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Book SynopsisEver since their inception, space activities have been innovative, but not driven by commercial considerations – that is, until the end of the Cold War, when the commercialization of space escalated. As a result, the direction of the innovation changed in order to leverage new business opportunities, which reached a turning point in the 2010s. This book discusses the developmental trends of the world space sector in detail, by analyzing their long-term evolution, and studying why this innovative industry sometimes experiences technological and organizational delays. Innovation Trends in the Space Industry also provides a framework to diagnose more accurately the potential technological threats that are currently faced by existing space tech manufacturers. Moreover, this book, with an economic perspective, provides a close examination of the space sector. It also contributes to enriching innovation management theory by leading us to better understand industry emergence shaped by customers, to reinterpret technological and organizational inertia in high technology activities, and to refine disruptive innovation trends.Table of ContentsPreface ix Introduction xiii Chapter 1. Theoretical and Empirical Framework 1 1.1. Innovation management: introductory elements 2 1.1.1. Diversity and legitimacy of innovation 3 1.1.2. Typology of innovations 5 1.1.3. Developing product innovations 9 1.1.4. The industry cycle 15 1.2. The space industry 22 1.2.1. Why study the space industry? 23 1.2.2. Sources and level of analysis 24 1.2.3. The boundaries of the space industry 25 1.2.4. Structure of the space industry 28 Chapter 2. The Emergence of Industry: The Influence of Demand 43 2.1. The space industry is in the emerging phase 44 2.1.1. Emergence as an object of study 44 2.1.2. Characterizing emergence 46 2.1.3. Method: sources and measurements 49 2.1.4. Results 53 2.1.5. Discussion 56 2.2. Customers shape the industry dynamics in the emergence phase 57 2.2.1. Theoretical framework 57 2.2.2. Sources 60 2.2.3. Results: influence of customers on the emergence of the space industry 60 2.2.4. Discussion and implications 65 2.3. Demand influences technological change 70 2.3.1. Sources, data and indicators 70 2.3.2. Loss of impetus resulting in technical change 72 2.3.3. Influence of demand on technological change 78 2.3.4. Discussion and conclusion 84 Chapter 3. Slow Adoption of Innovations: A Key Success Factor 87 3.1. Slow adoption of technological innovations: a key success factor 88 3.1.1. Introduction 88 3.1.2. Inertia: a literature review 90 3.1.3. Modeling a strategy of technological inertia based on reliability 94 3.1.4. Research methodology 97 3.1.5. Results 105 3.1.6. Discussion and conclusion 106 3.2. Slow adoption of organizational innovations: a key success factor 109 3.2.1. Introduction 109 3.2.2. Organizational change: a literature review 111 3.2.3. Modeling the organizational inertia strategy 116 3.2.4. Methodology 117 3.2.5. Results 118 3.2.6. Discussion and conclusion 126 Chapter 4. Technological Discontinuities and Strategic Diagnosis 131 4.1. Disruptive innovations and threat analysis 132 4.1.1. Introduction 132 4.1.2. The theory of disruptive innovations 134 4.1.3. Model 139 4.1.4. Methodology 144 4.1.5. Results 145 4.1.6. Discussion 156 4.1.7. Conclusion 158 Conclusion 161 References 169 Index 191

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Book SynopsisDigital technology has changed the way we work, socialize, shop, play and learn. This book offers a stimulating exploration of how digitization has begun transforming the prevailing global logistics system into a self-service and sharing economy, and ultimately provides a vision of the monumental changes likely to overflow into the business landscape.Consumer Logistics thoughtfully assesses the challenges posed to businesses as the Internet of Things, 3D printing and other yet-to-come technologies start to connect humans and physical objects in forms that will further transform lifestyles. Through a review of the evolutionary journey of logistics management, this book argues that the fourth wave of global logistics is fast giving way to the fifth wave of consumer logistics, which will see consumers adapt to the seamless offline-online purchasing experience brought by Omnichannel Retailing. By considering how logistics and digital technologies will interact to redefine consumer logistics, Peter J. Rimmer and Booi Hon Kam argue that this outcome is likely to reflect the character of the sixth great logistics wave: personal logistics.Thought-provoking, and contemporary in topic, this book will be of great value to business people interested in future trends, logistics professionals and operators, as well as academics and students worldwide working on logistics, supply chains and digital transformations.Trade Review'Cost reduction has driven previous waves of logistics innovation - from distribution management, to collaborative practices across firms, to the creation of global supply chain networks - but Rimmer and Kam argue that consumer demands will drive new logistics innovations. Localization, flexible production, and consumer choice are in, while supplier-focused, global supply chains are out. Companies that adapt their logistics processes to the new reality will survive and prosper; those that do not will meet their demise.' --Martin Dresner, University of Maryland, College Park, US'Consumer Logistics: Surfing the Digital Wave provides thought provoking insights into the challenges and opportunities presented by omnichannel approaches and Industry 4.0 which are currently revolutionising supply chains. The book utilises both practitioner and academic insights into how the ''digital wave'' is impacting logistics and creating value for organisations and consumers. This book should be a starting point for organisations reflecting on logistics and supply chain strategy, I found it raised many questions and ideas that supply chain professionals will need to consider in the coming years. The digital wave is a tough wave to surf and is constantly shifting, this book provides a useful starting point for those about to get wet!' --Richard Wilding OBE, Cranfield School of Management, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: Surf’s Up 2. Four Great Logistics Waves 3. Three Disruptive Digital Trends 4. Consumer Logistics 1.0 5. Consumer Logistics 2.0 6. 6 A Sixth Wave: Personal Logistics? Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking book offers a critical and wide-ranging assessment of the global air transport liberalization process over the past 40 years. This compilation of world experts on air transport economics, policy, and regulation is timely and significant, considering that air transport is currently facing a series of new challenges due to technological changes, the emergence of new markets, and increased security concerns. The book initially explores liberalization within various geographical markets such as the United States, Australia, Ireland, the European Union, China, India, Latin America, and Africa. It expands upon this by addressing the main concerns that were initially leveled against air transport liberalization, including those involving safety, social services, market concentration, and the domination of hub airports as well as market instability. This analysis of air transport and its regulation will be of interest to aviation professionals, regulators, researchers, and students who are taking courses in air transport, economic regulation, and contemporary transport history.Contributors include: S. Barrett, M. Baumgartner, P. Berster, V. Bilotkach, K. Button, M. Finger, P. Forsyth, M.C. Gelhausen, D. Gillen, S.V. Gudmundsson, G. Martini, W.G. Morrison, R. Nagpal, R. Neiva, C.V. Oster Jr., J. Peoples, A. Reynolds-Feighan, H. Saranga, D. Scotti, J.S. Strong, H. Vega, E. Zeki, A. Zhang, Y. Zhang, C.K. ZornTrade Review'Air transport liberalization has led to a substantial increase in the level of economic activities and traffic growth. This is an excellent book providing a comprehensive view of the topic and covering airline liberalization in the US, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the sustainability of competition. This book also explores aviation safety in the age of liberalization, and the domination of hub-and-spoke networks. The eighteen chapters in the books are written by and for practitioners and academics.' --Bijan Vasigh, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, US'`The 30th anniversary of the start of the liberalization of air transport in Europe, leading to the creation of the successful EU internal aviation market, is an excellent time to review the transformation of the aviation industry which has taken place throughout the world over the past few decades. This book brings together ten studies of how markets have changed in different countries. But it does more than that. It also reviews broader, generic topics such as safety, small community services and hub domination and the impact liberalization has had on each of them. Finally, it looks at future challenges, particularly in air traffic control and security. The wide range of topics covered helps to put the subject of air transport liberalization into context and reveals the full extent of the remarkable journey the aviation industry has taken in most people's lifetimes, as well as how much more there is to do.' --Barry Humphreys CBE, Aviation Consultant, UK' Professors Finger and Button have assembled an impressive array of informative, insightful, and useful chapters that, taken together, offer a compelling endorsement for liberalizing air transport. Although a scholarly collection, there is much in this volume of direct relevance to aviation practitioners in both the private sector and governments. --John Byerly, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Principal U.S. Aviation Negotiator, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Matthias Finger and Kenneth Button Part I: Country and regional reports 2. Airline Liberalization in the US James Peoples 3. Airline Deregulation in Canada and the Sustainability of Competition David Gillen and William G. Morrison 4. Australia – a reluctant liberalizer Peter Forsyth 5. Air transport liberalization: the case of Ireland Sean Barrett 6. The Evolution of Indian Civil Aviation Rajiv Nagpal and Haritha Saranga 7. Air transport development: A comparative analysis of China and India Yahua Zhang and Anming Zhang 8. European Market: Present and Future Volodymyr Bilotkach 9. Latin America and the Caribbean, Thirty-Plus Years of Lukewarm Liberalization of Air Transportation Markets Henry L. Vega 10. Air transport in Africa Gianmaria Martini and Davide Scotti Part II: Topical issues 11. Aviation safety in the age of liberalization Clinton V. Oster Jr., John S. Strong and C. Kurt Zorn 12. Small Community Impacts of Liberalization and the Provision of Social Air Services Aisling Reynolds-Feighan 13. Oligopolization of markets Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson 14. Domination of hub-and-spoke systems Marc C. Gelhausen and Peter Berster 15. Market instability Kenneth Button Part III: Future challenges 16. Economic Perspectives on Aviation Security David Gillen and William G. Morrison 17. The need to evolve air traffic management: Europe as a laboratory Matthias Finger, Marc Baumgartner and Engin Zeki 18. Canada and USA: A Tale of Two ANSPs Rui Neiva Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book provides a multidisciplinary and comparative analysis of the ongoing terrorist threats against all aspects of air transportation, the effectiveness of the responses, globally, regionally, and nationally, and the continuing challenges to policy makers seeking to achieve a safe and secure global aviation system.The first section provides an overview of the industry?'s characteristics, the economic and regulatory issues shaping the security environment, such as legal frameworks and the role of the private sector in safeguarding passenger and air cargo flights. The second section provides comparative analyses of security policies and practices in several key countries: the United States, Canada, Brazil, Kenya, Israel, Malaysia, Japan and Australia. The book concludes with a comparative analysis of the contemporary state of aviation security policies and practices and its future challenges.Containing extensive interdisciplinary analyses of the main issues and challenges related to all aspects of aviation security, the book will be of great interest not only to scholars, students and practitioners concerned with aviation security, and to institutions that provide courses or programs in aviation management and related fields, but also to anyone dealing with such related topics as terrorism, public policy, transport, urban studies and logistics.Contributors include: H. Avilai, D. Brittin, E. Irandu, T. Prenzler, J. Price, P. Puri, D. Rhoades, F. Rossi Dal Pozzo, M.S. Sandhu, J. Szyliowicz, T. Udagawa, S. Vaithilingam, M.J. Williams, K. Zaidi, L. ZampariniTrade Review'This book is a landmark in the field, providing original reflections and a series of case studies from different countries all over the world. This will be of high value to researchers and practitioners, given the current urgent need to investigate air transport security policies and analyze their (networked) economic impacts at the global, national and regional level.' --Aura Reggiani, University of Bologna, Italy'Its visibility, widespread use, economic value and vulnerability has meant that air transportation has been the subject of numerous attacks over the years. These have taken a diversity of forms and been driven by a variety of motivations. The contributions to this edited book value offer a set of insightful studies not only of the nature of the broad on-going trends in attacks, but also the perspectives of the various actors in both the public and private sector, who have to formulate countermeasures. Because of the uncertainties involved, the tasks of airlines, airports and air traffic control, as well as national and international public bodies, to counter attacks on aviation have been especially challenging. The chapters here offer those new to the subject an excellent overview of the challenges being confronted and the reactions of the aviation sector and public policy makers to them.' --Kenneth J. Button, George Mason University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Joseph S. Szyliowicz and Luca Zamparini PART I Themes, Issues, and Frameworks 2. The Policy Dimensions of Air Transport Security Joseph S. Szyliowicz 3. Economic Issues in Air Transport Security Luca Zamparini 4. International and EU Legal Frameworks of Aviation Security Francesco Rossi Dal Pozzo 5. The Role of the Private Sector for Air Transport Security Jeffrey Price 6. The Challenge of Air Cargo Security Douglas Brittin PART II Policy Applications 7. Aviation Security in the US Joseph S. Szyliowicz 8. Aviation Security Policy in Canada Kamaal Zaidi 9. Safety and Security in Brazilian Aviation Dawna Rhodes and Michael J. Williams 10. Air Transport Security in Israel Hillel Avihai 11. Air Transport Security in Kenya Evaristus Irandu 12. Air Transport Security in Malaysia Priyanka Puri, Manjit Singh Sandhu and Santha Vaithilingam 13. Air Transport Security in Japan Toki Udagawa Hirakawa 14. Aviation Security in Australia Tim Prenzler 15. Conclusions Joseph S. Szyliowicz and Luca Zamparini Index

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Book SynopsisTransport Economics is a revised and refined fourth edition of a well-established textbook which applies economic analysis to transport issues.Each chapter has been carefully reworked and includes new material dealing with the regulation of transport markets. To assist in pedagogy, twenty or so free standing ‘Exhibits’ now provide a variety of case studies and narratives to supplement the text. More up-to-date examples and illustrations also make the understanding of economic principles easier and assist in the assimilation of economic concepts. The theoretical content is supported with considerable empirical evidence drawn from a wide range of international sources. Although aimed primarily at university students, this volume is accessible to non-specialists who have an interest in transport economics. It has no modal bias but rather examines in general terms the many aspects of the demand for, and supply of, transport together with the various methods of government intervention needed to ensure that social and environmental criteria are attained.This successful and widely adopted textbook has been meticulously revised and updated for the fourth edition. As the best intermediate text currently available, it will be welcomed by students, policymakers and all those concerned with the supply of transport services.Trade ReviewAcclaim for the third edition:‘Button draws together the burgeoning literature in transportation economics. It is a comprehensive standalone text covering all aspects of the field including new sections on logistics and congestion pricing. It should be required reading for every student of transportation and on the library shelf of all transportation researchers and practitioners, an excellent book.’ -- David Gillen, University of British Columbia, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Transport, Economics, and Economists 2. Transport and the Economy: Some Numbers 3. Transport and Location 4. The Demand for Transport 5. Direct Costs of Transport 6. The External Economic Costs of Transport 7. The Pricing of Transport 8. Containing the Environmental Costs of Transport 9. Optimizing Traffic Congestion 10. Economics and Transport Logistics 11. Investment Criteria: Private and Public Sector Analysis 12. Transport Planning and Forecasting 13. Transport and Economic Development 14. Political Economy and Transport Regulation Index

