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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