Transport planning and policy Books

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 SynopsisWho can travel freely? Whose mobility is restricted? What other inequities contribute to and arise from these differences in movement? Taking a truly global approach, this Research Agenda tackles these questions in settings from London to Hanoi, and Chicago to eThekwini, and transport modes from motorbikes to cars to pedestrians to cyclists.

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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 SynopsisDrawing on discourse analysis, this innovative book takes a novel approach to examining the different interpretations, diversity of views and controversy in society about transport and urban development.Combining theory with empirical case studies, this book breaks new ground in the field by critically engaging with an understanding of the different perspectives and subjectivities associated with transport systems and urban development projects. Incorporating the diverse wider societal and political contexts, various approaches to discourse analysis are examined, including content analysis, critical discourse analysis and Q methodology. Examining the narratives in transport and urban development, chapters study car advertising, highway reconstruction, public transport, bus provision, transit-orientated development and financialisation, walking and cycling networks, and emerging new technologies. Ultimately, the book argues that mainstream views and processes must be confronted in order to respond to contemporary public policy challenges, and makes a convincing case for the wider use of discourse analysis in transport and urban development research, planning and implementation.Global in scope, this cutting-edge book will prove vital reading for students and scholars of transport planning and urban development. Its practical guidance will be useful to transport and development policymakers and practitioners working in urban and regional authorities, consultancies and civil society.Trade Review‘Sustainable transport and urban development is key to future liveable cities, as the global urban population continues to grow across the world. A broader understanding of what are the most effective planning approaches to transport and urban development is required to move forward in a world facing climate uncertainties and growing population needs. Different perspectives and disciplinary approaches have provided, in recent years, a fresh take on ways to tackle some of the more complex urban problems. This book is among the first to bring together a mix of academics from a variety of disciplines, discussing different aspects of transport and urban development, using discourse analysis as primary methodological approach. This book provides researchers and students with a comprehensive discussion on the discourse analysis approach as well as useful case studies from a variety of contexts and geographies.’ -- Maria Attard, University of Malta, Malta‘At a time of climate crisis, rapidly increasing urban inequalities and profound technological change, transport and urban planning must change radically. This requires new approaches to understanding the meanings and power relations that are inscribed into, and generated by, transport systems and governance. Discourse Analysis in Transport and Urban Development demonstrates compellingly how different kinds of discourse analysis can help transport researchers, students and professionals make sense of the many and power-laden contestations over how transport systems can and should be changed and improved.’ -- Tim Schwanen, University of Oxford, UK‘This book successfully combines international case studies and voices from authors of multiple academic disciplines to challenge car-oriented transportation research and practice. It highlights how car-oriented terminology, language, and discourses shape transportation and sustainability outcomes. The book is an eye-opener for practitioners and academics in sustainable transport as they can begin to learn how to detect and start to disentangle from car-dominated discourses and language.’ -- Ralph Buehler, Virginia Tech, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xiii Acknowledgements xvi PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Using discourse analysis in transport and urban development research 2 Robin Hickman and Christine Hannigan PART II GRAND NARRATIVES 2 Transport planning, paradigms and practices: finding conditions for change 11 Ruben Akse, Adri Albert de la Bruhèze and Karst Geurs 3 Exploring growth as a central representation in sustainable transport discourse 24 Elias Isaksson 4 Discursive power dynamics affecting how climate targets are framed and integrated in national transport planning: the case of Sweden 39 Karolina Isaksson, Linnea Eriksson and Jacob Witzell 5 Stakeholders’ perceptions of urban mobility in a Central European country: a Q methodology approach 52 Hana Brůhová Foltýnová, Eliška Vejchodská, Radomíra Jordová and Kristýna Rybová 6 The meta and master narratives of mega transport infrastructure 67 Daniel Durrant PART III CASE STUDIES ON DISCOURSE, TRANSPORT AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 7 Car advertising and environmental greenwashing 80 Robin Hickman 8 The Interstate Highway 70 reconstruction project in Denver: repeating a 1960s planning failure? 97 Andrew R. Goetz 9 Sustainability and shared ride-hailing in a mega-city: the rhetoric and impacts of Uber Juntos in São Paulo 112 Leandro da Silva Correa and Anthony Perl 10 Legitimising HS2: analysing political speeches from 2010–2014 131 James Udagawa 11 Where are the rails? An investigation into the climate, future prospects and barriers to high-speed rail development in Canada 149 Giacomo Vecia 12 Exploring bus reform in Malta 172 Thérèse Bajada 13 Cycling promotion and narratives of urban development: an ecolinguistic approach 185 M. Cristina Caimotto 14 Community, authenticity and newness: obscuring financial motivations in transport and development projects through discourse at Battersea Power Station 198 Christine Hannigan 15 MaaS unmasked: how local leaders think they are resisting (and are thereby accelerating) the neoliberalisation of transport policies 211 Nacima Baron 16 Anything that can reasonably be automated will be: analysis of transport automation imaginaries in the Finnish context 228 Janne Olin and Miloš N. Mladenović PART IV CONCLUSIONS 17 Next steps for discourse analysis in transport and urban development 242 Christine Hannigan and Robin Hickman Index

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Book SynopsisUrban planners in developed countries are increasingly recognizing the need for closer integration of land use and transport. However, this updated second edition of How Great Cities Happen explains how crises like climate change and the lack of affordable housing demonstrate the urgent need for a broader approach in order to create and sustain great cities.Offering innovative solutions to these contemporary challenges, this second edition of How Great Cities Happen examines new and emerging directions in strategic land use transport planning and analyses how cities function as a home for future generations and other species. Taking an integrated approach, and building on the first edition, chapters explore a broad range of issues concerning strategic urban planning. These include planning for productivity growth; social inclusion and wellbeing, with a particular focus on planning cities for children and youth; housing affordability; environmental sustainability; and integrated governance and funding arrangements. New issues covered in this edition include pressing concerns like climate change and biodiversity protection. The authors adopt a meticulous yet non-technical and accessible approach, grounded in a blend of academic and real-world experience of cities.This transdisciplinary second edition will prove vital to students and scholars of urban planning, transport economics, and social and environmental policy, alongside professional planners and urban policymakers.Trade Review‘In an urban age disrupted by pandemics, war, economic crisis, and a failing global ecology, the second edition of How Great Cities Happen could not have come at a more important time. Its insightful lessons from urban policy making and governance in a variety of global cities, including the authors’ home town of Melbourne, extend and improve upon their earlier work. The book presents a very valuable and timely resource for government and citizens and deserves to be widely read and discussed.’ -- Brendan Gleeson, The University of Melbourne, Australia‘A timely and important contribution on some of the most vexing challenges facing cities today. Pathways are laid for creating low-carbon, affordable, and socially just places drawing lessons from some of the world’s best designed and livable cities, including Vancouver, Malmö, Melbourne, and London. A must read for progressive-minded urban planners.’ -- Robert Cervero, University of California, Berkeley, US‘This second edition provides topical and invaluable evidence for everyone concerned about the future and sustainability of cities, whether they are planners, researchers, politicians or residents.’ -- Richard D. Knowles, University of Salford, Manchester, UK and Founding Editor, Journal of Transport GeographyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Why this book? 2. What constitutes a ‘good city’: some case studies 3. Economic influences on strategic land use transport policy and planning 4. Land use and transport designed to meet social needs 5. A neighbourhood structured for children and youth 6. Housing affordability: a major problem for many cities 7. The environmental interface of cities 8. Governance 9. Funding 10. Putting an integrated land use transport strategy together References Index

