Abstract:
Transport corridor developments have emerged in recent years as one of the magic bullets
that can improve efficiency in the transport and logistics processes along majors and that
can foster sustainable economic developments in the corridor regions of many developing
countries. Despite the obvious gains in the logistic processes and on the economic
development front, such a best practice corridor development scenario has also come with
negative externalities that equally threaten the sustainability of positive impacts it has
brought. Poorly planned corridor developments are a characteristic of most developing
countries that has been associated with what this essay calls negative externalities. This
essay analyses a host of negative externalities common to most transportation corridor
development initiatives in developing countries that require urgent attention through
sustainable planning interventions. It further outlines the nature of sustainable planning
approaches that are required to ensure sustained positive development outcomes along
transport corridors. Empirical evidence to support the discussion points shared in this
essay have been solicited from critical review of literature on transport corridor
development planning, sustainable transportation, responsive urban development and
planning, environmental planning, and sustainable urban planning.
