Development of the Scheme to Facilitate Transport Infrastructure in Landlocked Developing Countries

Research Project

Project/Area Number	26750117
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Social systems engineering/Safety system
Research Institution	Nihon University
Principal Investigator	KAWASAKI Tomoya 日本大学, 理工学部, 助教 (30705702)
Project Period (FY)	2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords	エージェントベースモデル / 経済回廊 / 内陸開発途上国 / ステークホルダー / 東アフリカ / 大メコン圏地域 / ロジスティクス / インフラ整備計画
Outline of Final Research Achievements	In order to support and facilitate the development of economic corridor between landlocked developing countries and coastal countries, the model expressing the interactions between stakeholders are developed on the basis of agent-based model. Besides, cargo flow simulation model is developed, which considers shipment variability at borders and seaports. As a result of the analysis, road development is enhanced by improving railway construction between Kenya and Uganda. Also, organization restructuring is effective in order to increase the net benefit in the region. In case organization restructuring is difficult to achieve, an initiation of international organization would be one option to seek the maximization of the shipper's surplus.