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Book SynopsisExploring the need for a sustainable transport paradigm, which has been sought after by local and national authorities internationally over the last 30 years, this illuminating and timely Handbook offers insights into how this can be secured more broadly and what it may involve, as well as the challenges that the sustainable transport approach faces.Drawing on a wide range of research and relevant case studies that showcase where the principles of sustainable transport have been, or could be, implemented, the Handbook offers readers a holistic understanding of the paradigm. Contributions showcase the evidence of the continued need for a sustainable transport approach, analyse its core principles, and, finally, discuss what it will take to achieve implementation, considering aspects such as behaviour change, accessibility, governance and politics.Offering a comprehensive overview across the many dimensions of sustainable transport, this Handbook will be an indispensable resource for transport, planning and urban studies scholars. It will also be a useful guide for planners and policy makers looking for advice to advance future practice.Trade Review'Curtis and the impressive cast of international researchers have written a comprehensive resource at the forefront of sustainable transport scholarship. Early on, this text establishes a sustainable framework and makes the case for why the automobile, while transformative, has not been utilized in a sustainable way under the previous paradigm. Then, the book evaluates the wide swath of legacy, new, and emerging transportation options and how they measure up against sustainability metrics. One particularly outstanding contribution is the wide-ranging treatment of land use and the built environment and their critical and symbiotic role in supporting a modal shift. This will be a resource for students, practitioners, and scholars around the globe interested in meeting the challenge of creating sustainable transport systems.' -- Kelly Clifton, Portland State University, US'The Handbook of Sustainable Transport will be a must-read for students, researchers, and practitioners. With more than 40 chapters written by some of the leading scholars in the field, the Handbook covers the area of sustainable transport in an unprecedented manner, calling for a paradigm shift in the way we think, plan, and develop sustainable transport. With the COVID-19 pandemic, this Handbook could not be more timely.' -- Ahmed El-Geneidy, McGill University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xxiii Preface xxiv 1. Introduction to Handbook of Sustainable Transport 1 Carey Curtis PART I THE RATIONALE FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT: FROM GENESIS TO PRESENT DAY 2. Paradigm shift? 5 Tom Rye 3. Unsustainable transport 14 Leigh Glover and Nicholas Low 4. Economic inefficiency of the car-based paradigm 26 John Whitelegg 5. Social equity and disadvantage 37 Ren Thomas 6. Transport and health: a personal and UK perspective 48 Adrian Davis 7. Beyond the dilemma: questioning the links between human prosperity and mobility growth 58 Luca Bertolini 8. Low carbon mobility transitions 69 Debbie Hopkins PART II INTEGRATED TRANSPORT 9. To travel, or not to travel? Telecommuting, teleshopping, and avoiding the need to travel 81 Erik Elldér 10. Universal design – universal access: Sweden as leaders in the built environment and transport 90 Helena Svensson 11. What of a walkable urban future? Towards sustainable institutional design for walking 100 Courtney Babb 12. How culture shapes – and is shaped by – mobility: cycling transitions in The Netherlands 109 Marco te Brömmelstroet, Willem Boterman and Giselinde Kuipers 13. Making space for bicycling 119 Kevin J. Krizek and David A. King 14. Docked and dockless public bike-sharing schemes: research, practice and discourse 129 Dorina Pojani, Jiashuo Chen, Iderlina Mateo-Babiano, Richard Bean, Jonathan Corcoran 15. Public transport network planning 139 Jan Scheurer 16. On-demand public transport – the future of public transport or the emperor’s new clothes? 150 Fredrik Pettersson-Löfstedt 17. Paratransit 160 Deike Peters and Samikchhya Bhusal 18. The sustainability of last-mile freight in cities 170 Michael Browne and Sam McLeod 19. Is micro-mobility sustainable? An overview of implications for accessibility, air pollution, safety, physical activity and subjective wellbeing 180 Dimitris Milakis, Laura Gebhardt, Daniel Ehebrecht, Barbara Lenz 20. The role of car-sharing in sustainable transport systems 190 Jennifer L. Kent 21. Congestion charging/mobility pricing 199 Daniel Firth 22. The transition to automated mobility : how well do connected and autonomous vehicles really fit into a sustainable transport future? 209 Iain Docherty PART III INTEGRATED LAND USE AND TRANSPORT 23. Why sustainable transport cannot ignore land use 220 Susan Handy 24. Transit-oriented development and sustainable transportation 230 John L. Renne 25. Making places with transit-oriented development: the case of North Holland 238 Paul Chorus 26. Reducing the need to travel: the challenge of employment self-containment 248 Sharon Biermann and Kirsten Martinus 27. Rethinking the urban arterial: from car mobility to urban liveability 258 Peter M. Jones 28. The Ghent Living Streets: experiencing a sustainable and social future 269 Dries Gysels 29. Parking: an opportunity to deliver sustainable transport 280 Rebecca Clements 30. Integrating land use and transport: understanding the dynamics of proximity 289 Anders Larsson PART IV ADJUSTING TO THE NEW PARADIGM 31. CBA legitimizes unsustainable transportation outcomes 299 Petter Næss 32. A multi-actor multi-criteria exercise in transport planning : the case of the Nueva Alameda Providencia project 310 Beatriz Mella Lira and Robin Hickman 33. Using accessibility metrics and tools to deliver sustainable mobility 323 Enrica Papa 34. Accessibility at the local scale: how its constrains our ability to ‘live locally’ 333 Cecília Silva 35. Children and sustainable transport 343 Claire Freeman 36. Generational change and travel 357 Tsoi Ka Ho and Becky P.Y. Loo 37. Keeping older people mobile through a new philosophy for a new ageing population 368 Charles Musselwhite 38. Financing the expansion of mass transit services 378 John Stone and James C. Murphy 39. Financing public transport through land use and value capture 388 Corinne Mulley and Barbara T.H. Yen 40. Institutional path dependence 398 Muhammad Imran 41. Experts and bias: the impact on sustainable transport 408 Alexa Delbosc 42. Politics of paradigm shift: a story from Stockholm 416 Karolina Isaksson 43. Educators as advocates in transport politics 425 Crystal Legacy 44. Sustainable transport: looking back – looking forward 434 Phil Goodwin and Carey Curtis Index 447