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Book SynopsisIn the last forty years or so the research field exploring the relationship and interaction between transport and development has developed rapidly. While sophistication in analysis has increased, understanding the effective integration of transport and development often remains poor in theory and in practice - with sometimes devastating effects. This Handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of both the current and emerging thinking in this field, drawing on multidisciplinary thinking in transport planning, transport, urban and spatial economics, and the wider social sciences.With 45 chapters from leading international authors, the book is organised around three main themes:- urban structure and travel- transport and spatial impacts- wider dimensions in transport and development.The chapters each present commentary on key issues within these themes, presenting the debate on the impacts of urban structure on travel, the impacts of transport investment on development, and social and cultural change on travel. A multitude of competing inter-disciplinary perspectives are considered - leaving the reader with an invaluably comprehensive and critical understanding of the field.This major Handbook will serve as a guide for undergraduates and graduate students, researchers, consultants, and also practitioners and policy makers, wishing to find a comprehensive and original reference to research on transport and development.Contributors: J.A. Annema, F. Avelino, D. Banister, D. Bonilla, F. Bruinsma, C.C. Cantarelli, X. (Jason) Cao, C.-L. Chen, G. Cohen-Blankshtain, C. Curtis, G. Dane, J. Dodson, A. Donald, R. Dowling, M. Echenique, A. El-Geneidy, R. Ewing, E. Feitelson, B. Flyvbjerg, N. Garrick, H. Geerlings, K. Geurs, M. Givoni, A.R. Goetz, P. Gordon, A. Grigolon, D. Halden, P. Hall, I. Hamiduddin, S. Handy, P. Headicar, D.A. Hensher, D. Hidalgo, R. Hickman, R. Hjorthol, M. Hillman, E. Holden, T. Holvad, H. Holzapfel, M. Iacono, O.B. Jensen, P. Jones, J. Kenworthy, S. Kenyon, C.A. Klöckner, K.J. Krizek, B. Lee, S. Leleur, D. Levinson, T. Li, Z. Li, K. Linnerud, S. Marshall, W. Marshall, E. Matthies, L. Meija Dorantes, R. Meyfahrt, P. Mokhtarian, J.C. Muñoz, P. Naess, P. Newman, S. Nordbakke, S. Petheram, S. Rasouli, P. Rietveld, O. Rotem-Mindali, T. Schwanen, N. Sipe, D. Stead, P. Stoker, G. Stokes, H. Timmermans, B. Van Wee, R. Wilson, D. YangTrade Review'The role of transport in the development of cities and regions is a topic of immense importance. The editors have brought together authors from all over the world with experience of the methods needed to assess the impact of transport and analysis of the evidence of a varied range of projects. The result is a genuine Handbook of the state of the art, but with clear insights into future problems. It is highly recommended reading for researchers, policy makers and politicians.' --Roger Vickerman, University of Kent, UK'This timely compendium offers some of the best, up-to-date knowledge on how transport and development, richly defined, jointly shape each other. Written by some of the most authoritative voices in the field and encyclopedic in its coverage, the Handbook on Transport and Development brings together fresh, grounded insights from across the globe, at multiple geographic scales, and for everything from bikeways to fast inter-city trains. It is a wonderful reference and must-have library addition to anyone who cares about charting sustainable urban, regional, and mobility futures.' --Robert Cervero, University of California, Berkeley, US'For more than a century cities have been urged to integrate the two fields of urban planning and transport planning. But too often these professional fields have evolved in their own institutional silos. Now they are beginning to grow together again in a new joint practice. This book will be a foundational text for the real practice of transport and urban development planning. It contains contributions from all the principal scholars in the field, and examines all the main issues and fields of inquiry. It does fine justice to the legacy of Professors Sir Peter Hall and Piet Rietveld. To practitioners and researchers I say, "Have this book to hand on your shelf".' --Nicholas Low, University of Melbourne, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: PART I AN INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORT AND DEVELOPMENT 1. The Transport and Development Relationship Robin Hickman, Moshe Givoni, David Bonilla and David Banister PART II URBAN STRUCTURE AND TRAVEL 2. Urban Structure and Travel Philip Stoker, Susan Petheram and Reid Ewing 3. Urban Passenger Transport Energy Consumption and Carbon Dioxide Emissions: A Global Review and Assessment of Some Reduction Strategies Peter Newman and Jeff Kenworthy 4. Homes, Jobs and Commuting: Development Location and Travel Outcomes Peter Headicar 5. New Household Location and the Commute to Work: Changes over Time Robin Hickman and David Banister 6. Spatial Structure and Travel: Trends in Commuting and Non-commuting Travels in US Metropolitan Areas Peter Gordon and Bumsoo Lee 7. New Urbanism and Travel Marcial Echenique and Alastair Donald 8. Residential Location and Travel: Hangzhou and Copenhagen Compared to Studies in Cities Worldwide Petter Naess 9. Public Transport-Orientated Development and Network Effects Carey Curtis 10. The Effects of Neighbourhood Type and Self-Selection on Driving: A Case Study of Northern California Xinyu (Jason) Cao 11. The Role of Attitudes in Accounting for Self-Selection Effects Bert Van Wee and Patricia Mokhtarian 12. How Stable are Preferences for Neighbourhood Type and Design in Residential Moves? Kevin J. Krizek, Ahmed El-Geneidy and Ryan Wilson 13. Community Design and Active Travel Susan Handy 14. Street Networks Wesley Marshall, Norman Garrick and Stephen Marshall PART III TRANSPORT AND SPATIAL IMPACTS 15. Transport and Urban Development Piet Rietveld and Frank Bruinsma 16. Methods for Estimating the Economic Impact of Transportation Improvements: An Interpretive Review Michael Iacono and David Levinson 17. Transport Projects and Wider Economic Impacts Torben Holvad and Steen Leleur 18. Urban Freight: Freight Strategy, Transport Movements and the Urban Spatial Economy David A. Hensher and Zheng Li 19. Spatial Implications of Public Transport Investments in Metropolitan Areas: Some Empirical Evidence Regarding Light Rail and Bus Rapid Transport Eran Feitelson and Orit Rotem-Mindali 20. High-Speed Trains and Spatial-Economic Impacts. A British-French Comparison on Two Scales: Intra- and Inter-Regional Chia-Lin Chen and Peter Hall 21. Assessing the Wider Impacts of the Jubilee Line Extension in East London Peter Jones 22. The Developmental Impacts of the Madrid Metro Line 12 on Retail Activities Around Stations Lucia Mejia Dorantes 23. Bus Rapid Transit and Buses with High Levels of Service: A Global Overview Dario Hidalgo and Juan Carlos Muñoz 24. The Expansion of Large International Hub Airports Andrew R. Goetz 25. Decision Making and Major Transport Infrastructure Projects: The Role of Project Ownership Chantal C. Cantarelli and Bent Flyvbjerg 26. Road Pricing, Impacts and Cost Effectiveness Jan Anne Annema 27. Incomes, Accessibility and Transport Poverty Gordon Stokes 28. Development and Social Policy: The Role of Transport in Social Development, in the UK Context Susan Kenyon 29. The Car in the Neighbourhood: Residential Design and Social Outcomes in Southern Germany Iqbal Hamiduddin 30. Accessibility: Theory and Practice in the Netherlands and UK Karst Geurs and Derek Halden PART IV WIDER DIMENSIONS IN TRANSPORT AND DEVELOPMENT 31. More Than A to B: Cultures of Mobilities and Travel Ole B. Jensen 32. Car Fixation, Socialization and Opportunities for Change Ellen Matthies and Christian A. Klöckner 33. Telecommunications and Travel Galit Cohen-Blankshtain 34. E-Retailing, The Network Society and Travel Orit Rotem-Mindali 35. Parents, Children and Automobility: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities Robyn Dowling 36. Old Age and the Importance of the Car in Maintaining Activity Patterns in Scandinavia Randi Hjorthol and Susanne Nordbakke 37. Ageing Populations and Travel Gamze Dane, Anna Grigolon, Soora Rasouli, Harry Timmermans and Dujuan Yang 38. Investigating Urban Oil Vulnerability Jago Dodson, Neil Sipe and Terry Li 39. Troublesome Leisure Travel: Counterproductive Sustainable Transport Policies Erling Holden and Kristin Linnerud 40. The Future of Transport and Development in the New Millennium: The Inescapable Implications of Climate Change Mayer Hillman 41. The Value of Transition Management for Sustainable Transport Harry Geerlings and Flor Avelino 42. The Regional Tram-Train of Kassel, Germany: How Regional Responsibility Leads to Local Success Helmut Holzapfel and Rainer Meyfahrt 43. The Making of European Transport Policy Dominic Stead 44. Understanding Process. Can Transport Research Come to Terms with Temporality? Tim Schwanen PART V SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 45. Transport and Development – What Next? David Banister, David Bonilla, Moshe Givoni and Robin Hickman Index

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Book SynopsisSince 1978, when China embarked on a new period of economic reforms and introduced open door policies, it has experienced a great urban transformation. The role of transport has proved indispensable in this unprecedented rapid urbanisation and economic growth. As the first research-focused book dedicated to this important topic, the Handbook on Transport and Urban Transformation in China offers new insight into the various opportunities and challenges brought by fast-paced motorisation and urban development, and explores them in broad spatial-economic, environmental, social, and institutional dimensions. This collection is an informative and comprehensive reference for researchers and academics at all levels studying transport, urban planning, and geography. It will also help practitioners and consultants gain a deeper understanding of policy development and best practices, and international and domestic policy makers will find guidance in the implications and lessons proposed for future transport research, policy, and practice. Contributors include: M. Cao, X. Chen, C. Curtis, X. Fu, Y. Gao, Y. Gao, D. Gong, R. Hickman, S. Huang, Z. Kang, M.-P. Kwan, C. Liu, Y. Liu, P. Newman, Z.-R. Peng, D. Pojani, B. Quan, J. Scheurer, Y. Shen, K. Si, N. Ta, Y. Tang, A. Thomas, Y. Tian, H. Titheridge, S. Wang, Y. Wang, P. Wei, T.G. Wereta, A.R. Williams, J. Wu, D. Xu, J. Xu, R. Ye, P. Zhao, M. Zhang, X. Zhang, F. ZhenTrade Review'This book provides a welcome addition our understanding of urban transformation in China where the scale and speed of change has been phenomenal over the last 40 years. It covers all forms of transport, examining the modes, the environmental issues, social justice, and technology, as well as governance and detailed case studies. It is truly a synoptic book that will provide a benchmark resource for future research.' --David Banister, Professor Emeritus of Transport Studies and St Anne's College, University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Roger W. Vickerman xvi 1 Introduction to the Handbook on Transport and Urban Transformation in China 1 Chia-Lin Chen, Haixiao Pan, Qing Shen and James Jixian Wang PART I TRANSPORT PLANNING: TERRITORIAL RESTRUCTURING AND DEVELOPMENT 2 Port-city development in China 19 James Jixian Wang 3 Highway development in China 36 Xin Fu 4 High-speed rail and its wider spatial-economic impact on transformation of Chinese cities and regions: a multi-level analysis 60 Chia-Lin Chen 5 Probing into China’s air–HSR integration: a policy analysis 83 Xueming (Jimmy) Chen 6 The interrelations between railway station and its neighbouring areas: a case study of Guangzhou Station 100 Xiaoxing Zhang and Yinsheng Tian 7 A Chinese approach to “transit oriented development” (TOD) 116 Ming Zhang 8 Non-motorized transport development in Chinese cities 131 Yang Tang 9 Transport and rural development in China 150 Dijia Gong PART II TRANSPORT, ENVIRONMENT AND TECHNOLOGY 10 Transport and air quality in China 168 Chao Liu and Zhong-Ren Peng 11 Effects of rail transit proximity on commuter CO2 emissions in the suburbs of Shanghai 182 Haixiao Pan and Peng Wei 12 ICTs and changes in activity–travel behavior in urban China: existing research and future directions 198 Yue Shen, Na Ta, Mei-Po Kwan and Feng Zhen 13 The rise of online ride-hailing services and their impact on urban transport in China 212 Shaoqing Huang 14 Are Beijing and Shanghai automobile dependent cities? 229 Yuan Gao and Peter Newman PART III TRAVEL, PEOPLE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE 15 Mobility and the Chinese dream 247 Austin Rhys Williams 16 Impact of individuals’ commuting trips on satisfaction and subjective well-being: evidence from Xi’an, China 266 Runing Ye and Helena Titheridge 17 Public transport and private travel preferences: a comparative study between Chinese and Australian communities 286 Shaoli Wang, Carey Curtis and Jan Scheurer 18 Urban transport inequality in transition China: exploring the social inequality of commuting 302 Pengjun Zhao 19 Transport, social equity and capabilities in East Beijing 317 Mengqiu Cao and Robin Hickman PART IV REFORM, GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT MODELS 20 Railway reform in China 334 Jianhong Wu, Yiqin Liu, Zhaoxia Kang and Yixiao Wang 21 Planning intercity railway systems in China’s mega-city regions: the case of the Pearl River Delta 355 Jiang Xu 22 Challenges to transnational learning: a comparative study of Jinan and Kunming, China 375 Alainna Thomas 23 China’s urban transport policy: from car-oriented to people-oriented cities 390 Bo Quan and Dingyuan Xu 24 South–south policy transfer? Transit oriented development from China to sub-Saharan Africa 404 Keqi Si, Tsega Gebrekrstos Wereta and Dorina Pojani 25 Conclusion: informing transportation planning and policymaking for a better urban future 421 Qing Shen Index 437

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Book SynopsisTransport economics and policy analysis is a field which has seen major advances in methodology in recent decades. The transport sector has many unique characteristics - non-storability, economies of scale and scope, indivisibilities and the extensive production of positive and negative externalities that need careful consideration in any analysis. The aim of this Handbook is to provide an overview of the essential research methods with illustrations of how they are applied in practice.The book is divided into six sections - transport costs, externalities, transport demand, pricing and investment, deregulation and privatisation, and transport policy impacts. Each section comprises several chapters, divided by mode of transport or other relevant factor.Some of the unique features include: a comprehensive overview of methods used in transport economics and policy analysis from leading researchers in the field up-to-date methodology for analyzing transport costs and demand examples of how to value the full range of externalities of transport, including both costs and benefits guidance on how to assess the impact of privatisation and (de)regulation, with examples from local public transport, rail and air identification of the relevant factors involved in transport pricing, including roads, public transport, ports and airports an analysis of the neglected topic of equity in transport. This illustrative overview of research methods will be essential to researchers, students and practitioners in academia, government and business.Contributors: J. Bates, O. Betancor, B. de Borger, T. Fowkes, J. Holmgren, J. Owen Jansson, G. de Jong, G. Lindberg, H. Link, R. Liu, A. Ljungberg, A.D. May, H. Meersman, S. Morrison, C. Nash, J.-E. Nilsson, J. de Dios Ortuzar, J. Preston, S. Proost, L.I. Rizzi, W. Rothengatter, G. de Rus, S. Shepherd, A. Smith, J. Stanley, J. Stanley, S. Pettersen Strandenes, D. Van de Velde, E. Van de Voorde, R. Vickerman, P. Wheat, M. WolanskiTrade Review'This book's title reveals a great ambition and the content, which covers all transport modes and all critical issues of our discipline, reaches a remarkable level of thoroughness. I have no doubt that this book will become a most valuable tool for students and researchers in transport economics.' --(Alain Bonnafous, University of Lyon, France)Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Chris Nash PART I COSTS 2. Road and Rail Infrastructure Costs Heike Link 3. Public Transport Operations Costs Andrew Smith, Phill Wheat and Michal Wolanski 4. Freight Costs Tony Fowkes PART II EXTERNALITIES 5. Valuing Transport Externalities Luis I. Rizzi and Juan de Dios Ortúzar 6. Road Congestion Anthony D. May, Ronghui Liu and Simon Shepherd 7. Congestion and Scarcity in Scheduled Transport Modes Jan-Eric Nilsson 8. Accidents Gunnar Lindberg PART III DEMAND 9. Demand for Road transport John Bates 10. Public Transport Demand John Preston 11. Freight Demand Gerard de Jong PART IV PRICING AND INVESTMENT 12. Road Pricing and Investment Bruno de Borger and Stef Proost 13. Pricing Public Transport Services Jan Owen Jansson, Johan Holmgren and Anders Ljungberg 14. Airport Pricing and Investment Ginés de Rus and Ofelia Betancor 15. Port Pricing Hilde Meersman, Siri Pettersen Strandenes and Eddy Van de Voorde, PART V DEREGULATION AND PRIVATISATION 16. Local and Regional Public Transport Didier Van de Velde 17. Rail Chris Nash 18. Airlines Steve Morrison Part VI Transport Policy Impacts 19. Economic Impacts of Transport Policy Roger Vickerman 20. Approaches to Internalisation of Transport Externalities Werner Rothengatter 21. Equity in Transport John Stanley and Janet Stanley Index

