Marchant, Robert orcid.org/0000-0001-5013-4056 and Thorn, Jessica Paula Rose (2022) The African Development Corridors Database:a new tool to assess the impacts of infrastructure investments. Scientific data. 679. ISSN 2052-4463
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.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2022 |
Keywords: | Africa,Development,infrastructure |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Environment and Geography (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 11 Nov 2022 13:00 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 18:51 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01771-y |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/s41597-022-01771-y |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:193282 |
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Description: The African Development Corridors Database: a new tool to assess the impacts of infrastructure investments.