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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 Global Smart City: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Age is a ground-breaking exploration of the transformative impact of smart cities in today's urban landscape. Through a comprehensive analysis of smart city projects, this study sheds light on the urban, economic, and competitive outcomes of integrating new technologies. Divided into two parts, this in-depth study provides fresh insights into the ongoing smart city debate. In Part 1, author Filippo Marchesani explores the internal implementation of smart city projects, analyzing digital implementation, the dimensions of smart cities, and the geographic factors influencing their adoption. Drawing on international contributions and primary research across various disciplines, such as digital technologies, architecture, economics, regional studies, and innovation, this section fills a crucial gap in the academic debate, offering a comprehensive theoretical and analytical foundation. Part 2 shifts focus to the urban, economic, and competitive outcomes of smart city initiatives, employing a multidisciplinary approach. It examines the tangible effects of these projects on the urban environment, economic landscape, and overall city attractiveness, utilizing real-world examples and data-driven methodologies. The Global Smart City: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Age is essential reading for policymakers, urban planners, technologists, academics, and anyone interested in the dynamic changes unfolding in our cities and society. With his unique interdisciplinary perspective and wealth of research, Marchesani offers a comprehensive exploration of smart cities, empowering readers to embrace the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introducing and Understanding Smart Cities Part One. Internal Implementation of Smart City Ecosystems Chapter 2. Digital Implementation in the Smart City Ecosystem Chapter 3. Orchestrating the Implementation of the Smart City Chapter 4. Geographic Patterns in Smart City Implementation Part Two. Urban, Economic, and Competitive Outcomes of the Smart City Projects Chapter 5. Urban Environment in the Smart City Chapter 6. Economic and Business Environment in the Smart City Chapter 7. Urban Attractiveness and the Competitive Edge of the Smart City Chapter 8. Navigating the Smart Cities: Conclusions and Final Remarks

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Book SynopsisThe Development of the EU as a Sea-Policy Actor explores the marine and maritime policies of the European Union (EU), including fisheries, maritime transport, marine environment and maritime safety policies. These policies have made the EU an important sea-policy actor internally and externally. The author places the EU's sea-related policies in a historical context and discusses the explanatory power of various political science theories, international relations and regional integration theories in particular. What emerges clearly is that no one theory can explain the observed developments, but that we need to combine theories to get a fuller understanding and explanation of what is also referred to as the Blue Europe. Entrepreneurship and small business management educators, researchers, scholars, university administrators and mentors and advisors to entrepreneurs will glean the latest insights, programming overviews, best practices and contemporary perspectives that have real applications in these fields.Trade Review'Finn Laursen provides a masterly comprehensive narrative and analysis of how the European Union has emerged as a sea-policy actor, in part in response to external events and in part through the evolution of its membership structures and efforts at enhancing internal integration with external projections. Laursen uses a blend of international relations theories to help explain and demystify the complex structures and processes underlying the blue Europe. This is an eminently readable book of value to specialist and general readers alike.' --Aldo Chircop, Dalhousie University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: On The Law Of The Sea And European Integration 2. Analytical Considerations: On Theory And Concepts 3. The ‘Constitutional’ Basis Of The ‘Blue Europe’: Treaty-Based Sea-Related Competences And Policy-Making Procedures 4. The European Economic Community (EEC) and UNCLOS III: Competences, The Community Clause And Ratification 5. Initiation Of The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP): Equal Access, Derogations And The 200-Mile Zone Decision 6. The Conservation And Management Policy Of The CFP: TACS, Quotas And Sustainability 7. The Common Maritime Transport Policy (CMTP): Initiation And Development 8. Development Of Marine Environmental And Maritime Safety Policies 9. Maritime Security And Defence Policy And Maritime Border Control Policies: Initiation And Developments 10. The EU As An International Sea-Policy Actor 11. Implementation And Enforcement Of The EU’s Marine And Maritime Policies 12. Explanations And Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisWritten in a clear and concise style, this Modern Guide provides a timely overview and comparison of urban challenges and national urban policies in 13 European countries, addressing key issues such as housing, urban regeneration and climate change. A team of international contributors illustrate how gaps are emerging across Europe due to the significant shifts in urban programmes.The book provides an in-depth analysis into how the European Union influences policies at a national level within its member states and how these are implemented in terms of scope and objectives. It explores how this results in fewer commonalities between countries and the gap between the rise of international urban agendas and variegated national urban policies, examining whether a more bespoke approach is better than the traditional 'one size fits all'.This insightful book will be an important read for researchers of urban studies and public policy as well as scholars with an interest in urban and regional sociology.Trade Review'Karsten Zimmermann and Valeria Fedeli have co-created a landmark text on the changing role of national urban policies in Europe. Many leading scholars in the European Urban Research Association (EURA) contribute their insights and the book makes a major contribution to our understanding of the political struggles now shaping modern city politics.' -- Robin Hambleton, University of the West of England, UK'This interesting volume highlights the importance of considering cities as political actors embedded in national urban policies. A much-needed perspective to understand the degrees of freedom cities have in different European countries and their implications.' -- Yuri Kazepov, University of Vienna, Austria'Zimmermann and Fedeli's Modern Guide demonstrates how, despite international encouragement, the promise of bold, nationally-coordinated and intersectoral urban policies is still sadly unfulfilled. Each chapter provides an informative, up-to-date overview of the trajectories, instruments, goals and eventual impacts of national urban policy in 13 countries that will be useful for scholars and practitioners in Europe and beyond.' -- Hilary Silver, George Washington University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 National urban policies in Europe – an introduction 1 Valeria Fedeli and Karsten Zimmermann 2 National urban policies in a federal system: the case of Germany 14 Hubert Heinelt and Karsten Zimmermann 3 Acting for cities and towns? The perpetual reinvention of categories and tools of national urban policies in France 34 Christophe Demazière and Olivier Sykes 4 Irish urban policy: from benign neglect to national strategic planning 58 Paula Russell and Brendan Williams 5 The unaccomplished quest for urban policies in Italy. ‘Waiting for Godot’ in the country of one hundred cities 87 Valeria Fedeli 6 National urban policies in the Netherlands: an urban renaissance? 103 Bas Denters 7 Becoming urban: the emergence of an urban policy in rural Norway 127 Gro Sandkjær Hanssen 8 Boosting national urban policies by European integration. The case of Poland 149 Piotr Żuber, Katarzyna Szmigiel-Rawska and Joanna Krukowska 9 Thirty years of urban policy in Portugal: challenges and multilevel governance 176 Filipe Teles, Patrícia Romeiro, Sara Moreno Pires 10 Changing urban system, changing urban policy: Romania since 1989 195 Cristina Stănuș, Daniel Pop and Dragoș Dragoman 11 Urban National Policy in Spain? A diachronic critical review of four decades of government action 216 Sonia De Gregorio Hurtado and Javier Ruiz Sánchez 12 Multilevel polycentric governance in urban development policies – national urban policy structure in Slovakia 245 Maros Finka and Milan Husar 13 Limited, fragmented and powerless: national urban policies in Sweden 268 Anders Lidström and Nils Hertting 14 ‘Places left behind’: national urban policy in the UK – from boom to slump and recovery? 284 Andrew Tallon 15 National urban policies in Europe: does the EU make the difference? 306 Valeria Fedeli, Juliet Carpenter and Karsten Zimmermann 16 In search of momentum for national urban policy 320 Karsten Zimmermann and Valeria Fedeli Index