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Book SynopsisThe first of its kind, this book critically and systematically addresses questions about China?'s high-speed rail diplomacy and ?'one belt, one road?' initiative. Gerald Chan argues that ?'geo-developmentalism?' is currently being formed in China, and explores its international impact.Understanding China?'s New Diplomacy offers an in-depth examination of how China has risen so quickly to become a high-speed rail superpower, and how this has impacted positively and negatively on other countries, particularly its neighbours in Asia. Chan also highlights the challenges the initiative poses to the state, particularly in balancing these projects to maintain China?'s status as both a land and maritime power. By reviewing the country?'s unique style of state capitalism and its success of absorbing foreign train technology, new developmental methods exclusive to China are revealed. Government officials, foreign policy makers and students with a keen desire to discover more about Chinese foreign policy and international relations would greatly benefit from the expert insight into China?'s geopolitical future.Trade Review'This is an excellent much needed book.' --Kingsley E. Haynes, George Mason University, US'Professor Gerald Chan is a perceptive and thorough scholar, with a highly inventive mind. In this book he brilliantly analyzes China's high-speed railway system and the Belt and Road Initiative, likely to transform all kinds of interactions across the great Eurasian Continent in coming decades. Professor Chan's sober and insightful analysis will also serve as a basis for future research.' --Colin Mackerras, Griffith University, Australia'This is a timely but very original contribution to the field of international political economy and development studies and the study of China's relations with the world. Professor Chan takes the case of the rapid development and internationalization of China's high-speed rail industry to show how Chinese industrial development is organized in the context of the evolving world political economic structure. Theoretically sharp, empirically rich, and policy implications far-reaching.' --Xiaoming Huang, Victoria University of Wellington, New ZealandTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The New Silk Road 3. China’s high-speed rail diplomacy 4. Explaining China’s high-speed rail ‘miracle’ 5. Financing infrastructure projects 6. Assessing Asian responses to ‘one belt, one road’ 7. Theorising ‘one belt, one road’ 8. Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisWith social inequity in urban spaces becoming an increasing concern in our modern world, A Companion to Transport, Space and Equity explores the relationships between transport and social equity. Transport systems and infrastructure investment can lead to inequitable travel behaviours, with certain socio-demographic groups using particular parts of the transport system and accessing particular activities and opportunities. Employing international case studies to scrutinise the spatial and social equity impacts of transport systems and infrastructure, the contributors bring together wide-ranging empirical research to fill in the lacunae on social equity. This nuanced and comprehensive Companion examines transport investments, and related changes in accessibility, urban form and development, house prices and gentrification to better understand the complex relationships between transport and social equity. Drawing together competing perspectives, this book highlights the range and dimensions of the debate, the complexity and tensions, and the progression of the argument over time. Provocative and comprehensive, this book will serve as an impressive guide for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as offering a detailed reference point for researchers and academics working on urban social equity. Consultants and policy makers overseeing transport infrastructure, city planning and wider public policy will also benefit from this book's rigorous empirical approach to transport impacts.Trade Review'This unique and comprehensive volume provides a much-needed lens into multiple dimensions of transport equity across the life cycle, genders, modes, and indeed, the entire globe. By drawing from a diverse collection of cases, this collection advances our understanding of equitable transport, with relevant implications for theory and practice alike.' --Karen Chapple, University of California, Berkeley, US'This impressive collection by international authorities brings together aspects of equity issues in transport, space and society. Its strength is that it includes not just conceptual issues but puts these firmly in the context of case studies drawn from all over the world and countries at differing stages of development.' --Roger Vickerman, University of Kent, UKTable of ContentsContents: PART I: Introduction 1. Transport and space and social equity impacts Robin Hickman, Beatriz Mella Lira, Moshe Givoni and Karst Geurs PART II: Transport and Spatial Impacts 2. Understanding the relationship between changes in accessibility to jobs, income and unemployment in Toronto. Robbin Deboosere, Geneviève Boisjoly and Ahmed El-Geneidy 3. Reducing social spatial inequity with public transport in Melbourne, Australia Jan Scheurer and Carey Curtis 4. Exploring the travel mode choice of rail transit with geographically weighted regression: Evidence from Chongqing Lixun Liu 5. Considering the impacts of HSR on China’s East Coast Region Qiyan Wu, Anthony Perl, Jingwei Sun, Taotao Deng and Haoyu Hu 6. Automobile peripheries: travel to school in suburban London through the lens of social practice Emilia Smeds 7. The impact of transport connectivity on housing prices Imogen Thompson PART III: Transport and Social Equity Impacts 8. Equity aspects of transportation in a multi-network world: a societal perspective Eran Feitelson 9. Urban public transport investment and socio-spatial development: the case of the Copenhagen Metro Kristian Bothe and Christine Benna Skytt-Larsen 10. Assessing transport equity or healthcare in Metro Manila Neil Stephen Lopez and Jose Bienvenido Manuel Biona 11. Working women and unequal mobilities in the urban periphery Eda Beyazit and Ceyda Sungur 12. Planning transport to meet the needs of children and young people Janet Stanley, John Stanley and Brendan Gleeson 13. Social assessment of transport projects in Global South cities using community perceptions of needs Karen Lucas, Nihan Akyelken and Janet Stanley PART IV: Emerging Approaches to Socio-Spatial Equity Analysis 14. Reasonable travel time – the traveller’s perspective David Banister, Yannick Cornet, Moshe Givoni and Glenn Lyons 15. Using different approaches to evaluate individual social equity in transport Mengqiu Cao, Yongping Zhang, Yuerong Zhang, Shengxiao Li and Robin Hickman 16. Why the Capability Approach can offer an alternative to transport project assessment, Beatriz Mella Lira 17. Assessing utility, feasibility and equity with competence-based multi criteria analysis Geert te Boveldt, Imre Keseru and Cathy Macharis 18. Using behavioural economics to inform more effective planning and delivery of cycling projects Matt Higgins 19. Operationalising motility for transport policy Rebecca Shliselberg and Moshe Givoni 20. Exploring the links between mobility capital and human flourishing in Buenos Aires Florencia Rodriguez Touron PART V: CONCLUSIONS 21. What next? Reflections for research and practice Karst Geurs, Moshe Givoni, Beatriz Mella Lira and Robin Hickman Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. Transport significantly affects everyday life in our modern world. Highlighting key challenges and opportunities, this Research Agenda identifies current and future themes that are central to both research and practice in the transport sector. With chapters written by eminent scholars and practitioners, it provides readers with a state-of-the art analysis of the topic. This Research Agenda identifies areas of research required to inform transport policy development that will in turn support improved societal outcomes. Chapters examine transport policy from a range of different viewpoints, offering insights into socio-economic environments, the importance of technology, and the differing approaches to transport policy across five continents. Transport is on the cusp of major transformation, and such disruptive change demands the broad, integrated approach that this Research Agenda provides. Written in a non-technical style, this book will appeal to transport policy practitioners, looking to improve current infrastructure to better suit the needs of the future. Public policy and geography scholars focusing on the impact and importance of transport will also find this to be a valuable read.Trade Review'Collectively the chapters summarise the state of the art, identify areas of challenge and set out a wide-ranging research agenda to inform the major components of transport policy, at various geographic scales, drawing on the views and experiences of an impressive range of internationally leading academics and practitioners. A rich source of research topics and insights.' --Peter Jones, University College London, UK'By systematically analysing issues, modes and regions, a collection of world-leading academics suggest how transport policy researchers should respond to the disruptions posed to the global transport system by shared mobility, next generation vehicles, digital technologies and unprecedented economic, demographic and environmental change. The future of transport policy research is here, in all its intriguing complexity.' --John Preston, University of Southampton, UK'This book is essential reading for designing research relevant to the mobility challenges of the 21st century. It is remarkably comprehensive, probing contemporary issues across all modes and regions of the world. Its attention to disruptive technologies, safety, and new mobility platforms on land, air, and sea is a plus.' --Robert Cervero, University of California, Berkeley, USTable of ContentsContents: Part I Introduction 1. Setting the context John Stanley and David A. Hensher Part II Societal goals-based perspectives 2. Transport economics David A. Hensher 3. Social perspectives: Transport as if people mattered Janet Stanley 4. Transport and the environment Robin Hickman and David Banister 5. Transport governance Greg Marsden 6. Road transport infrastructure funding Georgina Santos Part III Modal perspectives 7. Public transport Chris Nash and Daniel Johnson 8. Active transport perspectives Stephen Greaves and Christopher Standen 9. The future of urban roads Richard de Cani, Ritu Garg and Harrison Peck 10. A maritime research agenda in transport policy Michael Bell 11. Long-distance transport service sustainability: Management and policy directions from the airline perspective Rico Merkert and James Bushell 12. Freight transport and logistics Alan McKinnon Part IV Regional Perspectives 13. North America Michael Roschlau and Josipa Petrunic 14. South America: The challenge of transition Alejandro Tirachini 15. European Union and United Kingdom: Research roadmap for transport policy Rosário Macário, Hilde Meersman and Eddy van de Voorde 16. Transport policies in Asia Junyi Zhang and Fuyo (Jenny) Yamamoto 17. Africa Jackie Walters 18. Australia John Stanley Part V Policy perspectives on future transport 19. The future of big projects: Lessons from Australia Martin Locke 20. Transport technology Brian Collins 21. Intelligent Mobility and Mobility as a Service Corinne Mulley, John Nelson and David A. Hensher 22. Big data and transport Marcela A. Munizaga Index

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Book SynopsisProviding a comprehensive overview and analysis of the latest research in the growing field of public transport studies, this Handbook looks at the impact of urbanisation and the growth of mega-cities on public transport. Chapters examine the significant challenges facing the field that require new and original solutions, including congestion and environmental relief, and the social equity objectives that justify public transport in cities.This cross-disciplinary Handbook explores current topics in public transport research, focusing on the impact of innovative research on planning and operations in practice. Looking at the research frontiers in this increasingly complex and growing industry, the Handbook offers detailed analysis of the foundations, trends and futures of research, user perspectives, policy, planning and operational perspectives, and the future of service developments.A critical read for transport and urban planning students and scholars, this cutting-edge book showcases important case studies and insights into current research. The practical applications of research discussed in the Handbook will also be useful to transport and urban planners as well as public transport regulators.Trade Review'The Handbook is a cogent and comprehensive overview of research issues and opportunities that characterize public transport. The research areas provide insightful perspectives drawing on international experiences in operations, planning, policy and governance with a look to future trends and developments. The Handbook is a timely resource for practitioners and academics who wish to better understand the complexities intrinsic to public transport and the importance and role of research in identifying fresh ideas and solutions to help advance the state of the industry for operators and decision makers.' -- Paul P. Skoutelas, President and CEO, American Public Transportation Association (APTA), US'This is not just a book but an encyclopaedic array of public transport related research. It comprehensively maps and captures the development of new knowledge needed to advance public transport. The Handbook provides a recognition of the fantastic work done by researchers all over the world and the key role of public transport to improve the quality of life of people.' -- Mohamed Mezghani, Secretary General, International Association of Public Transport (UITP), Belgium'Graham Currie is one of the greatest minds in public transport today and he has produced an outstanding compendium of knowledge on that topic in this book. I highly encourage those interested in the academic side of transport as well as those interested in the research on the latest trends in mobility to get this book: the Handbook of Public Transport Research.' -- Paul Comfort, author of The Future of Public Transportation and host of the Transit Unplugged podcastTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Public Transport Research 1 Graham Currie PART I RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS, TRENDS AND FUTURES 2 World transit research: state of the art 9 Nicholas Fournier and Graham Currie 3 Methodologies for empirical research on the link between the built environment and transit use 30 Laura Aston, Graham Currie, Md Kamruzzaman and Alexa Delbosc PART II USER PERSPECTIVES 4 Transit customer satisfaction research: is the customer always right? 57 Madalena Harreman-Fernandes, Ehab Diab, Boer Cui, James DeWeese, Miles Crumley and Ahmed El-Geneidy 5 Personal safety on public transport: research frontiers and new tools for an old problem 70 Graham Currie, Mustafizur Rahaman, Carlyn Muir and Alexa Delbosc 6 The power of design to enrich the public transport experience 92 Selby Coxon, Robbie Napper, Ilya Fridman and Vincent Moug 7 The paradigm shift in revenue protection research and practice 115 Graham Currie and Alexa Delbosc PART III POLICY PERSPECTIVES 8 The governance of public transport: towards integrated design 137 Wijnand Veeneman 9 The total social cost (TSC) of public transport modes 156 John Preston 10 New approaches and insights to managing on-road public transport priority 172 James Reynolds and Graham Currie 11 Paying for public transport 202 Joel Mendez, James Wood, Dristi Neog and Jeffrey Brown PART IV PLANNING AND OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVES 12 Public transport network resilience 226 Menno Yap and Oded Cats 13 Service reliability: a planning and operations perspective 252 Niels van Oort 14 Rail transit disruption management: a comprehensive review of strategies and approaches 280 Amer Shalaby, Lisa Li and Ehab Diab 15 Demand management in urban railway systems: strategy, design, evaluation, monitoring and technology 314 Zhenliang Ma, Haris N. Koutsopoulos, Anne Halvorsen and Jinhua Zhao 16 Transit signal priority: research and practice review and future needs 340 Amer Shalaby, Wen Xun Hu, Mike Corby, Andrew Wong and Daniel Zhou 17 ACES technologies and public transport operations and control 373 Juan Carlos Munoz, Ricardo Giesen, Felipe Delgado and Omar Ibarra-Rojas 18 Research in public transport vehicle scheduling 388 Tao Liu and Avishai (Avi) Ceder PART V SERVICE DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES 19 Incorporating Mobility-on-Demand (MOD) and Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) automotive services into public transportation 410 Emma Lucken and Susan Shaheen 20 Large increases in bus use in Sweden: lessons learned 434 Maria Börjesson, Margareta Friman and Masoud Fadaei 21 Advances in transit customer information 454 Kari Watkins, Candace Brakewood, Sean Barbeau and Aaron Antrim Index 473

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Book SynopsisAn Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library.Fellow Travellers examines the shifting practices and strategies adopted by Communist militants as they sought to build and maintain support on the railways. In a period in which the Communist party struggled to establish a foothold in many French workplaces, activists on the railways bucked the trend and set down deep and lasting roots of support. They maintained this support even through the sectarian period of the Comintern’s shift to class against class, deepening their participation within railway industrial relations and gaining the experience of engagement with managers and state officials upon which they would build during the years of the Popular Front. Here France’s railway employees joined alongside their fellow workers in shaping a new social contract for workers, extending the principle of democratic representation into the workplace. While the Popular Front experiment proved shortlived, its influence was long lasting. In the post Liberation period, the key tenets of the Popular Front experience re-emerged within the nationalised SNCF, shaping the particular character of railway industrial relations – the peculiar mix of collaboration and hostile confrontation between management and workforce that continues to make the French railways one of the most contested sectors of the modern French economy.Trade ReviewReviews 'A thoroughly researched and original study that makes a valuable contribution on an important and under-researched subject.'Professor David Howell, University of York'Thomas Beaumont’s meticulous new book... not only stands as the first monograph-length study of communist railway trade unionism, but also offers a complex and nuanced portrait of interwar French communism more broadly... [Fellow Travellers] deserves to be read widely by historians of France, labour, and the left alike.'Robert W. Lewis, Labour'Fellow Travellers is a clearly written and well-researched book. Beaumont has consulted government, police, PCF, and union records both to fill a significant gap in our knowledge of the French trade union movement and French Communism and to provide a sophisticated analysis of the culture of railway trade unionism.' Matt Perry, Labour History ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: Railway Workers at WarChapter 2: Railway Workers and the ‘Après Guerre’Chapter 3: Railway Workers and the Communist ChoiceChapter 4: StabilisationChapter 5: International ConnectionsChapter 6: ‘Hostile Participants’: Communists and Railway Industrial Relations in the Class against Class era, 1928-1934Chapter 7: Railway Workers and the Popular Front: Victory to Defeat, 1936-1939ConclusionBibliography

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Book Synopsis70 per cent of the planet is covered by water, and 90 per cent of global economic trade is transported by sea. The world's seas and oceans are big business. Based on gross marine product, the ocean can be considered the world's seventh-largest economy, with the total global value of the Blue Economy predicted to rise to $3 trillion by 2030. Grounded in detailed market research, and brought to life through over 250 meticulously researched case studies, Technology and the Blue Economy presents a compelling overview of an inspiring and innovative sector that includes offshore renewable energy, ports and harbours, shipping, maritime surveillance, cyber security, aquaculture and ocean conservation. It tackles questions like these: · With Earth observation satellites providing unprecedented levels of data about the ocean, can machine learning capabilities develop at pace to make sense of all this new information? · How can ships protect themselves when one shipping firm alone records 50,000 daily attempts to breach its cyber security systems? · With floating wind farms now pushing further out to sea to convert natural energy, what role do robots have in managing essential maintenance in these more remote environments? · When passenger ferries are already sailing themselves and self-docking in port without human intervention, are we entering an age where human error is eradicated? · With fish farming predicted to account for 62 per cent of all the seafood consumed globally by 2030, how can 3D imaging cameras and net-cleaning robots help to stop mass deaths of fish that can run into millions in a single incident? · In the age of smartphone ubiquity, how important a role might social media and citizen science play in ocean conservation? · With luxury cruise ships now marketing themselves as 'smart, connected cities', crunching passenger data in real-time, do they now provide the gold standard of customer experience within the tourist industry? · Is optical scanning technology the solution to countering slavery at sea, a real concern in the south-east Asian fishing industry? · Can satellite-enabled tracking and autonomous clean-up systems help to counter one of the greatest conservation issues of the day - the fight against ocean plastic pollution? Technology and the Blue Economy explores how innovators can develop the right business models to capitalize on growth opportunities, and analyses the critical success factors for emerging technologies.Trade Review"Revealing and insightful, this book shares inspiring examples of innovations applied across a broad spectrum of Blue Economy sectors. These ideas are real and impactful and underline the importance of technology and creativity as an enabler for sustainable environments and economic growth." * David Loosley, Chief Executive, The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology *"A fascinating guide to how technology will shape the future of the Blue Economy, this book is essential reading for those looking to understand how the smart use of our oceans can support sustainable development." * Professor Dickon Howell, Director, Howell Marine Consulting, UK *"This book presents a compelling overview of the impressive range of technology innovation underpinning progress in sectors as diverse as sustainable fisheries, ocean tourism, smart port cities, shipping and seabed mapping. Start-ups and tech developers in all sectors could learn from the up-to-the-minute case studies presented in this thoroughly researched and well written book." * Tony Hughes, Dealmaker, Global Entrepreneur Programme – the UK’s Department for International Trade *"Here, at last, is a book that sets out the scale of challenges and opportunities that our oceans present, by three authors bringing enormous knowledge to the domain. The Blue Economy is so much more diverse than the traditional marine and maritime sectors, and this book is a must-read for anyone interested to understand where the Blue Economy is heading." * Dr. Jonathan Williams, CEO, Marine South East, UK *"The breadth of innovation across the blue economy is extraordinary. Andy, Nick and Jonathan have explored, sector by sector, to reveal insights and applications that are revolutionising industries and opening doors for new commercial opportunities in the seas and oceans." * Aidan Thorn, Maritime Innovation Expert *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: An introduction to the blue economy; Chapter - 02: Shipping; Chapter - 03: Ports and harbours; Chapter - 04: Offshore renewables; Chapter - 05: The cruise industry; Chapter - 06: Maritime surveillance; Chapter - 07: Aquaculture; Chapter - 08: Hydrography and bathymetry; Chapter - 09: Ocean observation; Chapter - 10: Sustainable fisheries; Chapter - 11: Subsea monitoring; Chapter - 12: Safety of life at sea; Chapter - 13: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe aviation industry is a major driver of world trade. As global markets and economies are constantly evolving, practitioners and academics need more quality information and a broader perspective of aviation management rather than just silo-based knowledge, particularly if they wish to move up the management ladder and progress. Air Transport Management presents the dynamic shifts which have influenced structural changes in the aviation industry, such as the emergence of low cost carriers. These changes have transformed the market, leading to deregulation and consolidation. The author provides a viable road map aimed at giving students and managers in the aviation industry a rigorous understanding on how to manage strategically in complex and turbulent market conditions. Air Transport Management examines the airline industry structure in terms of entry barriers, competition dynamics and competing business models. With the inclusion of fascinating case studies, this handbook assesses different business models used by international companies and proposes best fit management practices which airlines should follow in order to survive.Trade Review"Air Transport Management is full of important information and insights related to the global and regional aviation industries. It's a brilliant piece of work that I highly recommend." * Alexander Herring, Managing Director, ADB Safegate South Africa *"This is a significant book for academics and practitioners who are interested in the characteristics, dynamics and challengesof the airline industry. It covers important areas in the field, including alliances, business models and coalitions." * Leonardo Corbo, Assistant Professor of Management, University of Bologna *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: The scope of the airline industry; Chapter - 02: Growth and change in the airline industry – Air transport liberalization; Chapter - 03: The airline alliances; Chapter - 04: Airline industry analysis – A structure-conduct-performance perspective; Chapter - 05: Airline competing business models; Chapter - 06: Airline competition dynamics; Chapter - 07: Measuring airline performance; Chapter - 08: Strategic groups in the airline industry; Chapter - 09: The future outlook of air transport; Chapter - 10: Conclusion; Chapter - 11: Index

