The African Development Corridors Database: a new tool to assess the impacts of infrastructure investments
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Author(s)
Thorn, Jessica PR
Bignoli, Diego Juffe
Mwangi, Ben
Marchant, Robert A
Type
Journal Article
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.
Date Issued
2022-11-09
Date Acceptance
2022-10-12
Citation
Scientific Data, 2022, 9
ISSN
2052-4463
Publisher
Nature Portfolio
Journal / Book Title
Scientific Data
Volume
9
Copyright Statement
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36351928
PII: 10.1038/s41597-022-01771-y
Subjects
Science & Technology
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
England
Article Number
679
Date Publish Online
2022-11-09