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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 SynopsisUrban Transport reprints the most important papers in the field of transport that have a special focus on urban issues. It is in urban areas that many transportation problems are most acute.In this collection attention is paid amongst others to: transport demand, supply of public transport services and external costs of transport (environmental problems, congestion). Also policy aspects such as urban transport policy and deregulation are covered. In addition a number of specific topics such as parking, non-motorised transport modes and urban transport in developing countries are included.Urban Transport will be of interest for anybody involved in academic and applied research in the field of transport, from various disciplinary backgrounds (civil engineering, economics, transport planning, urban planning, environmental sciences). It is precisely because of the broad range of disciplines involved that a collection of classic articles will prove to be useful for many readers.Trade Review'The latest volume in the Edward Elgar series on classic papers tackles urban transport analysis. 37 papers have been selected to cover some of the key economic aspects of demand, supply of public transport, external costs, policy (including deregulation and investment criteria), and other issues (including history, parking, ICT and developing countries). It is always a welcome reminder to reflect on the past contributions to transport analysis, as many of the current concerns have clear antecedents in the thinking of the last 50 years. Interestingly, only minor contributions came from the 1950s to the 1970s (9 papers), with the major inputs being selected in the 1980s and 1990s. This demonstrates that classic contributions to transport analysis are relatively young and that the subject area is still accepting new methods and ideas. This volume provides a retrospective benchmark from which to further build into the new century.' -- David Banister, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Piet Rietveld, Kenneth Button and Peter Nijkamp PART I TRAVEL DEMAND 1. Kenneth Train and Daniel McFadden (1978), ‘The Goods/Leisure Tradeoff and Disaggregate Work Trip Mode Choice Models’ 2. Lester Johnson and David Hensher (1982), ‘Application of Multinomial Probit to a Two-period Panel Data Set’ 3. Tae Hoon Oum, W.G. Waters II and Jong-Say Yong (1992), ‘Concepts of Price Elasticities of Transport Demand and Recent Empirical Estimates: An Interpretive Survey’ 4. Thomas F. Golob, Martin J. Beckmann and Yacov Zahavi (1981), ‘A Utility-theory Travel Demand Model Incorporating Travel Budgets’ 5. P.B. Goodwin (1981), ‘The Usefulness of Travel Budgets’ 6. Richard E. Quandt and William J. Baumol (1966), ‘The Demand for Abstract Transport Modes: Theory and Measurement’ 7. M.E. Beesley (1965), ‘The Value of Time Spent in Travelling: Some New Evidence’ 8. C.J. Oort (1969), ‘The Evaluation of Travelling Time’ PART II THE SUPPLY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES 9. Douglas W. Caves, Laurits R. Christensen and Michael W. Tretheway (1980), ‘Flexible Cost Functions for Multiproduct Firms’ 10. Joseph Berechman and Genevieve Giuliano (1985), ‘Economies of Scale in Bus Transit: A Review of Concepts and Evidence’ 11. Xuehao Chu, Gordon J. Fielding and Bruce W. Lamar (1992), ‘Measuring Transit Performance Using Data Envelopment Analysis’ 12. Ralph Turvey and Herbert Mohring (1975), ‘Optimal Bus Fares’ 13. Jan Owen Jansson (1980), ‘A Simple Bus Line Model for Optimisation of Service Frequency and Bus Size’ 14. R.H. Oldfield and P.H. Bly (1988), ‘An Analytic Investigation of Optimal Bus Size’ 15. Stephen Glaister and David Lewis (1978), ‘An Integrated Fares Policy for Transport in London’ PART III THE EXTERNAL COSTS OF TRANSPORT 16. R. Arnott, A. de Palma and R. Lindsey (1990), ‘Departure Time and Route Choice for the Morning Commute’ 17. Erik T. Verhoef, Peter Nijkamp and Piet Rietveld (1996), ‘Second-Best Congestion Pricing: The Case of an Untolled Alternative’ 18. P.B. Goodwin (1989), ‘The "Rule of Three": A Possible Solution to the Political Problem of Competing Objectives for Road Pricing’ 19. Kenneth A. Small (1992), ‘Using the Revenues from Congestion Pricing’ 20. Inge Mayeres, Sara Ochelen and Stef Proost (1966), ‘The Marginal External Costs of Urban Transport’ 21. Kenneth A. Small and Camilla Kazimi (1995), ‘On the Costs of Air Pollution from Motor Vehicles’ 22. Ulf Persson and Knut Ödegaard (1995), ‘External Cost Estimates of Road Traffic Accidents: An International Comparison’ 23. M.W. Jones-Lee, M. Hammerton and P.R. Philips (1985), ‘The Value of Safety: Results of a National Sample Survey’ 24. David M. Newbery (1988), ‘Road User Charges in Britain’ PART IV TRANSPORT POLICY, DEREGULATION AND INVESTMENT CRITERIA 25. David A. Hensher (1979), ‘Formulating an Urban Passenger Transport Policy: A Re-appraisal of Some Elements’ 26. Harry T. Dimitriou (1990), ‘Transport Problems of Third World Cities’ 27. Clifford Winston (1991), ‘Efficient Transportation Infrastructure Policy’ 28. Kenneth Button (1988), ‘Contestability in the UK Bus Industry, Experience Goods and Economies of Experience’ 29. Sergio R. Jara-Díaz and Terry L. Friesz (1982), ‘Measuring the Benefits Derived from a Transportation Investment’ 30. Herbert Mohring (1993), ‘Maximizing, Measuring, and Not Double Counting Transportation-Improvement Benefits: A Primer on Closed- and Open-economy Cost–benefit Analysis’ PART V CAPITA SELECTA: HISTORY OF URBAN TRANSPORT, PARKING, I.C.T., LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES 31. Colin Clark (1958), ‘Transport – Maker and Breaker of Cities’ 32. R.J. Smeed (1964), ‘The Traffic Problem in Towns: A Review of Possible Long Term Solutions’ 33. Amihai Glazer and Esko Niskanen (1992), ‘Parking Fees and Congestion’ 34. Richard Arnott, Andre de Palma and Robin Lindsey (1991), ‘A Temporal and Spatial Equilibrium Analysis of Commuter Parking’ 35. Ilan Salomon (1986), ‘Telecommunications and Travel Relationships: A Review’ 36. Harry T. Dimitriou (1990), ‘The Urban Transport Planning Process: Its Evolution and Application to Third World Cities’ 37. Jun-Meng Yang (1985), ‘Bicycle Traffic in China’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisPollution, alternative fuels, congestion, intelligent transportation systems, and the shift from construction to maintenance all call for a reconsideration of the existing highway revenue mechanisms, especially the gas tax. David Levinson explores the fundamental theoretical basis of highway finance, in particular the use of tolls, and supports that theory with empirical evidence. The author examines highway finance from the perspective of individual jurisdictions and travellers, and considers their interactions rather than specifying a single optimal solution. Congestion pricing has long been a goal of transportation economists, who believe it will result in a more efficient use of resources. Levinson argues that if the governance were to become more decentralized, and collection costs continue to drop, tolls could return to prominence as the preferred means of financing roads for both local and intercity travel. An approach that creates the local winners necessary to implement road pricing is required before it can be expected to become widespread.Economists, civil engineers, planners, students and policymakers will find this detailed examination of transportation networks enlightening and useful.Trade Review'The book ought to be read by any practitioner or scholar who claims a serious interest in transportation finance. It would be an excellent secondary text for any course in transportation finance or policy, in either an economics department or a public policy program. This is a most welcomed addition to the transportation finance literature.' -- Odd J. Stalebrink, West Virginia University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. History 3. Costs 4. Revenues 5. Hierarchy 6. Intertemporal Equity 7. Finance Choice on a Beltway 8. Finance Choice on an Interstate 9. Finance Choice at a Frontier 10. Congestion Pricing 11. Compensation 12. Deploying Electronic Tolls 13. Summary and Conclusions Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTravel Behaviour is a challenging and original volume, adding to the growing literature focusing on understanding transportation systems. The book capitalises on actual scientific and applied developments in Europe, the importance of EC policies and the resultant trend in studying differences