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Book SynopsisRoad passenger transport management is an important role, involving the planning and coordinating of passenger transport operations, including routes and schedules. Managers ensure that passengers reach their destinations safely, on time and in the most cost-effective way. Road Passenger Transport Management covers all the essential tasks a transport manager is expected to master. Road Passenger Transport Management provides tips and tools for working with customers, planning routes and scheduling delivery times, as well as managing a team of supervisors, administration staff and drivers. The authors include guidelines for coordinating staff training and arranging vehicle maintenance, MOTs and tax payments, as well as organizing vehicle replacements and managing contracts and developing new business. This is a contributed book, with expertise shared from well-known academics and practitioners who have spent many years in the passenger transport field. The tools and case studies in this vital new guide will enable readers to learn new skills or build on existing expertise. Online supporting resources include sample performance reports and target assessment forms.Table of Contents Section - ONE: How the bus business works; Section - 01: Definition of road passenger transport; Section - 02: History, heritage, current challenges; Section - 03: The legal and regulatory framework; Section - 04: Planning; Section - 05: Vehicles and fuels; Section - 06: Operations; Section - 07: Fares, ticketing and other revenue – turning a social service into a business; Section - 08: Human resources case study: Metroline; Section - TWO: Wider engagement; Section - 09: The present and potential market for public transport; Section - 10: Bus provision and land use planning; Section - 11: Bus priority; Section - 12: Planning and operating a rural bus service; Section - 13: Further partnerships between bus operators, local authorities and employers; Section - 14: The bus industry in Wales; Section - 15: Working with the public; Section - 16: The value of the bus to society; Section - 17: Presentation; Section - 18: The future and new technology; Section - 19: Appendix I (by Cyril McIntyre) – Regulation of road passenger transport in the Republic of Ireland; Section - 20: Appendix II (by Gavin Booth) – Scotland’s buses; Section - 21: Index

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Book SynopsisE-Logistics serves as the nerve system for the whole supply chain and enables smooth information flow within and between organizations. This new and updated edition provides the latest and most comprehensive coverage on digitalization in logistics and supply chain. It covers all transport modes and the role of ICT in supporting an integrated freight and supply chain network. E-Logistics provides a cross-academic and industry perspective with leading academics and practitioners as contributing authors. A variety of successful e-logistics business approaches are discussed covering a range of commercial sectors and transport modes. Subsequent chapters address in depth support systems for B2C and B2B e-commerce and e-fulfilment, warehouse management, RFID, electronic marketplaces, global supply network visibility and service chain automation. Industry case studies are used to support the discussion. The new edition also covers emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning and autonomous vehicles, Internet of Things, Robotics, drone and last mile deliveries.Trade Review"The challenges posed by COVID-19 have sharpened focus on the need for supply chains that are not only more efficient and environmentally sustainable but also more resilient. E-Logistics provides insights into the effective deployment of technology to create the digital supply chains of the future that will make a real difference in terms of competitive advantage." * Edward Sweeney, Professor of Logistics and Systems; Head, Department of Engineering Systems & Supply Chain Management (ESSCM), Aston University *"With rapid advances in new technologies and the growing pressures to transform global supply chains, this book provides an excellent and timely overview of the critical role of e-logistics. It is ideal for both practitioners and academics who want to understand how e-logistics is changing the way global supply chains are designed, operated and transformed." * Dr. Andrew Lahy, Solutions Design Director, DSV *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: E-logistics definition, trends and directions; Chapter - 02: End-to-end global visibility and order management - Integrated supply and demand chains in the age of value chain management; Chapter - 03: B2C e-commerce and fulfilment; Chapter - 04: The challenges of e-commerce on warehousing in the future; Chapter - 05: Advanced warehouse management systems and innovations - Streamlining e-logistics processes with technology deployment; Chapter - 06: Automating a logistics service chain - A telecommunications company’s perspective; Chapter - 07: Regional electronic marketplaces to improve logistics; Chapter - 08: Trade and transport electronic single windows; Chapter - 09: Port-centric ICT systems - Building value in supply chains

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Book SynopsisSea freight remains overwhelmingly the most common form of transport for goods globally. Grasp the core theories and understand the latest research in maritime logistics, along with how this field operates and contributes to global supply chains, with this key textbook. Maritime Logistics provides a complete overview of the core concepts within this discipline from a range of international expert contributors. This textbook examines the recent developments in the ports and shipping industries including supply chain strategies and emerging, innovative practices. Designed for maritime students and professionals, the structure offers a complete approach with an emphasis on developing a well-rounded knowledge and understanding of the field. The third edition is fully updated with new content on maintenance optimization, supply chain integration, economies of scale within liner shipping and port performance and management. In addition, this edition examines new technologies, considers new and existing risks to the maritime supply chain as well as generally how maritime logistics will continue to evolve. For those seeking to become maritime logistics specialists, this is the authoritative companion.Trade Review"Maritime Logistics, now in its third edition, provides its readers with a comprehensive coverage of the maritime logistics industry. Well respected contributors from around the world provide detailed insights into key aspects of the industry and how it is evolving to meeting rapidly changing global conditions. I am sure this won't be the last edition as it remains to be seen how maritime logistics, and indeed the supply chains that rely on it, will transform themselves to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Indeed, the pace of change is now so rapid that readers are advised to digest this book before it is superseded by the fourth edition." * Professor Michael Bell, Chair of Ports and Maritime Logistics Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney Business School *"This book represents an outstanding contribution by two of the world's leading experts to the literature on maritime studies and logistics. It is essential reading for all postgraduate students, researchers and practitioners and should be on all course reading lists." * Michael Roe, Professor Emeritus of Maritime and Logistics Policy, University of Plymouth *"Maritime logistics management remains the backbone of international business. Managers who don't understand maritime strategies, operations, and tactics are often incapable of responding to the unique disruptions experienced in ocean transportation. This 3rd edition of Maritime Logistics provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date information available on the topic. Considering the supply chain complications, bottlenecks, regulations, and disruptions we continue to experience in the 2020s, this book should really be on every innovative business professional's shelf." * Glenn Richey, Harbert Eminent Scholar and Professor of Supply Chain Management. Auburn University *"This is an excellent publication that brings together in one volume everything that all those interested in ports and shipping need to know about maritime logistics. Covering the ground and the specifics of shipping and port logistics in thorough and comprehensive ways, this 3rd edition of Maritime Logistics allows the reader to fully understand the rapid evolution and latest developments of global maritime supply chains. An essential knowledge basis for students and professionals in the field." * Thanos Pallis, Professor of Management of Ports and Shipping, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens *"Maritime Logistics is an enabler to complete international trade transactions. The two world-class academics in the field use their expert knowledge to produce this book by compiling international freight transport, shipping logistics, port management and strategies, and supply chain issues of the field. Readers will surely find it rewarding as to update their knowledge of maritime logistics with this book." * Mike Lai, Chair Professor of Shipping and Logistics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University *"The Covid-19 pandemic is above all a maritime logistics challenge, confronting global supply chains with historically high freight rates, delays, and congestion. Edited and written by some of the most renowned maritime economists, the latest edition of Maritime Logistics will help all of us to understand the underlying trends and concepts, and then to collaborate to find solutions to the crisis." * Jan Hoffmann, Head, Trade Logistics Branch, UNCTAD *"In a time when the disruptions of maritime supply chains have never been so impactful for industries and consumers, this book is a perfect guide for professionals and students looking for a better understanding of maritime logistics." * Pierre Cariou, Professor of Shipping and Port Management, KEDGE Business School *"A real tour de force in its comprehensive coverage of the shipping and port industries." * Kevin Cullinane, Professor of International Logistics and Transport Economics, University of Gothenburg *Table of Contents Section - ONE: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Introduction to maritime logistics; Chapter - 02: Maritime transport and logistics as a trade facilitator; Chapter - 03: International maritime trade and logistics; Chapter - 04: Defining maritime logistics and its value; Chapter - 05: Hinterland logistics and global supply chains; Chapter - 06: Human elements in maritime logistics; Section - TWO: Shipping logistics; Chapter - 07: Intermodal freight transport and logistics; Chapter - 08: Global maritime networks in container shipping; Chapter - 09: Supply chain integration of shipping companies; Chapter - 10: Logistics strategy in container shipping; Chapter - 11: Tanker shipping logistics; Chapter - 12: Dry bulk shipping logistics; Section - THREE: Port logistics; Chapter - 13: Dry ports in concept and practice; Chapter - 14: Port-centric logistics in concept and practice; Chapter - 15: Container hub ports in concept and practice; Chapter - 16: Multinationalizing container ports - Business models and strategies; Chapter - 17: Public-private partnerships and port logistics performance; Chapter - 18: Port and logistics chains - Changes in organizational effectiveness; Chapter - 19: Logistics performance of supply chain-oriented ports; Section - FOUR: Conclusion; Chapter - 20: Looking ahead

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Book SynopsisMaritime transport is the transport of people or goods by water. It is the backbone of world trade and globalization. Twenty-four hours a day and all year round, ships carry cargoes to all corners of the globe. Maritime Transport focuses on the operational side of this important industry, covering many topics such as sea traffic currents, passenger transport, short sea shipping and dangerous cargoes. Parts one and two of Maritime Transport present the concepts, theory and background information, then part three presents more complex and deeper issues such as the maritime transportation of the future. It covers topics such as intelligent shipping, data exchange at sea and maritime security. In addition, the book includes fascinating case studies and examples, such as maritime transport in the Baltic sea, ship strategies in Norway and Greece and the benefits of slow steaming. At the end of each chapter there are questions that will help students to gain a deeper understanding of the many topics covered.Trade Review"In Maritime Transport, the author expertly examines the European short sea operation and its related key businesses elements. The book makes it clear how important shipping is as a part of logistics. This book serves as a good introduction to people new to maritime and a handy refence source to those more familiar with it." * Vesa Marttinen, Director, Cruise & Ferry Business, Wärtsilä *"This book is a must read for people interested in maritime logistics and specific developments in the sector in North Europe. The author has a unique background, combining academia and business, which can be seen in this edition through the numerous practical examples and consistent argument throughout. Risks, complexity and the details of shipping are often overlooked matters, but Maritime Transport makes significant efforts here to explain these issues for everyone." * Olli-Pekka Hilmola, Professor, LUT University & Taltech, Estonian Maritime Academy *"This book fills a gap for those who need to understand the nature of maritime transportation in the context of the Baltic Sea region. Seafaring in the Baltic Sea is different from the oceans, which affects the operational conditions of shipping companies, port operations and maritime authorities. A detailed outlook for these special conditions has been missing." * Dr Jouni Lappalainen, Head of Team, Analysis, Statistics and Studies, Finnish Transport and Communications Agency *"Most textbooks in maritime transport and maritime economics takes a port-to-port and shipowners' perspective. Technical, market and financial aspects dominate. Maritime Transport delivers this knowledge but more importantly it succeeds in putting shipping into a proper logistics context. It addresses the question why, and not only how, shipping is important for business and the wider society. Another feature of many maritime transport and economics books is the focus on deep-sea shipping, whereas this book also adds to our knowledge of short-sea shipping in a real-world context." * Johan Woxenius, Professor of Maritime Transport Management & Logistics, University of Gothenburg *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Global shipping; Chapter - 02: World trade patterns; Chapter - 03: Globalization and growth in shipping; Chapter - 04: Sea traffic currents; Chapter - 05: Passenger traffic; Chapter - 06: Logistics definition; Chapter - 07: Logistics costs; Chapter - 08: Transport costs; Chapter - 09: Transport modes; Chapter - 10: Short sea shipping; Chapter - 11: Cargoes; Chapter - 12: Vessels; Chapter - 13: Employment issues; Chapter - 14: Sea transport market; Chapter - 15: Cargo review; Chapter - 16: Ship structure; Chapter - 17: Port time; Chapter - 18: Ship size; Chapter - 19: Freight ticket registers and subsidies for shipping; Chapter - 20: Other expenses; Chapter - 21: Funding; Chapter - 22: Operational cost accounting of the vessel; Chapter - 23: Relocation agreement and shipping documents; Chapter - 24: Cargo formation; Chapter - 25: Delivery clauses and shipping conditions; Chapter - 26: Operational operations of the port; Chapter - 27: Cargo handling; Chapter - 28: Environmental impacts of sea transport; Chapter - 29: Dangerous cargoes; Chapter - 30: Ship recycling; Chapter - 31: Maritime security and social responsibility; Chapter - 32: Supervision and regulation of shipping; Chapter - 33: Developments in maritime safety regulations; Chapter - 34: Security culture; Chapter - 35: Logistics exchange; Chapter - 36: Information exchange in the port; Chapter - 37: Data exchange at sea and in shipping companies; Chapter - 38: Intelligent shipping by sea

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Book SynopsisLogistics is a complex industry that exposes employees to a whole variety of risks. These include not only accidents on the road and deaths and injuries resulting from unsafe use of forklifts, but also the consequences of poor fire safety, long-term health risks due to poor manual handling technique and problems relating to mental health. Many thousands of incidents are recorded every year. This book examines each aspect of health and safety in turn, with a focus on warehousing and transportation. Health and Safety in Logistics informs managers about potential hazards found in the industry and explains in detail how they can make the workplace as safe as possible.Trade Review"UKWA applauds Jerry Rudd for assembling this unique and invaluable compilation of expert advice and practical guidance, and highly recommends the handbook as a tool for our members and operators in the wider logistics sector that want to send a clear message to customers, suppliers and employees that they are serious about safety." * Peter Ward, Chief Executive, UK Warehousing Association *"This book it excellent; it provides a common-sense approach to managing health and safety in the logistics sector and is a must for all those in charge of keeping warehouse staff and drivers safe at work. It is written in plain English and explains complex requirements in easy to understand language." * Ruth Waring FCILT, Compliance Director, Acumen Logistics Group *"Jerry Rudd has brought together in a single volume a comprehensive introduction to health and safety covering the diverse aspects of the logistics sector. The provision of extensive references is especially valuable as it allows readers to identify further material when required. He has managed to present what is essentially a legal and technical subject in an eminently readable and accessible format." * James Clark, Secretary-General, British Industrial Truck Association *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction – The importance of health and safety; Chapter - 02: Basic principles of health and safety; Chapter - 03: Physical health issues; Chapter - 04: Mental health; Chapter - 05: Drug and alcohol issues; Chapter - 06: Personal protection equipment; Chapter - 07: Safe storage and warehouse layout; Chapter - 08: Manual handling; Chapter - 09: Materials handling equipment; Chapter - 10: Fire safety; Chapter - 11: Yard safety; Chapter - 12: Vehicle loading; Chapter - 13: Road vehicle specifications, maintenance and compliance; Chapter - 14: Accident prevention during vehicle operations; Chapter - 15: Transport of dangerous goods by road; Chapter - 16: Vehicle mounted loading equipment; Chapter - 17: Seafreight, rolling motorway and airfreight; Chapter - 18: Miscellaneous issues; Chapter - 19: Health and safety monitoring and audit

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Book SynopsisLogistics is a complex industry that exposes employees to a whole variety of risks. These include not only accidents on the road and deaths and injuries resulting from unsafe use of forklifts, but also the consequences of poor fire safety, long-term health risks due to poor manual handling technique and problems relating to mental health. Many thousands of incidents are recorded every year. This book examines each aspect of health and safety in turn, with a focus on warehousing and transportation. Health and Safety in Logistics informs managers about potential hazards found in the industry and explains in detail how they can make the workplace as safe as possible.Trade Review"UKWA applauds Jerry Rudd for assembling this unique and invaluable compilation of expert advice and practical guidance, and highly recommends the handbook as a tool for our members and operators in the wider logistics sector that want to send a clear message to customers, suppliers and employees that they are serious about safety." * Peter Ward, Chief Executive, UK Warehousing Association *"This book it excellent; it provides a common-sense approach to managing health and safety in the logistics sector and is a must for all those in charge of keeping warehouse staff and drivers safe at work. It is written in plain English and explains complex requirements in easy to understand language." * Ruth Waring FCILT, Compliance Director, Acumen Logistics Group *"Jerry Rudd has brought together in a single volume a comprehensive introduction to health and safety covering the diverse aspects of the logistics sector. The provision of extensive references is especially valuable as it allows readers to identify further material when required. He has managed to present what is essentially a legal and technical subject in an eminently readable and accessible format." * James Clark, Secretary-General, British Industrial Truck Association *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction – The importance of health and safety; Chapter - 02: Basic principles of health and safety; Chapter - 03: Physical health issues; Chapter - 04: Mental health; Chapter - 05: Drug and alcohol issues; Chapter - 06: Personal protection equipment; Chapter - 07: Safe storage and warehouse layout; Chapter - 08: Manual handling; Chapter - 09: Materials handling equipment; Chapter - 10: Fire safety; Chapter - 11: Yard safety; Chapter - 12: Vehicle loading; Chapter - 13: Road vehicle specifications, maintenance and compliance; Chapter - 14: Accident prevention during vehicle operations; Chapter - 15: Transport of dangerous goods by road; Chapter - 16: Vehicle mounted loading equipment; Chapter - 17: Seafreight, rolling motorway and airfreight; Chapter - 18: Miscellaneous issues; Chapter - 19: Health and safety monitoring and audit

