Publicação: Road safety: implications for sustainable development in Latin America
Nenhuma Miniatura disponível
Data
2015
Orientador
Coorientador
Pós-graduação
Curso de graduação
Título da Revista
ISSN da Revista
Título de Volume
Editor
Tipo
Artigo
Direito de acesso
Acesso restrito
Resumo
Road accidents cause more deaths than homicides in Latin America, nevertheless it is not highlighted as a major concern by media and society. World Health Organization put this issue in high priority by releasing the Decade of Action in Road Safety that establishes five pillars to guide national road safety plans and activities. This paper addresses the drawbacks in the implementation of these actions in Latin American countries and its implications to achieve a sustainable development. The main concerns are: lack of empowerment of the road safety management organisations; lower vehicular standards; corruption related to the enforcement of traffic safety laws to and to the construction of safer roads; absence of safety vehicular inspections; vehicle fleet increase, decrease of public transportation demand; and the absence of a safety culture. Without facing these problems, sustainable development in Latin America will be impaired, once road safety is a fundamental link to achieve sustainability.
Descrição
Palavras-chave
Latin America, Road safety, Sustainable development, Sustainability, Sustainable transport, Road accidents, Empowerment, Safety management, Vehicle standards, Corruption, Law enforcement, Traffic laws, Rconstruction, Safety inspections, Vehicle inspections, Vehicle fleet increase, Public transport demand, Safety culture
Idioma
Inglês
Como citar
Latin American Journal of Management for Sustainable Development, v. 2, n. 1, p. 1-17, 2015.