between North American and European research.The authors present non-traditional approaches to four pertinent topics in the field of travel behaviour: mobility and travel, telecommunication and travel, traffic congestion and modelling travel behavioural responses. In contrast to many orthodox studies that propose congestion relief solutions, Travel Behaviour suggests that a certain amount of congestion is good for transportation systems.This unique volume is aimed at a wide variety of complementary disciplines from transportation professionals, to policymakers, transport economists, urban and regional planners, geographers and behavioural scientists.Trade Review'The book provides an insightful glimpse into the interdisciplinary research area on travel behavior. . . The many descriptions of current policy make this book particularly interesting for policymakers dealing with travel behavior in a more practical way.' -- Arianne de Blaeij, The Economic JournalTable of ContentsContents Preface PART I MOBILITY AND TRAVEL PATTERNS 1. The compact city: Conflict of interest between housing and mobility aims in the Netherlands Kees Maat 2. Transport networks and mobility: A comparison analysis of the Randstad, the Rhine–Ruhr area and the Antwerp–Brussels–Ghent region Gysbertus R.M. Jansen, Hans Hilbers and Isabel Wilmink 3. The effects of parking pricing and supply on travel patterns to a major business district Yoram Shiftan PART II TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TRAVEL 4. Work-related travelling and telecommunications: Substitution, stimulation and complementarity Mervi Lehto and Veli Himanen 5. Telecommuting/teleworking: A virtual commuting possibility – the cases of Belgium and Brussels Viviane Illegems, Alain Verbeke and Rosette S’Jegers 6. Long-distance telephone calls, media endowment and contact network: An empirical study Rico Maggi and Alessandro Cento PART III TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION 7. Infrastructure and congestion: Can rail save the road? Can public transport replace the car? Piet H.L. Bovy and Bert Van Wee 8. Congestion in Europe: Measurements, patterns and policies Piet H.L. Bovy and Ilan Salomon 9. Geographical classification of trips as a tool for policy assessment Jean-Pierre Orfeuil PART IV MODELLING BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSES 10. Stated preference and conjoint analysis: A comparison using mode-choice behaviour Kay W. Axhausen, Helmut Köll and Michael Bader 11. Behavioural thresholds of commuters under congestion Eliahu Stern 12. A conceptual model of the weekly household activity/travel scheduling process Sean T. Doherty, Eric J. Miller, Kay W. Axhausen and Tommy Gärling 13. Effects of office relocations to public transport nodal points on passenger mobility Bert Van Wee and Toon Van Der Hoorn Index

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Book SynopsisThe relationship between the shape of transportation networks and the optimal locations and allocations of human activities is examined in this unique volume.Simulations are performed on different toy-networks: several transportation networks are designed and their effects on location-allocation results are tested on different markets. Several optimal location models are used. The author then attempts to discover how the modelling results are affected by negative externalities or zone pricing policies. Finally, these results are applied to real-world situations, illustrating and confirming the results of the simulations performed on toy-networks.This volume will be considered as an interesting and original approach for location-modellers as well as planners. Transportation Networks and the Optimal Location of Human Activities will also appeal to geographers, spatial economists, location-allocation practitioners and transportation researchers.Trade Review'The book is clearly written and contains an extensive literature review that promises to be a useful guide to readers who intend to apply network structures in their own research. . . The research in this book is original. It hopes to initiate a critical discussion and therefore leaves a lot of questions open.' -- Hans Kremers, The Economic Journal'The book's special contribution is that it highlights the impact of transport infrastructure on the optimal location patterns . . . well written. It provides new ideas for insiders and at the same time is also accessible for outsiders . . . Isabelle Thomas has written a nice book with a clear focus.' -- Piet Rietveld, Journal of Regional Science'Economists have rediscovered space through the surge of the so-called "New Economic Geography". However, they often forget the tremendous amount of work developed in economic geography per se. In this book, Isabelle Thomas provides a clear, rigorous and unified treatment of one of the main approaches taken by geographers to study the location of human activities, namely Numerical Geography. Economists, regional scientists and transportation planners have much to learn from this book while geographers should be pleased to see how one of them masters so well such a difficult topic.' -- Jacques Thisse, CORE, BelgiumTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Part I: Measuring the Shape of the Transportation Network 2. ‘Measuring’ the Shape of the Transportation Network: State of the Art Part II: Location-Allocation Results and the Shape of the Transportation Network 3. Optimal Locations and Transportation Networks: The Case of Autarky 4. Optimal Locations and Transportation Networks: The Case of a Common Market 5. Optimal Locations of Human Activities and the Permeability of the Border in a Common Market Part III: Location-Allocation Modelling and the Measure of Distance 6. Distance-Predicting Functions and Location-Allocation Results 7. Price Policies, Transportation Networks and Location-Allocation Results 8. Negative Externalities and Location-Allocation Results Part IV: Land-Use Planning and the Shape of the Transportation Network: Two Real-World Examples 9. Optimal Locations of Health Centres in Niger: Rainy Season versus Dry Season Accessibility 10. Optimal Location of Recycling in Belgium: Externalities versus Transportation Costs 11. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisAnalytical Transport Economics opens with a critical examination and overview of the scope of transport economics. Next, the production of transport, travel demand, transport externalities and transport markets are thoroughly analysed. The distinguished group of contributors then examine transport policy, both regarding infrastructure and transport markets. Specific attention is paid to the role of government after deregulation and to the transport policy of the European Union. Transport infrastructure is also analysed in view of its effects on the wider economy. Finally, the role of transport in a number of more specific situations is considered, that is in an urban environment, in transitional economies and in developing economies. This book is a considerably revised version of the well-received European Transport Economics (1993), described as 'A book every transport scientist should have in his possession' - Professor Eddy Van de Voorde, University of Antwerp, Belgium. There are a number of new chapters, a few that had lost their usefulness over time have been omitted, and others have been thoroughly revised and updated. With its strong international focus, academics and advanced students of economics, transport economics and public policy as well as policymakers within government and private enterprise will find this book essential reading.Trade Review'The book is a coherent and well-structured sequence of expositions. It is comprehensive in its coverage of analytical approaches and issues . . . The contributions have been carefully edited and cross-referenced, and should be accessible to a wide audience. The key analytical, empirical and policy research issues currently facing the discipline are flagged throughout. The result is an impressive volume that contributes much to the academic and policy-oriented literature in transport.' -- Aisling Reynolds-Feighan, Papers in Regional Science'. . . the book will be found to be most useful to advanced students.' -- International Journal of Transport EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Introduction 1. A Perspective of Transport Economics Part II: Households and Markets in Transport 2. Transport Production and the Analysis of Industry Structure 3. Travel Demand 4. External Effects of Transport 5. Imperfect Competition in Transport Markets Part III: Infrastructure 6. Transport Infrastructure: The Investment Problem 