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Book SynopsisA Study Guide for the Operator Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) in Road Freight 2020 is a vital study guide that offers the thorough preparation needed to pass the tough CPC exams in the UK. It covers the examination method used by the Oxford, Cambridge and RSA (OCR) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). This is the Level 3 standard qualification overseen by The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (OFQUAL) and the Welsh Assembly Government, which is required by any person wishing to operate vehicles over 3,500 kg, the maximum authorised mass for hire and reward, in the UK and internationally. A Study Guide for the Operator Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) in Road Freight 2020 has been extensively revised to include all the new legislation. It covers the eight study sections that the directive requires: civil law; commercial law; social law; fiscal law; business; financial; management of the undertaking access to the market; technical standards and technical aspects of the operation road safety. It features many case studies, examples, diagrams and graphics. New to this edition: updated sections on operator licencing, drivers' hours, tachographs, vehicle testing, vehicle tax, vehicle registration, civil law, international driving and documentation.Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Civil Law; Chapter - 02: Commercial Law; Chapter - 03: Social Law; Chapter - 04: Fiscal Law; Chapter - 05: Business and Financial Management; Chapter - 06: Access to the Market; Chapter - 07: Technical Standards and Technical Aspects of Operation; Chapter - 08: Road Safety

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Book SynopsisA Study Guide for the Operator Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) in Road Freight 2020 is a vital study guide that offers the thorough preparation needed to pass the tough CPC exams in the UK. It covers the examination method used by the Oxford, Cambridge and RSA (OCR) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). This is the Level 3 standard qualification overseen by The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (OFQUAL) and the Welsh Assembly Government, which is required by any person wishing to operate vehicles over 3,500 kg, the maximum authorised mass for hire and reward, in the UK and internationally. A Study Guide for the Operator Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) in Road Freight 2020 has been extensively revised to include all the new legislation. It covers the eight study sections that the directive requires: civil law; commercial law; social law; fiscal law; business; financial; management of the undertaking access to the market; technical standards and technical aspects of the operation road safety. It features many case studies, examples, diagrams and graphics. New to this edition: updated sections on operator licencing, drivers' hours, tachographs, vehicle testing, vehicle tax, vehicle registration, civil law, international driving and documentation.Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Civil Law; Chapter - 02: Commercial Law; Chapter - 03: Social Law; Chapter - 04: Fiscal Law; Chapter - 05: Business and Financial Management; Chapter - 06: Access to the Market; Chapter - 07: Technical Standards and Technical Aspects of Operation; Chapter - 08: Road Safety

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Book SynopsisThe transport industry has an important role to play in addressing climate change and the environmental challenges facing governments, businesses and individuals. Achieving net zero emissions by 2050 will require this sector, which is a large contributor of emissions, to innovate, adapt and drive positive change. New technologies including batteries and alternative fuels will all be significant, as will developing different approaches and outlooks. The Road to Zero Emissions is the comprehensive guide for those in the transport industry to understanding what can and is being done to tackle climate change. Through examining established companies and new entrants in the automotive space, readers are provided with examples of the importance of infrastructure, business innovation and financing for the future. In addition to this, the role of governments in establishing policies, such as zero-emission zones, is also discussed. Progressing towards zero emissions requires immediate change and this book will start you on the journey.Trade Review"The Road to Zero Emissions is a timely reminder of the hurdles that need to be overcome in a sector that is currently high risk and low margin. Alternative power source options need to be considered and this will require significant investment." * Richard Burnett, Chief Executive, Road Haulage Association *"Whilst there is a lot of government and media messaging about climate change and protecting the environment, there are few publications if any that address these issues so comprehensively and clearly as in this book." * Martin Port – Chief Executive Officer, Big Change *"The Road to Zero Emissions provides a critical examination of how global vehicle manufacturers, transport and logistic organisations and Governments are tackling the threat of climate change." * Professor Tim Baines, Aston University Business School *"The Road to Zero Emissions details a clear pathway to the future of road transport and its important relationship with the environment. The success of zero emissions technology requires more efficient and shorter product development times. Rapid technology delivery has been accelerated through successful collaboration between manufacturers who are busy developing products for the wider market and product specialists such as Electra. I am delighted that this important book has been written and that the work of Electra Commercial Vehicles has been included." * Sid Sadique, Chairman/Owner, Electra Trucks Ltd. *"The Road to Zero Emissions is a concise narrative of the issues and hurdles that manufacturers, transport operators and their supply chains need to face." * Steve Hobson, Editor, Motor Transport *"The challenge of achieving Zero Emissions will not only require new products, energy systems and infrastructure investment. It will also need to provide training and support for the many levels of management in a very complex supply chain. Business model innovation will be a key driver of change and this book highlights many possible solutions." * Thomas Van Mouric — Chairman Culina Group *"The Road to Zero Emissions provides a comprehensive and insightful view of the important issues which will drive the reduction in energy consumption and the environmental impact." * Bob Harbey – Executive Director, Microlise *"Having been responsible for the operation and management of many transport companies and thousands of vehicles over the last 50 years I am well aware of the challenges to achieving Zero Emissions in the future. This comprehensive analysis of the future will provide many transport operators with a guidebook through the maze of options." * Glyn Davies – Chairman Landex Holdings *"Fossil fuel emissions have significantly contributed towards the climate change challenge that is arguably the biggest crisis facing the world today. This book critically examines the choices that industry and governments must make to reduce the threat of climate change, which in turn will have profound consequences for many of the world's leading business units." * Professor Malcom McDonald – Cranfield University *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: The road to zero emissions; Chapter - 02: The fall of the diesel engine and the rise of the electric motor; Chapter - 03: Climate change action and the Paris Agreement; Chapter - 04: The climate change challenge; Chapter - 05: Infrastructure challenge and the role of government; Chapter - 06: ‘Shock waves’ in the global battery market; Chapter - 07: Global energy systems and the impact of electric vehicles; Chapter - 08: EV development and the world’s ‘top 10’ commercial vehicle manufacturers; Chapter - 09: ‘New kids on the block’ – new entrants into the EV market space; Chapter - 10: Alternative fuels to diesel and electricity for trucks and transportation; Chapter - 11: Business innovation in the automotive sector; Chapter - 12: Financing the future; Chapter - 13: Journey milestones; Chapter - 14: The journey continues – 2050 and beyond

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Book SynopsisThe transport industry has an important role to play in addressing climate change and the environmental challenges facing governments, businesses and individuals. Achieving net zero emissions by 2050 will require this sector, which is a large contributor of emissions, to innovate, adapt and drive positive change. New technologies including batteries and alternative fuels will all be significant, as will developing different approaches and outlooks. The Road to Zero Emissions is the comprehensive guide for those in the transport industry to understanding what can and is being done to tackle climate change. Through examining established companies and new entrants in the automotive space, readers are provided with examples of the importance of infrastructure, business innovation and financing for the future. In addition to this, the role of governments in establishing policies, such as zero-emission zones, is also discussed. Progressing towards zero emissions requires immediate change and this book will start you on the journey.Trade Review"The Road to Zero Emissions is a timely reminder of the hurdles that need to be overcome in a sector that is currently high risk and low margin. Alternative power source options need to be considered and this will require significant investment." * Richard Burnett, Chief Executive, Road Haulage Association *"Whilst there is a lot of government and media messaging about climate change and protecting the environment, there are few publications if any that address these issues so comprehensively and clearly as in this book." * Martin Port – Chief Executive Officer, Big Change *"The Road to Zero Emissions provides a critical examination of how global vehicle manufacturers, transport and logistic organisations and Governments are tackling the threat of climate change." * Professor Tim Baines, Aston University Business School *"The Road to Zero Emissions details a clear pathway to the future of road transport and its important relationship with the environment. The success of zero emissions technology requires more efficient and shorter product development times. Rapid technology delivery has been accelerated through successful collaboration between manufacturers who are busy developing products for the wider market and product specialists such as Electra. I am delighted that this important book has been written and that the work of Electra Commercial Vehicles has been included." * Sid Sadique, Chairman/Owner, Electra Trucks Ltd. *"The Road to Zero Emissions is a concise narrative of the issues and hurdles that manufacturers, transport operators and their supply chains need to face." * Steve Hobson, Editor, Motor Transport *"The challenge of achieving Zero Emissions will not only require new products, energy systems and infrastructure investment. It will also need to provide training and support for the many levels of management in a very complex supply chain. Business model innovation will be a key driver of change and this book highlights many possible solutions." * Thomas Van Mouric — Chairman Culina Group *"The Road to Zero Emissions provides a comprehensive and insightful view of the important issues which will drive the reduction in energy consumption and the environmental impact." * Bob Harbey – Executive Director, Microlise *"Having been responsible for the operation and management of many transport companies and thousands of vehicles over the last 50 years I am well aware of the challenges to achieving Zero Emissions in the future. This comprehensive analysis of the future will provide many transport operators with a guidebook through the maze of options." * Glyn Davies – Chairman Landex Holdings *"Fossil fuel emissions have significantly contributed towards the climate change challenge that is arguably the biggest crisis facing the world today. This book critically examines the choices that industry and governments must make to reduce the threat of climate change, which in turn will have profound consequences for many of the world's leading business units." * Professor Malcom McDonald – Cranfield University *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: The road to zero emissions; Chapter - 02: The fall of the diesel engine and the rise of the electric motor; Chapter - 03: Climate change action and the Paris Agreement; Chapter - 04: The climate change challenge; Chapter - 05: Infrastructure challenge and the role of government; Chapter - 06: ‘Shock waves’ in the global battery market; Chapter - 07: Global energy systems and the impact of electric vehicles; Chapter - 08: EV development and the world’s ‘top 10’ commercial vehicle manufacturers; Chapter - 09: ‘New kids on the block’ – new entrants into the EV market space; Chapter - 10: Alternative fuels to diesel and electricity for trucks and transportation; Chapter - 11: Business innovation in the automotive sector; Chapter - 12: Financing the future; Chapter - 13: Journey milestones; Chapter - 14: The journey continues – 2050 and beyond

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Book SynopsisProviding an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of city logistics and urban freight research, this Handbook offers multidisciplinary insights on the key theories, themes and pressing issues common to urban and metropolitan landscapes. Top scholars from a broad range of disciplines, including economics, engineering, business and management, political science and urban planning, analyse the five most significant areas characterizing urban freight transport: modelling, operations, planning, stakeholder engagement, and innovation. Chapters examine key topics including integrated transport and land-use processes, sustainability in urban freight transport, and the relationship between e-commerce and urban logistics. Fully cross-referenced throughout, the Handbook offers a forward-looking perspective on the topic, discussing the ways to improve urban freight and city logistics, particularly in line with the drive towards sustainable practices. An essential read for urban studies, planning and transport geography students and scholars, this stimulating Handbook showcases a participatory approach to understanding city logistics operations and transport planning. Detailing practical solutions, it will also be beneficial to operations management, researchers and practitioners, economists and transport practitioners and policymakers looking for a deeper understanding of how to improve urban freight and city logistics operations in our modern world.Trade Review'This Handbook is impressive, extensive, and very current. There are many themes that challenge us today, centred on decarbonisation, supply chain constraints and institutional reform, to make us rethink how we might better embed urban freight into the changing fabric of our cities. The contributions to city logistics as seen as a multi-governance structure together with the latest developments in methods through digital twins to focus as much on short-term operational issues in contrast to the longer-term planning and policy issues is impressive.' -- David Hensher, The University of Sydney Business School, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Handbook on City Logistics and Urban Freight 1 Edoardo Marcucci, Valerio Gatta, and Michela Le Pira 1 The challenges of freight transport in cities 11 Genevieve Giuliano 2 Integrated transportation and land-use program to improve metropolitan freight system performance 35 José Holguín-Veras, Carlos Rivera-González, Benjamin Caron, Julia Coutinho Amaral, and Abdelrahman Ismael SECTION I MODELLING AND SIMULATION 3 Overview of urban freight transport modelling 60 Lóri Tavasszy and Michiel de Bok 4 Estimating and forecasting urban freight origin–destination flows 78 Antonio Comi and Paolo Delle Site 5 Evaluating city logistics solutions with agent-based microsimulation 98 Takanori Sakai, Peiyu Jing, André Romano Alho, Ravi Seshadri, and Moshe Ben-Akiva 6 Freight trip generation models: using establishment data to understand the origin of urban freight traffic 115 Ivan Sánchez-Díaz and Juan Pablo Castrellon SECTION II LOGISTICS AND OPERATIONS 7 Overview of city logistics and urban freight transport operations 141 Eiichi Taniguchi, Russell G. Thompson, and Ali G. Qureshi 8 Urban freight consolidation and delivery: state of the art 160 Maria Björklund and Britta Gammelgaard 9 Towards more sustainable vehicles for the last mile? Cycle logistics as a part of the solution 178 Philippe Lebeau, Bart Cok, Clarissa Kees, and Cathy Macharis 10 Operations research for planning and managing city logistics systems 190 Teodor Gabriel Crainic, Jesus Gonzalez Feliu, Nicoletta Ricciardi, Frédéric Semet, and Tom Van Woensel SECTION III PLANNING AND POLICY MAKING 11 Overview of urban freight transport planning and European suggestions 225 Francesco Russo and Antonio Comi 12 Land-use planning for a more sustainable urban freight 246 Laetitia Dablanc 13 Assessment of innovative city logistics solutions 267 Paolo Delle Site 14 Planning for the future: urban freight transportation 287 Daniel Haake SECTION IV STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS 15 Overview on stakeholder engagement 311 Michael Browne and Anne Goodchild 16 Participatory decision-support tools for stakeholder engagement in urban freight transport policy making 327 Michela Le Pira, Edoardo Marcucci, Valerio Gatta, Matteo Ignaccolo, and Giuseppe Inturri 17 Living labs for transitions in urban freight transport systems 346 Hans Quak, Nina Nesterova, and Giacomo Lozzi 18 Urban freight transport and multi-level governance 365 Lisa Hansson SECTION V INNOVATION, DIGITALIZATION, AND DATA 19 Overview of innovations in urban freight 382 M. Jaller, A. Pahwa, C. Otero-Palencia, and E. Pourrahmani 20 Hyperconnected city logistics: a conceptual framework 398 Teodor Gabriel Crainic, Walid Klibi, and Benoit Montreuil 21 E-commerce and urban logistics: trends, challenges, and opportunities 422 Valerio Gatta, Edoardo Marcucci, and Michela Le Pira 22 New technologies and autonomous vehicles for urban goods distribution 444 Daniela Paddeu SECTION VI URBAN FREIGHT TRANSPORT SUSTAINABILITY 23 Environmentally sustainable city logistics: minimising urban freight emissions 463 Alan McKinnon Index 483

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Book SynopsisSynthesizing current understandings on the relationship between transport and land use, this timely Handbook proposes an agenda for research and practice that leads toward more human-centered communities within an increasingly urbanized world facing rapid technological change. Leading scholars reframe and expand conventional transport policy holistically with concepts grounded in behavioral, economic, psychological and sociological theories in this fundamental reference work. Chapters explore the role of institutional policies and informal cultural contexts in influencing transport and land use systems, before examining the impacts of transportation and land use decisions across multiple areas, including equity, public health, climate, environment, and lifestyle preferences. The Handbook concludes by emphasizing pathways for human-centered development, planning, and policy in an age of rapid innovation in new mobility technologies. Outlining the fundamental, emerging and developing theories, methods, models and policies across the fields of transportation and land use, this interdisciplinary Handbook will be invaluable to students and scholars of urban planning and transport studies. Setting an agenda for future research and policy initiatives, it will also prove a useful resource to policymakers and practitioners working within transport and land use planning.Trade Review‘Framed around human-centric planning, this edited volume provides fresh insights and interdisciplinary perspectives on the current and emerging issues in transportation and land use. For academics and practitioners alike, the Handbook will be an invaluable resource on the nexus between transport and land development and the urban economic, environmental, and social challenges.’ -- Kelly Clifton, University of British Columbia, Canada‘Getting the connections between transportation and land use right is vital to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and securing mobility justice. Drawing from multiple disciplines, this volume provides conceptual, empirical, methodological, and practical insights into those connections across both old and new challenges. An indispensable reference for academics and practitioners alike.’ -- Susan Handy, University of California, Davis, US‘A comprehensive, cross-disciplinary tour of the all-important transport-land use connection. The Handbook is highly topical and informed by top-notch research. Its international scope and attention to some of today’s most pressing challenges, like planning in an era of pandemics and automated technologies, are particular strengths. Recommended to transportation professionals and policymakers alike.’ -- Robert Cervero, University of California, Berkeley, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: the transport and land use policy cycle 1 Robert J. Schneider, Kristina M. Currans, Veronique Van Acker and João de Abreu e Silva PART I HISTORY AND THEORY 2 Transport planning and spatial planning: two worlds apart 11 Kobe Boussauw 3 A field of practical relevance: evolving trends in how the transport and land-use relationship has been conceptualized and operationalized 31 Bert van Wee 4 Transportation and urban spatial structure 54 Patricia C. Melo 5 The impacts and interventions of land use on travel behavior: sprawl, built environment, and land-use controls 71 Torrey Lyons 6 Exploring diverse and dynamic interactions between land use and transport from a behavioral and psychological perspective 91 Baoxin Zhai and Junyi Zhang 7 Causality and self-selection 107 Petter Næss 8 Sociological approaches to mobilities 129 Vincent Kaufmann 9 Mapping urban transport – land use interactions worldwide, a state of practice 147 Fahimeh Khalaj, Sara Alidoust and Dorina Pojani PART II DATA AND METHODS 10 Measuring travel behavior 168 Catherine Morency and Hubert Verreault 11 Measuring land-use variables in the transport–land-use interaction 192 Steven R. Gehrke 12 Planning for people through the lens of accessibility 207 Geneviève Boisjoly 13 Integrated transport and land-use modeling 232 Ruben Cordera, Esther González-González, Soledad Nogués and Luigi dell’Olio 14 Urban interventions: formulating a strategy for walkable and transit-oriented development 251 John Renne 15 Parking regulation and management 264 Chris McCahill PART III WHAT’S NEXT? 16 Societal changes and their challenges 285 Alexa Delbosc, Laura McCarthy and Rahman Shafi 17 Centering equity and justice in land use-transportation coordination 299 Arlie Adkins, Deyanira Nevarez Martinez and Liliana Salas-Niño 18 Reducing motor vehicle GHG emissions via land-use and transport integration: realistic expectations and essential strategies 314 Elisa Barbour and Gian-Claudia Sciara 19 Public health, active transport, and land use 334 Kevin Manaugh, E.O.D. Waygood and Luc Pellecuer 20 New mobility systems and land use 352 João de Abreu e Silva and Vishnu Baburajan 21 Technology, IoT and automation as tools, not decision-makers: managing disruptive transportation to support sustainability and social justice 370 William Riggs and David Batstone 22 New urban freight developments and land use 385 André Alho, Takanori Sakai and Giacomo Dalla Chiara PART IV CONCLUSIONS 23 Future directions for transport and land-use research and practice 401 Kristina M. Currans, Veronique Van Acker, Robert J. Schneider and João de Abreu e Silva Index 410

