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World Road Statistics 2011 - Data 2004-2009

Book: CHF 455.-

Book & CD-ROM (w/PDF Files): CHF 845.-

CD-ROM or electronic copy: CHF 585.-

Excel version (available by email): CHF 1950.-

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World Road Statistics

Statistics guide and inform every aspect of our daily lives and are a vital component of modern professional, political and business practice. They underpin strategic decision-making and form the foundations upon which sound policy can be successfully built. Above all, they enable us to draw on analysis of historical evidence and experience in order to chart more effective future options.

In the context of our sector, the data they provide is particularly crucial in terms of highlighting the evolution of road networks, as well as their correlation with registered vehicles. Given the nature and extent of the capital and long-term investments involved, prior access to reliable road statistics is an essential prerequisite for the road infrastructure planning of any country or region. Statistics further form an indispensible basis for the coherent traffic forecasting that is critical to every phase of cost-effective transportation policy, planning and engineering – from calculating the optimum capacity of infrastructure right through to estimating the financial and social viability of projects and gauging key environmental impacts.

Now in its 48th edition, the IRF World Road Statistics (WRS) includes high data quality for more than 185 countries compiled from primary and secondary sources. This annual publication remains the only authoritative compilation of the most up-to-date official international road, traffic and transport data. The publication further provides a selection of the latest Sustainable Development Indicators and other data of key relevance, not only to industry and business but also to leading international organisations and financial institutions.

Indeed, IRF’s WRS is the main reference resource in its sphere used by the World Bank, the World Resources Institute, the Global Resource Information Database and the United Nations Economic Commissions (UNECE/UNECA), as well as by other prominent development banks, aid agencies, universities, research institutes, consultancies and industry experts.

Based on feedback received since the publication of last year’s edition, we have decided to publish limited copies of WRS 2011 in book form for the convenience of those who prefer to be able to consult a hard copy of the text. In addition, with respect to the standard CD-ROM version, IRF now offers various license agreements for institutions, organisations and academic research institutes that have expressed interest in purchasing the WRS for multiple in-house users.

IRF is proud to release a high-quality publication that further enhances the reputation of the IRS series as the number one statistical reference in its field for governments, companies and associations alike. The comprehensive thematic content of this latest edition makes it an essential tool for investment evaluations, infrastructure planning and sustainable development analyses, as well as a wide variety of other research and activity linked to road development.