7. Transport Infrastructure: The Problem of Optimum Use 8. Transport Infrastructure and Regional Development Part IV: Policy 9. Transport Policy 10. Transport Policy in the European Union Part V: Some Special Cases 11. Urban Transport 12. Transport in Economies in Transition 13. The New Economics of Sustainable Transport in Developing Countries: Incentives and Institutions Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHonoring David Boyce for his legendary contributions to the fields of transportation modeling and regional science, the chapters in this festschrift highlight and analyze state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice methodologies and theories in transportation modeling, regional and urban planning. Authors from academia and industry, all experts in planning, engineering, management, economics and related disciplines, provide important new contributions to this wide-ranging literature, as well as extensions of David Boyce's seminal work. This volume goes well beyond the traditional festschrift and stands as an important reference tool in its own right.Academics, researchers and students will find this comprehensive volume a valuable additional to their library.Trade Review'This volume is an intellectual pleasure to read. It demonstrates convincingly that advanced transportation modeling is able to discover unknown scientific territory. The book also witnesses the formidable progress made in the past decades in mapping out complex spatially interacting systems by means of sophisticated urban and regional transportation modeling. This study testifies the pioneering work of David Boyce.' -- Peter Nijkamp, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands'This collection in honor of David Boyce contains genuinely interesting and quality papers that reflect the diversity of interests of the honoree. David Boyce has made a number of significant contributions at the interface of transportation and regional science. He has been a pioneer of injecting rigor and consistency into spatial analysis. The papers here both reflect the ethos of this copious body of analysis and take it further in extensions and applications. It will prove to be an enduring source of ideas and insight.' -- Kenneth Button, George Mason University, US

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Book SynopsisIn complex natural resource systems, modifications or disruptions tend to affect many and diverse components of the ecological system, settlements and groups of people. This book uses the Lagoon of Venice - a unique natural resource, wildlife habitat, centre of cultural heritage and recreational site - as an example of one such system that has been heavily affected by human activities, including the harvesting of natural resources and industrial production. The contributors explore the Lagoon's potential for regeneration, examining public policies currently under consideration. The aim of these policies is to restore island coastlines and marshes, fish stocks, habitat and environmental quality, defend morphology and landscape through the strict control of fishing practices, and to protect the islands from high tides. Various market and non-market approaches placing a monetary value on environmental quality changes are then analysed by the contributors. They offer novel and creative applications of non-market valuation techniques for the Lagoon, and even outline the trade-offs that Lagoon users and parties interested in redeveloping contaminated sites are prepared to make between their own profits and policy offerings or demands. This unique and fascinating book will strongly appeal to students, researchers and academics with an interest in natural resources valuation and management, environmental economics and applied benefit-cost analysis.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Introduction PART I: NON-MARKET VALUATION METHODS 1. Valuing Environmental Resources Using Stated Preferences Anna Alberini and Alberto Longo 2. Recreational Demand, Travel Cost Method and Flow Fixed Costs Edi Defrancesco and Paolo Rosato 3. The Appraisal Approach to Valuing Environment Resources Edi Defrancesco, Paolo Rosato and Luca Rossetto PART II: APPLICATIONS OF NON-MARKET VALUATION METHODS IN THE LAGOON OF VENICE 4. Using Contingent Valuation to Value the Island of S. Erasmo in the Lagoon of Venice Anna Alberini, Paolo Rosato, Alberto Longo and Valentina Zanatta 5. Evaluation of Urban Improvement on the Islands of the Venice Lagoon: A Spatially-Distributed Hedonic–Hierarchical Approach Paolo Rosato, Carlo Giupponi, Margherita Breil and Anita Fassio 6. Valuing the Implementation Costs of Ecosystem Friendly Clam Fishing Practices in the Venice Lagoon: Results from a Conjoint Choice Survey Paulo A.L.D. Nunes, Luca Rossetto and Arianne de Blaeij 7. The Value of Recreational Sport Fishing in the Lagoon of Venice Valentina Zanatta, Anna Alberini, Paolo Rosato and Alberto Longo PART III: ASSESSING REMEDIATION OPTIONS AND POLICIES FOR CONTAMINATED SITES IN THE VENICE AREA 8. What is the Value of Brownfields? A Review of Possible Approaches Stefania Tonin 9. Developer Preferences for Brownfield Policies Anna Alberini, Alberto Longo, Stefania Tonin, Francesco Trombetta and Margherita Turvani 10. Governing Environmental Restoration: Institutions and Industrial Site Clean-ups Francesco Trombetta and Margherita Turvani Index

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Book SynopsisIn-depth examination of the inherent tensions and dynamics of transport corridors in Africa: between short-term optics and long-term durability; between regional integration and national interest; between the facilitation of trade and the generation of corridor revenue. The image of the corridor, a central pathway of road and rail carving its way through Africa's interior, has guided the coordination of transport and trade developments on the continent in recent decades. Existing analysis of the "Corridor" - a label with a great capacity to change shape, guiding funding and infrastructural priorities at different times and in different settings - tends to be presentist, technical, and conveyed in the language of transport economics. The chapters collected here showcase a more varied approach, offering perspectives from academics and policy-makers coming from a range of disciplinary backgrounds. They capture the varied forms of the corridor concept (developmental, transport, and trade corridors), the multiplicity of actors (including China and the European Union), as well as the different permutations of the infrastructure itself, in corridors linking coastal states and in others that link coastal states with the hinterland. The breadth of cases allows for a comparative perspective of East, West, and Southern Africa, as well as the basis of comparisons outside of the continent in Europe, South Asia, and elsewhere. The motivations behind corridor initiatives in Africa range enormously, from resource extraction to urban development and poverty reduction. A lot depends on scale, and this collection places the grand designs thrashed out at continental and regional economic forums alongside the individual concerns of drivers and cross-border traders hauling goods across the continent's checkpoints. What emerges are a number of central tensions in the study of transport corridors: between short-term optics and long-term durability; between road and rail as modes of transportation; between regional integration and national interest; between the facilitation of trade and the generation of corridor revenue; between different port configurations; and between local dynamics and the dynamics of long-distance transportation. This book is available as an Open Access ebook under the Creative Commons license CC-BY-NC.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Preface and Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Transport Corridors in Africa: Synergy, Slippage, and Sustainability Paul Nugent and Hugh Lamarque 2. Infrastructure, Development and Neoliberalism in Africa: The Concept of Transport Corridors in Uganda Sidy Cissokho 3. Hidden in Plain Sight: The Temporal Layers of Transport Corridors in Uganda Isabella Soi 4. From Priority Projects to Corridor Approaches: The African and European Transport Networks in Perspective Sergio Oliete Josa and Francesc Margrinyà 5. The Political Economy of West African Integration: The Transport Sector on Two Port Corridors Bruce Byiers and Sean Woolfrey 6. The Dakar-Bamako Corridor: Between Boom and Contradictions Jérôme Lombard 7. Privatising the Port: Harbouring Neoliberalism in Lomé Nina Sylvanus 8. A Time for Realignment? Retrofit in the Golden Era of the Cameroonian Railways José-María Muñoz 9. When is a Corridor Just a Road? Understanding Thwarted Ambitions Along the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Paul Nugent 10. The Jealousy of Roads: Construction, Circulation, and Competition on East Africa's Transport Corridors Hugh Lamarque 11. Following the Tracks: Chinese Development Finance and the Addis-Djibouti Railway Corridor Yunnan Chen 12. Corridors of Opportunity? African Infrastructure and the Market Expansion of Chinese Companies Elisa Gambino