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Book SynopsisThis timely book calls for a paradigm shift in urban transport, which remains one of the critically uncertain aspects of the sustainability transformation of our societies. It argues that the potential of human scale thinking needs to be recognised, both in understanding people on the move in the city and within various organisations responsible for cities. Taking a multidisciplinary approach with a focus on the human scale, expert contributors offer lessons for responsible innovation practices to advance the human scale urban mobility technologies. Chapters also offer new insights into the development of urban and transport planning processes, considering new data, methods and approaches. Drawing on specific examples, the book presents a critical analysis of key topics, including the relationship between transport and wellbeing, the relationship between accessibility and income, the mobility of the elderly and various transport planning and policy questions. Transport in Human Scale Cities will be a critical reading for scholars and students of transport studies, urban economics, and urban and human geography. Its arguments for broadening the discussion on humans in urban mobility systems and necessary actions for the transition out of the current car-dependent mobility regime will also benefit policy-makers and practitioners in these fields.Trade Review‘Nothing short of a paradigm shift can make transport just and sustainable. This book picks up the challenge by putting the human scale at the centre. It convincingly argues why transport policy and research must embrace the multiple dimensions and diversity of human experiences and shows how they can do it. This alone would make the book invaluable. The authors do not stop here however and begin to develop the toolbox of new concepts and methods that such a paradigm shift demands. This book is long due: read it, learn from it, and join the endeavour!’Table of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Setting the stage for transport in human scale cities 2 Miloš N. Mladenović, Karst T. Geurs, Elias Willberg and Tuuli Toivonen PART II UNDERSTANDING HUMAN SCALE TRANSPORT IN CITIES 2 Urban transport and wellbeing: a critical analysis 14 Tim Schwanen 3 The relationship between the population’s socio-economic status and walkability measures: the context of the Lisbon metropolitan area 27 Mauro F. Pereira, Paula Santana and David S. Vale 4 Avoiding public transport? Assessing the relationship between accessibility, income and commuting mode in Recife, Brazil 40 Geneviève Boisjoly, Ahmed El-Geneidy and Bernardo Serra 5 The quality of life effects of enhancing public transport subsidies for hospitality workers in Vancouver, British Columbia 53 Peter V. Hall, Anthony Perl and Karen Sawatzky 6 Analysing urban mobility in ageing populations: the case of two Portuguese historic centres 68 Anabela Salgueiro Narciso Ribeiro, Fernando Brandão Alves, Ana Maria César Bastos Silva, Sara Santos Cruz, Inês Cunha and João Pedro Martins 7 Car sharing for older adults in Oslo: practices, needs and preferences 80 Tanu Priya Uteng PART III RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION PRACTICES FOR HUMAN SCALE CITIES 8 Issues in the design and application of stated adaptation surveys to examine behavioural change: the example of Mobility-as-a-Service 96 Anna-Maria Feneri, Soora Rasouli and Harry J.P. Timmermans 9 Lessons from the deployment of the world’s first automated bus service on a mixed public road in Stockholm 109 Yusak Susilo, Rami Darwish, Anna Pernestål and Pei Nen (Esther) Chee 10 Smartphone challenges to stimulate cycling: clues from a living lab in Enschede 121 Tom Thomas, Bingyuan Huang, Benjamin Groenewolt and Eric C. van Berkum 11 Integrated mobility concepts in residential areas: challenges and opportunities of measures for sustainable urban mobility 132 Benjamin Heldt, Rebekka Oostendorp and Julia Oehlert PART IV POTENTIALS FOR DEVELOPING PLANNING PROCESSES FOR HUMAN SCALE CITIES 12 Channelling human scaled modes to build repurposed street networks 145 Kevin J. Krizek and David A. King 13 The Gross Potential for Cycling: planning for human scale urban mobility 157 Cecília Silva, Joana S. Marques, Miguel Lopes and Ana M. Dias 14 Comparing spatial data sources for cycling studies: a review 169 Elias Willberg, Henrikki Tenkanen, Age Poom, Maria Salonen and Tuuli Toivonen 15 Urban traffic and health risk: what is the role for citizen participation in transport planning? 188 Marina van Geenhuizen and Anna Berti Suman 16 What could transport planning practice learn from public participation GIS method? 202 Miloš N. Mladenović, Marketta Kyttä, Kirsi Forss and Maarit Kahila-Tani 17 Participatory evaluation in transport planning: the application of Multi-Actor Multi-Criteria Analysis in co-creation to solve mobility problems in Brussels 216 Jesse Pappers, Imre Keserü and Cathy Macharis 18 Implementing a metro project: a political economy perspective from Lima 231 Katy Indira Huaylla Sallo and Robin Hickman PART V CONCLUSION 19 On the journey of transforming transport systems for human scale cities 247 Miloš N. Mladenović, Elias Willberg, Tuuli Toivonen and Karst T. Geurs Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book explores the likely success or failure of potential transport innovations. Chapters examine societally relevant effects of transport transitions, including impacts on the environment, accessibility, safety and more. It focuses on complex innovations in which both public and private actors are involved.Combining insights from innovation sciences with evolutionary economics, business economics, managerial sciences, psychology and history, the chapters consider state-of-the-art innovation theories applied to sustainable transport, with an emphasis on approaches to understanding behaviour. The book then explores a range of potential transitions, covering technological innovations such as vehicle electrification, e-bikes and light electric vehicles in city logistics, before moving on to look at service innovations including carsharing, mobility as a service and e-shopping.Offering coverage of both frameworks and innovation examples themselves, this book will be an interesting read for transport studies and innovation scholars. It will also be a useful tool for policy makers and planners working in the area.Trade Review‘A systems change is on its way. Cities all over the world are changing their mobility paradigms, trying to transform car-oriented cities into places for people. This change goes hand in hand with the necessary change towards climate neutral mobility and more liveable cities. It comes at a time when car ownership can be replaced by alternatives such as shared mobility or mobility as a service, and many other smaller and larger innovations are shaping the future. In this book it is shown how transition theory and other frameworks can help to understand the incremental and radical changes that are supporting this transition towards a more sustainable mobility system. A must-read for everyone who wants to understand what the future of mobility will look like!’ -- Cathy Macharis, VUB-Mobilise, Belgium‘The transportation field has long put its faith in technological innovation as a way to solve our problems, whether traffic congestion or environmental impacts. But it is not that simple, as the theoretical frameworks and specific examples presented in this book demonstrate. Readers will find many important insights here.’ -- Susan Handy, University of California, Davis, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface x 1 Introduction to Innovations in Transport 1 Bert van Wee, Jan Anne Annema and Jonathan Köhler PART I FRAMEWORKS FOR ANALYSING TRANSPORT INNOVATIONS 2 A transitions theory perspective on transport innovation 14 Bonno Pel 3 Modelling innovations in freight transport: a business ecosystem perspective 35 Giovanni Zenezini and Lóránt A. Tavasszy 4 Understanding mobility biographies: conceptual and empirical advancements and practical innovation 68 Henrike Rau and Joachim Scheiner 5 Behavioral economics and social nudges in sustainable travel 89 William Riggs 6 Transport innovation theories: a brief overview 111 Jan Anne Annema PART II TRANSPORT INNOVATIONS 7 Technological innovation systems and transport innovations: understanding vehicle electrification in Norway 131 Ove Langeland, Cyriac George and Erik Figenbaum 8 Beyond market success: unpacking the societal implications of the e-bike 164 Qi Sun 9 Explaining the growth in light electric vehicles in city logistics 188 Ron van Duin, Walther Ploos van Amstel and Hans Quak 10 Automated driving on the path to enlightenment? 221 Maaike Snelder, Gonçalo Homem de Almeida Correia and Bart van Arem 11 Assessing policies to scale up carsharing 242 Karla Münzel, Marlous Arentshorst, Wouter Boon and Koen Frenken 12 Mobility-as-a-Service: how governance is shaping an innovation and its outcomes 269 Wijnand Veeneman 13 E-shopping, travel behavior, and society: a multi-level perspective on sustainable transitions 295 Kunbo Shi, Long Cheng and Frank Witlox 14 Identifying disruptive innovations in transport: the case of the Hyperloop 316 Yashar Araghi and Isabel R. Wilmink 15 Mission-oriented innovation policy: the case of the Swedish “Vision Zero” approach to traffic safety 343 Jannes Craens, Koen Frenken and Toon Meelen Index 359

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Book SynopsisThis timely book explores the likely success or failure of potential transport innovations. Chapters examine societally relevant effects of transport transitions, including impacts on the environment, accessibility, safety and more. It focuses on complex innovations in which both public and private actors are involved.Combining insights from innovation sciences with evolutionary economics, business economics, managerial sciences, psychology and history, the chapters consider state-of-the-art innovation theories applied to sustainable transport, with an emphasis on approaches to understanding behaviour. The book then explores a range of potential transitions, covering technological innovations such as vehicle electrification, e-bikes and light electric vehicles in city logistics, before moving on to look at service innovations including carsharing, mobility as a service and e-shopping.Offering coverage of both frameworks and innovation examples themselves, this book will be an interesting read for transport studies and innovation scholars. It will also be a useful tool for policy makers and planners working in the area.Trade Review‘A systems change is on its way. Cities all over the world are changing their mobility paradigms, trying to transform car-oriented cities into places for people. This change goes hand in hand with the necessary change towards climate neutral mobility and more liveable cities. It comes at a time when car ownership can be replaced by alternatives such as shared mobility or mobility as a service, and many other smaller and larger innovations are shaping the future. In this book it is shown how transition theory and other frameworks can help to understand the incremental and radical changes that are supporting this transition towards a more sustainable mobility system. A must-read for everyone who wants to understand what the future of mobility will look like!’ -- Cathy Macharis, VUB-Mobilise, Belgium‘The transportation field has long put its faith in technological innovation as a way to solve our problems, whether traffic congestion or environmental impacts. But it is not that simple, as the theoretical frameworks and specific examples presented in this book demonstrate. Readers will find many important insights here.’ -- Susan Handy, University of California, Davis, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface x 1 Introduction to Innovations in Transport 1 Bert van Wee, Jan Anne Annema and Jonathan Köhler PART I FRAMEWORKS FOR ANALYSING TRANSPORT INNOVATIONS 2 A transitions theory perspective on transport innovation 14 Bonno Pel 3 Modelling innovations in freight transport: a business ecosystem perspective 35 Giovanni Zenezini and Lóránt A. Tavasszy 4 Understanding mobility biographies: conceptual and empirical advancements and practical innovation 68 Henrike Rau and Joachim Scheiner 5 Behavioral economics and social nudges in sustainable travel 89 William Riggs 6 Transport innovation theories: a brief overview 111 Jan Anne Annema PART II TRANSPORT INNOVATIONS 7 Technological innovation systems and transport innovations: understanding vehicle electrification in Norway 131 Ove Langeland, Cyriac George and Erik Figenbaum 8 Beyond market success: unpacking the societal implications of the e-bike 164 Qi Sun 9 Explaining the growth in light electric vehicles in city logistics 188 Ron van Duin, Walther Ploos van Amstel and Hans Quak 10 Automated driving on the path to enlightenment? 221 Maaike Snelder, Gonçalo Homem de Almeida Correia and Bart van Arem 11 Assessing policies to scale up carsharing 242 Karla Münzel, Marlous Arentshorst, Wouter Boon and Koen Frenken 12 Mobility-as-a-Service: how governance is shaping an innovation and its outcomes 269 Wijnand Veeneman 13 E-shopping, travel behavior, and society: a multi-level perspective on sustainable transitions 295 Kunbo Shi, Long Cheng and Frank Witlox 14 Identifying disruptive innovations in transport: the case of the Hyperloop 316 Yashar Araghi and Isabel R. Wilmink 15 Mission-oriented innovation policy: the case of the Swedish “Vision Zero” approach to traffic safety 343 Jannes Craens, Koen Frenken and Toon Meelen Index 359

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Book SynopsisThis insightful book provides readers with an in-depth discussion of the use of benchmarking in regulation in the European transport sector. It argues that benchmarking is invaluable to regulators, particularly in the transport sector where the pressures of competition in - or for - the market are often absent.Written by a range of expert contributors, chapters offer an analysis of methodology and data requirements, as well as practical examples of the use of benchmarking in the main transport modes (such as road, rail, seaports, airports and local public transport). Utilising illuminating case studies, the book also reviews the importance of benchmarking in the application of European competition law and considers the issue of obtaining appropriate and reliable data to achieve this.Benchmarking and Regulation in Transport will be an essential read for researchers, scholars and students in the fields of economic regulation, governance, transport economics and transport law. It will also be useful for policymakers and regulators who wish to further their understanding of the benefits of benchmarking in an efficiency-enhancing public policy strategy, especially within transport infrastructure.Trade Review‘Benchmarking has become an important tool for sectors such as transport where there is limited direct competition. It aids both regulators and the operators themselves to identify best practice and enhance performance. This valuable volume brings together a comprehensive analysis of the economics of benchmarking, how to benchmark effectively, and applications to individual modes of transport and case studies. The authors are internationally recognised academic authorities in the field but also bring considerable experience of applying benchmarking in practice.’ -- Roger Vickerman, University of Kent and Transport Strategy Centre, Imperial College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Andrea Camanzi xi Preface xiii PART I BACKGROUND 1 The role of benchmarking in efficiency-enhancing strategies 2 Chris Nash and Ginevra Bruzzone 2 Methodology 11 Andrew Smith, Giovanni Fraquelli and Carlo Cambini 3 The issue of data 44 Ginevra Bruzzone and Chris Nash PART II BENCHMARKING AND REGULATION IN THE DIFFERENT TRANSPORT MODES 4 Benchmarking in roads and tolled highways 53 Carlo Cambini and Chris Nash 5 Rail benchmarking 72 Andrew Smith and Chris Nash 6 Local public transport 92 Giovanni Fraquelli 7 Seaports and airports 118 Eddy Van de Voorde and Chris Nash PART III LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE: SOME CASE STUDIES 8 Rail in Britain 138 Chris Nash and Andrew Smith 9 Belgian ports and airports 152 Eddy Van de Voorde PART IV THE INTERPLAY WITH COMPETITION POLICY 10 The interplay of regulation and State aid control in the transport sector 171 Ginevra Bruzzone 11 Benchmarking in EU antitrust law 192 Ginevra Bruzzone PART V CONCLUSION 12 Conclusion: benchmarking and regulation in transport 201 Ginevra Bruzzone and Chris Nash Index

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Book SynopsisTaking a comprehensive approach to two central, closely intertwined themes in the field of transport economics, this illuminating Handbook recognizes the critical socioeconomic importance of transport pricing and financing.The expert contributors provide insights into how pricing goes beyond fulfilling pure financial requirements, and may help pursuing economic efficiency. The Handbook also devotes attention to new technologies such as digital payment channels, information provision, and dynamic pricing techniques. The authors cover the challenges and opportunities caused by the appearance of new modes of transport such as ride-hailing and automated vehicles. Furthermore, this timely Handbook also helps to address ongoing global issues such as climate change and sustainable development, explicitly recognizing challenges faced in regions across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.This immersive Handbook will provide undergraduate and postgraduate students of economics, environmental science, transport, political science and urban planning studies with a useful introduction to the topics and the necessary tools to undertake research in transport pricing and financing. Practitioners wishing to understand the theory behind transport pricing and financing decisions will also find this Handbook a useful resource.Trade Review‘The advent of electric vehicles, which won’t pay fuel taxes, and autonomous vehicles, which may not even have passengers, puts front-and-center the need to revisit how road transport is funded. This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of transport funding around the world, and serves as a necessary foundation for the emerging new mobility.’ -- David Levinson, University of Sydney, Australia‘This new Handbook is a timely and impressive set of surveys of what theory and practice across continents can teach us about transport pricing and financing. Its systematic coverage of the concepts and tools used in transport policy as well as their relevance in the context of specific modes should help anyone working on the many challenges the sector is likely to face in the foreseeable future in a tense environmental, political and social context.’ -- Antonio Estache, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium‘Huge amounts of money are spent on transport infrastructure, while the transport sector generates large volumes of greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, the efficiency of transportation means is critical for both the global and the local economy. This Handbook is a welcome contribution that will shed light on important and heated debates about transport pricing and financing.’ -- Jacques-François Thisse, Université Catholique de Louvain, BelgiumTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Handbook on Transport Pricing and Financing 1 Daniel Hörcher, Alejandro Tirachini and Erik T. Verhoef PART I THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS 1. History of transport pricing Roger Vickerman 9 2. Transport pricing: theory and methodologies Achim I. Czerny and Stefanie Peer 24 3. Transport pricing beyond the social optimum Erik T. Verhoef 39 4. Pricing and other instruments for climate change mitigation in private transport Henrik Andersson, Davide Cerruti and Cristian Huse 59 5. Urban form and the pricing of transport and parking Sofia F. Franco 73 6. Equity and distributional issues in transport pricing Christophe Heyndrickx and Inge Mayeres 107 7. The political economy of transport pricing and investment Bruno De Borger and Antonio Russo124 PART II TRANSPORT MODES 8. Road pricing and provision of capacity Se-il Mun and Daisuke Fukuda 146 9. Public transport: design, scale, and pricing Sergio Jara-Díaz, Antonio Gschwender and Daniel Hörcher 171 10. From taxis to ride-hailing: market equilibrium analysis and implications for regulations Xiaolei Wang and Fangfang Yuan 190 11. The economics of airports’ pricing Tiziana D’Alfonso, Martina Gregori, Hugo E. Silva and Leonardo J. Basso 207 12. Pricing in freight transport 229 Edoardo Marcucci, Valerio Gatta, Michele Simoni and Ila Maltese 13. Connected and automated vehicles: effects on pricing 252 César Núñez and Alejandro Tirachini PART III TRANSPORT FUNDING AND FINANCING 14. Transport funding and financing: a conceptual overview of theory and practice 273 José Manuel Vassallo and Laura Garrido 15. Investment appraisal: links between finance and economics 295 Georgina Santos, Iven Stead and Tom Worsley 16. The regulation of public–private partnerships 311 Eduardo Engel, Ronald Fischer and Alexander Galetovic 17. Financing sustainable transport infrastructure in emerging markets and developing economies 330 José C. Carbajo 18. Transport financing and regional development 348 Javier Asensio and Anna Matas PART IV REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES 19. Road transport pricing and financing in Africa 364 Leonard Mwesigwa, Moez Kilani and Matti Siemiatycki 20. A review of selected transport pricing, funding and financing issues in Asia 380 Wei Liu, Fangni Zhang, Xiaolei Wang and Yili Tang 21. Transport pricing in Europe 394 Chris Nash and Heike Link 22. Pricing urban transport in Latin America 417 Andrés Gómez-Lobo and Tomás Serebrisky 23. Road pricing applications in North America 436 Mark Burris, John Brady and Sruthi Ashraf 24. Transport pricing and financing in Oceania 452 John Stanley and David A. Hensher Index 472

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Book SynopsisWhy do organisations decline, and what happens when they do? Strategy and Managed Decline: London Transport 1948-87 is a historical case study looking at how London Transport, a world beater in 1948, declined from being an international exemplar to dilapidation in 30 years. Strategy and Managed Decline considers the inheritance left by the founders of London Transport and subjects their legacy to a strategic and political audit. In three sections, the book examines archival data from the Transport for London (TfL) Archive covering the car revolution, strategic political clashes and the performance of the chairmen to challenge existing theory and extant histories. It offers hypotheses situated in management, leadership, politics and strategy which explain the decades of deterioration followed by a dramatic revival in the late 1980s. Examining the turbulent politics of the long conflict between London Transport, municipal and national government in detail, Strategy and Managed Decline: London Transport 1948-87 offers novel interpretations of events by objectively analysing the strategic stories that politics created about London’s transport. It concludes by asking whether a shift in managerial strategy away from maximising utility and towards cost minimisation caused, or was just coincident with, resurgence and explores what lessons there are for TfL today.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Historical Overview 1948-87 Chapter 3. Cars, Innovation and Finance Chapter 4. Decline, Politics and Strategy Chapter 5. After Ashfield: The Post-war Chairmen Chapter 6. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. Transport significantly affects everyday life in our modern world. Highlighting key challenges and opportunities, this Research Agenda identifies current and future themes that are central to both research and practice in the transport sector. With chapters written by eminent scholars and practitioners, it provides readers with a state-of-the art analysis of the topic. This Research Agenda identifies areas of research required to inform transport policy development that will in turn support improved societal outcomes. Chapters examine transport policy from a range of different viewpoints, offering insights into socio-economic environments, the importance of technology, and the differing approaches to transport policy across five continents. Transport is on the cusp of major transformation, and such disruptive change demands the broad, integrated approach that this Research Agenda provides. Written in a non-technical style, this book will appeal to transport policy practitioners, looking to improve current infrastructure to better suit the needs of the future. Public policy and geography scholars focusing on the impact and importance of transport will also find this to be a valuable read.Trade Review'Collectively the chapters summarise the state of the art, identify areas of challenge and set out a wide-ranging research agenda to inform the major components of transport policy, at various geographic scales, drawing on the views and experiences of an impressive range of internationally leading academics and practitioners. A rich source of research topics and insights.' --Peter Jones, University College London, UK'By systematically analysing issues, modes and regions, a collection of world-leading academics suggest how transport policy researchers should respond to the disruptions posed to the global transport system by shared mobility, next generation vehicles, digital technologies and unprecedented economic, demographic and environmental change. The future of transport policy research is here, in all its intriguing complexity.' --John Preston, University of Southampton, UK'This book is essential reading for designing research relevant to the mobility challenges of the 21st century. It is remarkably comprehensive, probing contemporary issues across all modes and regions of the world. Its attention to disruptive technologies, safety, and new mobility platforms on land, air, and sea is a plus.' --Robert Cervero, University of California, Berkeley, USTable of ContentsContents: Part I Introduction 1. Setting the context John Stanley and David A. Hensher Part II Societal goals-based perspectives 2. Transport economics David A. Hensher 3. Social perspectives: Transport as if people mattered Janet Stanley 4. Transport and the environment Robin Hickman and David Banister 5. Transport governance Greg Marsden 6. Road transport infrastructure funding Georgina Santos Part III Modal perspectives 7. Public transport Chris Nash and Daniel Johnson 8. Active transport perspectives Stephen Greaves and Christopher Standen 9. The future of urban roads Richard de Cani, Ritu Garg and Harrison Peck 10. A maritime research agenda in transport policy Michael Bell 11. Long-distance transport service sustainability: Management and policy directions from the airline perspective Rico Merkert and James Bushell 12. Freight transport and logistics Alan McKinnon Part IV Regional Perspectives 13. North America Michael Roschlau and Josipa Petrunic 14. South America: The challenge of transition Alejandro Tirachini 15. European Union and United Kingdom: Research roadmap for transport policy Rosário Macário, Hilde Meersman and Eddy van de Voorde 16. Transport policies in Asia Junyi Zhang and Fuyo (Jenny) Yamamoto 17. Africa Jackie Walters 18. Australia John Stanley Part V Policy perspectives on future transport 19. The future of big projects: Lessons from Australia Martin Locke 20. Transport technology Brian Collins 21. Intelligent Mobility and Mobility as a Service Corinne Mulley, John Nelson and David A. Hensher 22. Big data and transport Marcela A. Munizaga Index

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Book SynopsisThis extensively updated textbook introduces the transport system and its societal impacts in a holistic and multidisciplinary way. A timely second edition, it includes new analyses of travel behaviour and the transport system’s impacts on health and well-being.Key Features: Guidance for transport policy evaluation methods and modelling approaches Systematic approach to analysing higher-order impacts of interventions in the transport system Discussion of topical issues in transport policy, including analysis of current transport innovations The use of case studies to highlight interconnected aspects of the transport system and their relevance to decision making Exploration of the role of transport systems in providing accessibility and their impact on the environment, safety, health and well-being International in scope, this textbook will be invaluable for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying disciplines such as transport policy and transport geography. It will also be useful to the professionals and policymakers in the transport industry.Trade Review‘This is a thoughtfully-organized, comprehensive, yet accessible introduction to the transportation system, its effects on society, and policies designed to guide it. Chapter authors are top scholars in their respective domains, and the result is richly informative. I have already enthusiastically recommended this book to colleagues and students alike.’ -- Patricia L. Mokhtarian, Georgia Institute of Technology, US'This may well be the transport policy textbook staff and students on transport degree courses have been waiting for. With contributions from world experts in their fields, it covers the full range of transport policy topics, is bang up to date, and offers in-depth explanation and analysis, all in an accessible writing style. Highly recommended.' -- Tom Rye, Molde University College, Norway‘This book, fully revised from the first edition, is the most authoritative text on transport policy and transport economics currently available. The authors have managed to build into the book the essential elements of the field that any student studying transportation, or indeed consultants and government agencies, will find enlightening, keeping them up to date.’ -- David A. Hensher, The University of Sydney Business School, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface xxii Bert van Wee, Jan Anne Annema, David Banister, and Baiba Pudāne 1 Introduction to The Transport System and Transport Policy 1 Bert van Wee, Jan Anne Annema, David Banister and Baiba Pudāne 2 The transport system and its effects on accessibility, the environment, safety, health and well-being: an introduction 3 Bert van Wee PART I THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM 3 Individual needs, opportunities and travel behaviour: a multidisciplinary perspective based on psychology, economics and geography 17 Martin Dijst, Piet Rietveld, Linda Steg, Janet Veldstra and Erik Verhoef 4 Freight transport: indicators, determinants and drivers of change 50 Lóránt Tavasszy and Kees Ruijgrok 5 Land use and transport 76 Bert van Wee 6 Transport resistance factors: time, money and effort 96 Jan Anne Annema 7 Traffic flow theory and modelling 119 Victor L. Knoop and Serge Hoogendoorn 8 Transport technology 154 Jan Anne Annema PART II IMPACTS OF THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM 9 Accessibility: perspectives, measures and applications 179 Karst Geurs and Bert van Wee 10 Transport and the environment 201 Natalia Barbour 11 Traffic safety 229 Fred Wegman and Paul Schepers 12 Travel behaviour and health 259 Bert van Wee and Dick Ettema PART III TRANSPORT POLICY AND RESEARCH 13 Transport policy 275 Jan Anne Annema 14 Transport futures research 294 Vincent Marchau, Warren Walker and Jan Anne Annema 15 Appraisal methods for transport policy 313 Niek Mouter and Piet Rietveld 16 Transportation models and their applications 333 Gonçalo Homem de Almeida Correia and Bert van Wee Index

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Book SynopsisThis extensively updated textbook introduces the transport system and its societal impacts in a holistic and multidisciplinary way. A timely second edition, it includes new analyses of travel behaviour and the transport system’s impacts on health and well-being.Key Features: Guidance for transport policy evaluation methods and modelling approaches Systematic approach to analysing higher-order impacts of interventions in the transport system Discussion of topical issues in transport policy, including analysis of current transport innovations The use of case studies to highlight interconnected aspects of the transport system and their relevance to decision making Exploration of the role of transport systems in providing accessibility and their impact on the environment, safety, health and well-being International in scope, this textbook will be invaluable for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying disciplines such as transport policy and transport geography. It will also be useful to the professionals and policymakers in the transport industry.Trade Review‘This is a thoughtfully-organized, comprehensive, yet accessible introduction to the transportation system, its effects on society, and policies designed to guide it. Chapter authors are top scholars in their respective domains, and the result is richly informative. I have already enthusiastically recommended this book to colleagues and students alike.’ -- Patricia L. Mokhtarian, Georgia Institute of Technology, US'This may well be the transport policy textbook staff and students on transport degree courses have been waiting for. With contributions from world experts in their fields, it covers the full range of transport policy topics, is bang up to date, and offers in-depth explanation and analysis, all in an accessible writing style. Highly recommended.' -- Tom Rye, Molde University College, Norway‘This book, fully revised from the first edition, is the most authoritative text on transport policy and transport economics currently available. The authors have managed to build into the book the essential elements of the field that any student studying transportation, or indeed consultants and government agencies, will find enlightening, keeping them up to date.’ -- David A. Hensher, The University of Sydney Business School, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface xxii Bert van Wee, Jan Anne Annema, David Banister, and Baiba Pudāne 1 Introduction to The Transport System and Transport Policy 1 Bert van Wee, Jan Anne Annema, David Banister and Baiba Pudāne 2 The transport system and its effects on accessibility, the environment, safety, health and well-being: an introduction 3 Bert van Wee PART I THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM 3 Individual needs, opportunities and travel behaviour: a multidisciplinary perspective based on psychology, economics and geography 17 Martin Dijst, Piet Rietveld, Linda Steg, Janet Veldstra and Erik Verhoef 4 Freight transport: indicators, determinants and drivers of change 50 Lóránt Tavasszy and Kees Ruijgrok 5 Land use and transport 76 Bert van Wee 6 Transport resistance factors: time, money and effort 96 Jan Anne Annema 7 Traffic flow theory and modelling 119 Victor L. Knoop and Serge Hoogendoorn 8 Transport technology 154 Jan Anne Annema PART II IMPACTS OF THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM 9 Accessibility: perspectives, measures and applications 179 Karst Geurs and Bert van Wee 10 Transport and the environment 201 Natalia Barbour 11 Traffic safety 229 Fred Wegman and Paul Schepers 12 Travel behaviour and health 259 Bert van Wee and Dick Ettema PART III TRANSPORT POLICY AND RESEARCH 13 Transport policy 275 Jan Anne Annema 14 Transport futures research 294 Vincent Marchau, Warren Walker and Jan Anne Annema 15 Appraisal methods for transport policy 313 Niek Mouter and Piet Rietveld 16 Transportation models and their applications 333 Gonçalo Homem de Almeida Correia and Bert van Wee Index

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Book SynopsisThoroughly revised and updated, this second edition provides a contemporary analysis of policy and governance developments in the shipping sector across the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. It particularly focuses on developments in the EU and the continued intensification of globalisation, sustainability and social awareness.Examining the relationship between shipping policy-makers, policy-enforcers and the industry, Evangelia Selkou and Michael Roe analyse the problems that have emerged in an intensely globalised sector where ship and cargo owners, crew, cargo ownership, and vessel finance might all be spread across a variety of locations, intensified by the anachronistic role of flag of registry. Updated chapters explore key emerging issues, such as the environment, the importance of externalities in the shipping market and sustainability. The book provides an in-depth discussion of these issues, while also exploring the potential developments for shipping policy and governance in the future. Integrating issues of policy-making, governance and globalisation, Selkou and Roe offer a unique perspective of the relationship between policy and the maritime sector.Mapping how the shipping industry continues to undergo significant changes, this second edition will be a valuable resource for scholars and students of EU policy, international business, and transport geography and mobilities. Policy-makers in shipping will also find it beneficial.Trade Review‘A series of fundamental questions stemming from the multiplex nature of policy-making, nation-states, governance, individual choice, and globalisation have increased in importance. Turning to the shipping world, however, we concede that much of this nature is overlooked despite its significance for human life. This book, as a collective output of two great minds in the field, can continue to keep these issues in the minds of those who are responsible for policy-making as was done by its previous edition.’ -- Dong-Wook Song, World Maritime University, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: 1. The beginning 2. The background to European Union shipping policy 3. Setting the scene 4. An overview of national shipping policies: history and development 5. International, supranational and national shipping policies 6. The European Union and shipping: a case study of policy making 7. The impact of globalisation on the European Union shipping industry 8. Cohesion in European shipping policy: the case of tonnage tax 9. Globalisation conflicts and dimensions: neo- and post-Fordist developments in shipping policy 10. Nation-states and shipping policy-making 11. The end? Index

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Book SynopsisWith AI advancements eliciting imminent changes to our transport systems, this enlightening Handbook presents essential research on this evolution of the transportation sector. It focuses on not only urban planning, but relevant themes in law and ethics to form a unified resource on the practicality of AI use.The Handbook on Artificial Intelligence and Transport provides a full investigation of the most recent AI transport developments, authored by an international collective of renowned contributors. Chapters examine several often challenging topics such as autonomous driving and cyber security ethics. They conclude that AI technology is likely to offer resolutions to persistent transport issues that have been almost impossible to solve using conventional approaches.This timely Handbook will be an important resource for students of transport planning and engineering, innovation and regional law. It will also benefit practitioners within the sectors of urban planning and engineering seeking updated evidence on the role of AI in transport improvement.Trade Review‘Under the astute editorship of Hussein Dia, the Handbook on Artificial Intelligence and Transport deftly elucidates a panoply of AI advancements across a myriad of transportation spheres. An indispensable tome for both academia and industry, it propels the transportation field towards a future replete with innovation and sagacity.’ -- Der-Horng Lee, Zhejiang University-University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign InstituteTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Handbook on Artificial Intelligence and Transport 1 Hussein Dia PART I SHORT-TERM TRAFFIC FORECASTING AND CONGESTION PREDICTION 1 A comparative evaluation of established and contemporary deep learning traffic prediction methods 14 Ta Jiun Ting, Scott Sanner, and Baher Abdulhai 2 Fault tolerance and transferability of short-term traffic forecasting hybrid AI models 47 Rusul Abduljabbar, Hussein Dia, and Pei-Wei Tsai 3 A review of deep learning-based approaches and use cases for traffic prediction 80 Rezaur Rahman, Jiechao Zhang, and Samiul Hasan 4 The ensemble learning process for short-term prediction of traffic state on rural roads 102 Arash Rasaizadi, Fateme Hafizi, and Seyedehsan Seyedabrishami 5 Using machine learning and deep learning for traffic congestion prediction: a review 124 Adriana-Simona Mihaita, Zhulin Li, Harshpreet Singh, Nabin Sharma, Mao Tuo, and Yuming Ou PART II PUBLIC TRANSPORT PLANNING AND OPERATIONS 6 The potential of explainable deep learning for public transport planning 155 Wenzhe Sun, Jan-Dirk Schmöcker, Youxi Lai, and Koji Fukuda 7 Neural network approaches for forecasting short-term on-road public transport passenger demands 176 Sohani Liyanage, Hussein Dia, Rusul Abduljabbar, and Pei-Wei Tsai PART III RAILWAYS 8 Artificial intelligence in railway traffic planning and management Taxonomy, a systematic review of the state-of-the-art of AI, and transferability analysis 222 Ruifan Tang, Zhiyuan Lin, Ronghui Liu, Rob M.P. Goverde, and Nikola Bešinović 9 Artificial intelligence in railways: current applications, challenges, and ongoing research 249 Lorenzo De Donato, Ruifan Tang, Nikola Bes̆inović, Francesco Flammini, Rob M.P. Goverde, Zhiyuan Lin, Ronghui Liu, Stefano Marrone, Elena Napoletano, Roberto Nardone, Stefania Santini, Valeria Vittorini PART IV FREIGHT AND AVIATION 10 Artificial intelligence and machine learning applications in freight transport 285 Yijie Su, Hadi Ghaderi, and Hussein Dia 11 A paradigm shift in the aviation industry with digital twin, blockchain, and AI technologies 323 Tommy Cheung, Bo Li, and Zheng Lei PART V VIDEO ANALYTICS AND MACHINE VISION APPLICATIONS 12 A deep learning approach to real-time video analytics for people and passenger counting 348 Chris McCarthy, Hadi Ghaderi, Prem Prakash Jayaraman, and Hussein Dia 13 AI machine vision for safety and mobility: an autonomous vehicle perspective 380 Sagar Dasgupta, Xishi Zhu, Muhammad Sami Irfan, Mizanur Rahman, Jiaqi Gong, and Steven Jones PART VI DATA ANALYTICS AND PATTERN ANALYSIS 14 A review of AI-enabled and model-based methodologies for travel demand estimation in urban transport networks 411 Sajjad Shafiei and Hussein Dia 15 Recombination-based two-stage out-of-distribution detection method for traffic flow pattern analysis 434 Yuchen Lu, Ying Jin, and Xi Chen 16 An intelligent machine learning alerting system for distracted pedestrians 465 M.L. Cummings, Lixiao Huang, and Michael Clamann PART VII PREDICTIVE TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL 17 A critical review of traffic signal control and a novel unified view of reinforcement learning and model predictive control approaches for adaptive traffic signal control 482 Xiaoyu Wang, Baher Abdulhai, and Scott Sanner PART VIII AI ETHICS AND CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGES 18 A review of AI ethical and moral considerations in road transport and vehicle automation 534 Dorsa Alipour and Hussein Dia 19 Cybersecurity challenges in AI-enabled smart transportation systems 567 Lyuyi Zhu, Ao Qu, and Wei Ma 20 Autonomous driving: present and emerging trends of technology, ethics, and law 596 Gustav Lindberg, Ikeya Carrero, Fermín Mallor, Julián Estévez, Manuela Battaglini, and Ricardo Vinuesa Index 617

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Book SynopsisThe role and agency of the public is often a minor consideration for researchers, authorities, and other experts evaluating policy goals, strategies, and instruments within the transport sector. Public Participation in Transport in Times of Change analyses and discusses different forms of participation, challenges, and lessons to be learned across the field. Chapters discuss various forms of public participation in connection to sustainable mobility, transport planning, policy packaging, health, infrastructure, and active travel, creating a comprehensive analysis relevant for both practitioners and researchers who operate within the transport field. The Transport and Sustainability series addresses the important nexus between transport and sustainability containing volumes dealing with a wide range of issues relating to transport, its impact in economic, social, and environmental spheres, and its interaction with other policy sectors.Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. What is public participation in transport in times of change?; Lisa Hansson, Claus Hedegaard Sørensen, and Tom Rye Grass-roots participation initiatives Chapter 2. Mobilizing for transit-oriented communities in Los Angeles; Lily Song Chapter 3. Understanding the multiple roles of participation in Urban Mobility: An investigation of spaces for participation in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Aline Fernandes Barata, Tim Jones, and Sue Brownhill Chapter 4. The potential for public participation in planning healthy urban mobility: the case of Oxford, United Kingdom; Ben Spencer, Tim Jones, Juliet Carpenter, and Sue Brownhill Participation in unconventional areas Chapter 5. Challenges for public participation in sustainable urban logistics planning: the experience of Rome; Ila Maltese, Alessandro Sciullo, Edoardo Marcucci, Valerio Gatta, and Tom Rye Chapter 6. Uncommon commons: civic participation and the localized maintenance of road infrastructure in Sweden; Jens Alm and Alexander Paulsson When public participation throws up unexpected results Chapter 7. Messaging, emergencies and public discontent: implementing active travel initiatives during COVID19; Morgan Campbell Chapter 8. Governing urban transport packages in Norway: understanding conditions for public participation; Anders Tønnesen, Julie Runde Krogstad, and Petter Christiansen Chapter 9. Does more public participation in local and regional transport planning lead to “better” outcomes?; Tom Rye Conclusion Chapter 10. The transformational potential of public participation in transport; Claus Hedegaard Sørensen, Lisa Hansson, and Tom Rye

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Book SynopsisSeven of the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) are directly related to sustainable infrastructure development. The majority of sectors, including the road infrastructure sector, are under intense pressure to find financially feasible, socially acceptable, and environmentally conscientious project outcomes or techniques that will result in sustainable road infrastructure development (SRID). Sustainable Road Infrastructure Project Implementation in Developing Countries presents a model for implementing sustainable road infrastructure projects in developing countries. Providing readers with comprehensive theoretical and practical directions on implementing sustainable road infrastructure projects in developing countries successfully, the authors discuss the factors which influence the implementation of sustainable road infrastructure projects, including the drivers, barriers, benefits, and determinants of sustainable road project implementation. The model offers road infrastructure stakeholders with a precise and functional tool that promotes collaboration, common language and comprehension, engagement and interaction among all individuals and institutions involved in SRIP implementation. It is beneficial to both professionals and scholars, in the area of architecture; building technology; civil engineering; sustainable/green construction and other disciplines in the built industry.Table of ContentsPart 1. Sustainability and Road Infrastructure Development Chapter 1. General Introduction to Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development Chapter 2. Overview of Sustainable Development Chapter 3. Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development Part 2. Models, Theories and Frameworks for Implementing Sustainable Road Infrastructure Projects Chapter 4. Evaluation and Assessment of the Sustainability of Infrastructure Projects Chapter 5. Project Implementation Frameworks, Models, and Guidelines for Sustainable Infrastructure Chapter 6. Sustainability Criteria and Indicators for Road Infrastructure Projects Chapter 7. Sustainable Infrastructure Project Financing Part 3. Public Participation, Climate Change Response and Stakeholder Management in Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development Chapter 8. Public Participation in Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development Chapter 9. Climate Change Response in Srid Chapter 10. Stakeholder Management in Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development Part 4. Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development: The Case of Ghana Chapter 11. Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development in Ghana Chapter 12. The View of Experts in Ghana through A Delphi Research Study Part 5. The Isripi Model Chapter 13. The Conceptual Isripi Model for Developing Countries

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Book SynopsisThe impact of transport on the environment is a major issue of worldwide concern. This important new book presents state-of-the-art contributions on spatial and technological aspects of transport in relation to environmental degradation, together with analysis of sustainable transport policy.The first part of the book focuses on policy analysis. A sustainable transport strategy should include all elements of the transport sector, transcend the usual time and space constraints and address economic and equity concerns, in addition to the environmental targets it is often designed to meet. The second part concerns technological issues. The authors do not simply describe technological possibilities, but are instead concerned with broader issues such as scenario development and implementation strategies. The third part concerns spatial aspects, including an increasing spatial level in discussing sustainable transport issues, from the local and urban level to global aspects of sustainable transport. Transport and Environment thus offers a multi-disciplinary perspective on the multifaceted field of sustainable transport.The distinguished array of contributors and broad scope of the work will ensure this book is essential reading for scholars of transport and environmental economics, policymakers and those involved in urban and transport planning.Trade Review'The book is enjoyable and interesting to read and in each individual chapter comprehensive with useful references to the subject.' -- Moshe Givoni, European Journal of Transport and InfrastructureTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Policy Aspects 1. Transport and Environment: From Policy Measures to Sustainability Notions and Back 2. Sustainable Freight Transport for the Netherlands: An Evaluation of a Policy Analysis Study 3. From Policy Measures to Policy Packages: A Spatially, Temporally and Institutionally Differentiated Approach 4. Are Current Air Transport Policies Consistent with a Sustainable Environment? Part II: Technological Aspects 5. Traffic and Transport in the Twenty-first Century: Market Chances of New Drive Concepts for Land-based Transport 6. Electric Vehicles: A Socio-technical Scenario Study 7. Technological Innovations in Transport: An Implementation Strategy for Underground Freight Transport 8. Sustainable Underground Urban Goods Distribution Networks Part III: Spatial Aspects 9. Public Transport-oriented Urban Design: Plans and Possibilities 10. Effects of the Dutch Compact City Policy on Travel Behaviour 11. Land-use Impacts on Passenger Transport: A Comparison of Dutch Scenario Studies 12. International Transport and the Environment: An Assessment of Trends and Driving Forces Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book deals with the problem of pricing passenger and freight transportation within Europe. The contributors argue that current legislation affecting pricing and regulation is increasingly less successful in dealing with market failures and externalities such as congestion, air pollution, noise and accidents. Technological progress and greater European co-operation has brought increased scope for the reform of transport policies.Reforming Transport Pricing in the European Union includes an economic diagnosis of the pricing problem, proposals for new pricing and regulation structures together with a quantified assessment of the likely impact for several European cities and countries. The effects of traffic volume, cost, and overall economic welfare are computed for all forms of passenger and freight transport in urban and non-urban areas. The book analyses various alternative policies including combinations of higher fuel excise, alternative parking policies, cordon pricing, electronic road pricing and emissions regulation. The research is based on a set of formal models which facilitate the analysis and comparison of results. The range of policies studied and the variety of methodologies employed, will ensure that this book will be of great benefit to European and national transport policymakers, transport economists and transport consultants.Trade Review'. . . a useful handbook of state-of-the-art modeling of urban road pricing.' -- Kenneth D. Boyer, Transportation JournalTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Principles Part II: Modelling Part III: External and Internal Costs Part IV: Case Studies Index

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Book SynopsisThe spatial dimension of international trade theory has been neglected during most of its history. Trade barriers such as tariffs have been deemed more important. However, in an increasingly integrated world economy seeking to abolish tariffs, spatial considerations have gained in stature. On the way to fostering a spatial trade theory this book supplies a comprehensive analysis of all the different impacts of the inclusion of space and transport costs, covering orthodox trade theory, new trade theories, and economic geography.Karl Steininger also expands spatial analysis to cover spatial preferences and spatial discounting and catalogues the result of spatial production structure and environmental quality in a global economy. Finally, an empirical account is given of the trade and macro-implications of full cost pricing in transport.Trade Review'This is a very nice, timely and unique book on an important and neglected topic, namely the relationship between trade and transport in economic theory.' -- Jeroen van den Bergh, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The Modelling of Transport in International Trade Theory 3. Transport in Traditional Trade Theory 4. Transport in New Trade Theories 5. Transport in Economic Geography 6. Foreign Trade and Spatial Preferences 7. Foreign Trade and Transport Cost Internationalization 8. Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisTransportation networks are essential to the functioning of societies and economies and provide the infrastructure for the movement of people and goods over space and time. The existence and utilization of transportation networks are fundamental to the modern age and the negative effects of congestion and pollution associated with their increasing usage demand urgent attention.This book cogently addresses the question as to whether transportation networks are sustainable: that is, can they last, given the growing demands on the network, on the one hand, and the desire to alleviate the associated negative impacts, on the other. Anna Nagurney answers the question positively by providing a rigorous foundation for the formulation, analysis, and computation of solutions to such problems through the use of appropriate policies ranging from tolls and tradable pollution permits to the design of the networks themselves.Sustainable Transportation Networks will be of great value to students, researchers, and practitioners of transportation studies, environmental economics, regional science, and urban planning.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Introduction and Overview 1. Introduction 2. Foundations 3. Emission Paradoxes in Transportation Networks 4. Viable and Sustainable Transportation Networks Part II: Policies for Sustainable User-Optimized Transportation Networks 5. Emission Pricing for Sustainability – User-Optimized Perspective 6. Permits for User-Optimized, Fixed Demand Networks 7. Permits for User-Optimized, Elastic Demand Networks Part III: Policies for Sustainable System-Optimized Transportation Networks 8. Sustainable System-Optimized Networks 9. Tradable Permits for System-Optimized Networks Part IV: Special Topics 10. Spatial Oligopolies and Marketable Pollution Permits 11. Spatial Price Networks and Emission Policies 12. Technology and Network Design Issues Part V: Summary and Conclusions 13. Concluding Comments A. Optimization Theory B. Variational Inequality Theory C. Problems Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAir Transport Networks provides an economic analysis of the way in which the air transport industry operates and the nature of the policies that have been adopted to regulate the sector. The book covers domestic and international air transportation with an emphasis on airlines and includes discussions of related markets such as airports and air traffic control. The authors provide details of how the sector functions and the reasons why the airline industry performs as it does today and explore the ways in which governments have, over the years, attempted to manipulate air transport markets to meet political objectives.This volume will be warmly received by those interested in the operations and the influences that public policy has on the air transport sector. Air Transport Networks will also appeal to policymakers and to those working in the air transportation sector.Trade Review‘Air Transport Networks is among the first and most comprehensive attempts to develop the differences and special characteristics of aviation systems. . . Overall, Button and Stough have produced a well-written, informative, and detailed book that summarizes recent developments in international civil aviation. The book does a commendable job of describing the development and performance of airline networks to date.' -- John Strong, Journal of the Transportation Research Forum‘Air Transport Networks provides an overall synthesis of air transportation networks by looking at passenger and cargo aspects of the industry as well as airports. . . Air Transport Networks is well written with a very specific focus on the economics and public policy in air transportation. The bibliography is detailed and provides an excellent reference for those who want to examine further the topics discussed in the book. This text would make a worthy addition to the graduate level courses dealing with public policy in the air transportation or transportation in general.' -- T.M. Vowles, Journal of Transport GeographyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Airline Economics 3. Airline Networks 4. Regulation of International Airline Networks 5. Early Impacts of US, Canadian and EU Airline Deregulation 6. Filling Incomplete Networks: International Air Transport 7. Issues of Market Stability 8. Airports: Pricing and Access 9. European Airports Policy 10. The Economics of Being a Hub City 11. Air Freight Transport 12. Interaction with Other Networks 13. Safety and Environmental Issues References Index

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Book SynopsisIntelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are expected to add considerable productivity to existing transportation infrastructure and to therefore partially reduce the need for more physical infrastructure such as additional lanes of roadway. But there are huge barriers to achieving this vision ranging from the technical to the institutional. In this book a new outcome oriented methodology is developed and applied to a diverse set of ITS case studies in an effort to gain insight into the barriers to deployment. The case studies, most from the National Capital Region (Washington) in the US, include but are not limited to evaluation of electronic tolling, truck roll over warning systems, Advanced Traffic Information Systems (ATIS), variable message signs (VMS), ITS enhanced emergency management systems and ITS bridge operations. The evaluation methodology bears similarity to the benefit/cost balance sheet approach. Full cost (benefit) assessment is adopted with multiple externalities (environment, economic development, social equity issues, etc.) formally included in each of the individual evaluations. Transportation policymakers as well as scholars and students of economic, public policy and political science will find this study useful and informative.Trade Review'The macro-focus makes the book a nice complement to already existing texts on more disaggregate issues. I believe the book offers a wealth of information on ITS applications operating in the DC region. It thus offers stimulating reading for those involved in the design, evaluation and research of ITS applications and other types of transport policy projects.' -- Erik T. Verhoef, The Economic JournalTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Part I: A Multi-criteria ITS Evaluation Methodology and Applications 2. Methodological and Technical Challenges in Regional Evaluation of ITS: Induced and Direct Effects 3. Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) in the Dulles Corridor 4. The Variable Message Sign System of Northern Virginia 5. Automatic Truck Rollover Warning System 6. The Montgomery County Advanced Transportation Management System Part II: Applications of Alternative Methodologies to ITS 7. Smart Flexible Integrated Real-time Enhanced System (SaFIRES) 8. The Woodrow Wilson Bridge 9. Incident Management and Intelligent Transportation Systems Technology: Estimating Benefits for Northern Virginia Index

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Book SynopsisThis innovative and clearly written book examines the process of diversification as a strategy to promote innovation and growth within firms and to foster structural change in industry. Through a comparative case study of the aerospace industry, using cases of diversification at Dassault (France), Saab (Sweden) and Daewoo (South Korea), the author examines interactions between the firm and the state, and critically evaluates the role of national and sectoral institutions during the diversification process. He then uses these findings to propose a new, original model for diversification.Key features include: an exploration of the ways in which the systems of innovation approach can be used to analyse strategies in firms new insights into the concept of 'institutions' an examination of the relationship between the behaviour of diversifying firms and institutionspath-breaking research on the South Korean aerospace industry. The combination of an up-to-date and thorough analysis of the general literature on diversification and its shortcomings, as well as three detailed case studies, will render this work invaluable to those interested in management studies and systems of innovation, and anyone working in the aircraft industry.Trade Review'The study provides exciting histories of three product innovation programs. What is more, covering three countries, three market segments, and three time periods, Texier has succeeded in telling a bigger story.' -- Koen Frenken, Journal of Evolutionary EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Part I: Theoretical Framework and Methods 2. Diversification in Systems of Innovation 3. A Case-Study Approach to Analyse Diversification in Firms Part II: Empirical Research 4. From Military Aircraft to Business Jets in France: The Case of the Dassault Mystère-Falcon 20 5. From Military to Regional Aircraft in Sweden: The Case of the Saab 340 6. The First Indigenous Korean Aircraft: The Case of the Daewoo KTX-1 ‘Woong-Bee’ Part III: Analysis and Conclusions 7. Why Did the Firms Diversify? 8. How Did the Firms Diversify? 9. Conclusions References Index

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