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Book SynopsisThe twenty thematic chapters in this book provide a broad set of perspectives on the plight, possibilities and opportunities of urban transport in the developing world, set against the challenges of sustainable development. The contributors expertly set the international context of transport policymaking and planning for developing cities and present a critical review of recent developments that have taken place and which offer lessons for the future. The special features that distinguish this book are: its multiple institutional perspectives on transport in urban development of developing cities; its efforts to link sustainability with urban transport and other development concerns; and its understanding of the consequences of globalism in choices and obligations for urban transport. This Handbook will prove invaluable for professional practitioners and academics engaged in and concerned with the future of movement in cities of the developing world. It will also be of interest to students of urban transport and city planning, particularly those from developing countries. Politicians, policymakers and international development agencies and investors, as well as those working for international non-government organizations wishing to familiarize themselves with the mounting transportation challenges of developing cities, will also find this book a source of inspiration. Contributors: A. Aeron-Thomas, R.J. Allport, R. Cervero, H.T. Dimitriou, E. Dotson, J. Ernst, R. Gakenheimer, X. Godard, A. Golub, W. Hook, G. Jacobs, J. Kenworthy, A. Mahendra, V.S. Pendakur, M. Replogle, A. Schäfer, E. Sclar, J. Touber, E.A. Vasconcellos, L. Wright, C. ZegrasTrade Review’This edited collection is a rare treat for anyone with an interest in securing a sustainable transport future for the developing world. . . Such a book is most definitely both necessary and timely.’ -- Karen Lucas, Journal of Transport GeographyTable of ContentsContents: Preface Harry T. Dimitriou and Ralph Gakenheimer PART I: SETTING THE CONTEXT 1. Introduction Ralph Gakenheimer and Harry T. Dimitriou 2. Transport and City Development: Understanding the Fundamentals Harry T. Dimitriou 3. Land Use and Transport in Rapidly Motorizing Cities: Contexts of Controversy Ralph Gakenheimer PART II: IDENTIFYING THE ISSUES 4. An International Comparative Perspective on Fast-rising Motorization and Automobile Dependence Jeffrey Kenworthy 5. The Future of Energy for Urban Transport Andreas Schäfer 6. Environmental Challenges of Urban Transport: The Impacts of Motorization John Ernst 7. Economic Fall-out of Failing Urban Transport Systems: An Institutional Analysis Elliott Sclar and Julie Touber 8. Non-motorized Urban Transport as Neglected Modes V. Setty Pendakur 9. Poverty and Urban Mobility: Diagnosis Toward a New Understanding Xavier Godard 10. Institutional and Political Support for Urban Transport Edward Dotson PART III: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THEORY AND PRACTICE 11. Environmental Evaluation in Urban Transport Michael Replogle 12. Equity Evaluation of Urban Transport Eduardo A. Vasconcellos 13. Use and Abuse of Economic Appraisal of Urban Transport Projects Walter Hook 14. Road Crashes and Low-income Cities: Impacts and Options Amy Aeron-Thomas and Goff Jacobs 15. Bus Rapid Transit: A Review of Recent Advances Lloyd Wright 16. Rail Rapid Transit Advances Roger J. Allport 17. Informal Public Transport: A Global Perspective Robert Cervero and Aaron Golub 18. Options for Travel Demand Management: Traffic Bans versus Pricing Anjali Mahendra 19. Mainstreaming Sustainable Urban Transport: Putting the Pieces Together Christopher Zegras 20. Conclusions: Emergent Crucial Themes Harry T. Dimitriou and Ralph Gakenheimer Index

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Book SynopsisTransport, and in particular road transport, represents a significant global threat to long-term sustainable development, and is one of the fastest-growing consumers of final energy and sources of greenhouse gas emissions. In this book, long-term energy-economy-environment scenarios are used to identify the key technological developments required to address the challenges passenger car transport poses to climate change mitigation and energy security. It also considers possible targets for policy support and examines some of the elements that contribute to the significant levels of uncertainty - particularly social and political conditions. The book then builds on this long-term scenario analysis with a broad review of recent empirical examples of relevant policy implementation to identify near-term options for the passenger transportation sector, which may promote a shift towards a more sustainable transport system over the longer term.Sustainable Automobile Transport will be of particular interest to those in the policy process who are striving to address the automobile-derived challenges associated with climate change - a growing rather than declining problem. It will have a worldwide audience as every developed and rapidly growing society struggles to address the dynamic growth in greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction Part I: Future Transport Demand and Technology Prospects 2. Future Drivers and Projections of Transport Demand 3. Transport Technology and Fuel Characteristics and Future Prospects Part II: Sustainable Transport Technology Scenario Analysis 4. Modelling Transport Technology and Fuel Choice in a Long-term Scenario with ERIS 5. Technology Development in a Sustainable Transport Scenario 6. Alternative Scenarios of a Future Transport System Part III: Policy Measures for Sustainable Transport 7. Policy Instruments to Reduce GHG from Passenger Road Transport 8. Demand Side: Market-based Instruments 9. Voluntary or Negotiated Agreements 10. Supply-side Policy Measures: R&D Part IV: Roadmap to a Sustainable Transport System 11. Future Technology Developments in Transport 12. Implications for Policymaking 13. Sustainable Automobile Transportation: Synthesis of Key Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisAsian-Pacific Rim Logistics presents a wide span of material, geographically and conceptually, in considerable depth. Current conditions are presented with an historical context and up-to-date detail that will satisfy the specialist reader as well as those new to logistics and to Asian conditions. The coverage of logistics and policies within and between Japan, South Korea and China is particularly strong. The examination of developments in global logistics and of conditions in the extended Rim to include Australia and India, provides an interesting base from which to speculate about future directions in logistics.'- Trevor Heaver, University of British Columbia, Canada'This book is a tour de force on the dynamic complexities surrounding logistics operations in the Asian-Pacific Rim. Writing in a highly accessible fashion, Professor Rimmer systematically probes those dynamics that mould the complex protocols through the lens of structure and institutions. This is a not-to-miss book for anyone who wants to understand how global flows of goods, finance, information and people are relentlessly reshaped by local policies and logistics practices in countries of the Asian-Pacific region./- Booi H Kam, RMIT University, AustraliaEncompassing China, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia, extending to Australasia and connecting with South Asia, the Asian-Pacific Rim forms the world's most dynamic economic region. Comprehending the region's logistical structure and its institutions is of pivotal importance for businesses, researchers and policy-makers.The flow of goods, people and information constitutes the global and local economic system. Through a unique analysis of this system and the transport and communications technologies that sustain it, Peter J. Rimmer provides a framework for identifying the multilayered networks and gateways in which the Asian-Pacific Rim s logistics are embedded. Highlighting important structural and institutional features, the role of corporations (money) and states (power) in configuring global and local markets is illustrated by case studies drawn from across the world s major economic regions. This book addresses evolving challenges for policy-makers, arising from the extension of manufacturing and retailing supply chains across national borders, and from globalizing logistics services.By deepening knowledge and viewpoints on these issues, the well-illustrated Asian-Pacific Rim Logistics is essential reading for students exploring global logistics, supply chain management, international business, transportation, freight logistics and development studies. Policy-makers and a new generation of logistics and supply chain professionals will also benefit from the insights into this dynamic region.Contents: Acknowledgements Preface 1. Global + Local Logistics: Asian-Pacific Rim Perspectives Part I: Global Context 2. Multinational Industrial and Global Logistics Corporations 3. Maritime Networks 4. Aviation and Telecommunications Networks 5. The Network of Networks Part II: Local Policies: Asian-Pacific Rim 6. Gateways and Corridors 7. Japan and Southeast Asia 8. South Korea 9. China 10. Northeast Asia: Regional Logistics Policy Part III: Local Policies: The Wider Rim and Beyond 11. Australia 12. India Epilogue Bibliography IndexTrade Review‘This book’s strengths lie in its comprehensive grasp and synthetic approach to the material, together with the many maps and diagrams explaining the conceptual ideas and spatial patterns of the region’s transportation networks between countries, as well as national development corridors, either actual or proposed. It will be very valuable for not only business studies scholars but also for geographers and spatial planners interested in the Asian-Pacific region.?‘ -- Pacific Affairs?‘Asian-Pacific Rim Logistics presents a wide span of material, geographically and conceptually, in considerable depth. Current conditions are presented with an historical context and up-to-date detail that will satisfy the specialist reader as well as those new to logistics and to Asian conditions. The coverage of logistics and policies within and between Japan, South Korea and China is particularly strong. The examination of developments in global logistics and of conditions in the extended Rim to include Australia and India, provides an interesting base from which to speculate about future directions in logistics.’ -- Trevor Heaver, University of British Columbia, Canada‘This book is a tour de force on the dynamic complexities surrounding logistics operations in the Asian-Pacific Rim. Writing in a highly accessible fashion, Professor Rimmer systematically probes those dynamics that mould the complex protocols through the lens of structure and institutions. This is a not-to-miss book for anyone who wants to understand how global flows of goods, finance, information and people are relentlessly reshaped by local policies and logistics practices in countries of the Asian-Pacific region.’ -- Booi H Kam, RMIT University, Australia‘There is no doubt that this book represents an original, important, and signi?cant contribution to a better understanding of the drivers of change and the spatial outcomes of a changing logistics environment in Asia and the Paci?c. It is a stand-out reference and handbook for researchers and decision-makers at many levels. It is at once both encyclopaedic and expansive in its perspective; and mind numbing in its excep-tional attention to detail—supported by a widely and deeply trawled literature base.’ -- Asian-Pacific Economic LiteratureTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Preface 1. Global + Local Logistics: Asian-Pacific Rim Perspectives Part I: Global Context 2. Multinational Industrial and Global Logistics Corporations 3. Maritime Networks 4. Aviation and Telecommunications Networks 5. The Network of Networks Part II: Local Policies: Asian-Pacific Rim 6. Gateways and Corridors 7. Japan and Southeast Asia 8. South Korea 9. China 10. Northeast Asia: Regional Logistics Policy Part III: Local Policies: The Wider Rim and Beyond 11. Australia 12. India Epilogue Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAt a time when transport is high on the political agenda and government decision-making is being vigorously scrutinised, there is a need for an incisive and accessible analysis of the key policy issues. This book is a highly readable introduction to the transport debate from two experts in the field. The authors celebrate the advantages of a modern transport system, but argue that years of poorly conceived and executed transport policy have resulted in Britain’s transport system being far worse than it should be. They show that a substandard transport system creates economic, social and environmental costs, but demonstrate how these can be addressed through affordable and politically deliverable changes. Using a refreshingly novel approach, Shaw and Docherty use the familiar idea of the journey as the basis for their discussion. The book follows members of the Smith family as they uncover a wide array of transport issues, including why the problems we all encounter as we travel around actually come about; which policy trade-offs were responsible for creating them in the first place; what impacts we all have to suffer as a result; and what we can do to fix them. This lively and engaging approach will make the book ideal for a wide readership.Trade Review“The transport debate is a fluent easy entry into the world of transport specialists. …a hugely valuable up-to-date reference tool – a must-read for students, policy wonks and the wider public.” Jim Steer, President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, and Founder/Director of Steer Davies Gleave"A good introduction to transport in the UK...Planners and policymakers could benefit from considering the ideas put forward, and the text will provide a good starting point for student seminar discussions." Urban Studies Journal"This 'helicopter' tour of what works and what does not work in transport policy in the UK and elsewhere provides a very readable and riveting account of action and inaction, as seen through the experiences of the authors' own fictional characters Motorway Man and his family." David Banister, University of Oxford“This latest book from Shaw and Docherty is their best yet and a must-read for anyone who is interested in UK transport policy. They are a breath of fresh air and their work is fun to read.” David Begg, Chief Executive of Transport Times and former chairman of the Commission for Integrated TransportTable of ContentsPreface: Michael Hill; Introduction: preparing for departure; The Commute; The School Run; The Business Trip; The Family Visit; The Summer Holiday; Conclusions: sorry for the inconvenience caused.

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Book SynopsisWeigh-in-motion (WIM) is a process of measuring the dynamic tire forces of a moving vehicle and estimating the corresponding tire loads of the static vehicle. This collection of lectures from the International Conference on Weigh-in-Motion details applications such as: collection of statistical traffic data, support of commercial vehicle enforcement, roadway and bridge cost allocation, and traffic management.Table of ContentsForeword 1 – P. COURTIER 1 Avant-Propos 1 – P. COURTIER 3 Foreword 2 – J. ROUDIER 5 Avant-Propos 2 – J. ROUDIER 7 Preface – B. JACOB 9 Préface – B. JACOB 12 International Forum for Road Transport Technology 15 International Society for Weigh-in-Motion 17 Panel Discussion 19 Plenary Session 23 Weigh-in-motion for enforcement in Europe – B. JACOB and H. VAN LOO 25 Bridge weigh-in-motion – latest developments and applications world wide E. OBRIEN, A. ?NIDARIÈ and T. OJIO 39 Current status of weight-in-motion in sub Sahara Africa – G. ACKERMANN, H. THEYSE, L. KANNEMEYER and C. VAN AS 57 Session 1. Traffic and Freight Management, Road Safety and Pricing, using WIM networks 69 Weigh-in-motion measurements in the national road network of Spain during the 2002-2003 period. Data collection procedure and main results – J. LEAL 71 Measure in motion vehicle detector on the motorways, expressways and the roads of Slovakia – S. URGELA and R. JANOTKA 85 Test of WIM sensors and systems under Brazilian conditions H. GOLTSMAN, M. PAIVA, A. VALENTE and F. PANTOJA 97 Comparison of WIM, noise, vibration data from heavy vehicles L. POULIKAKOS, K. HEUTSCHI, M. ARRAIGADA, P. ANDEREGG and M. PARTL 105 Environmental noise measurement in combination with BWIM T. OJIO and K. YAMADA 115 Weigh-in-motion system to manage heavy vehicle access to the infrastructures H. IMINE, S. SRAIRI, D. GIL and J. RECEVEUR 127 Special vehicle automatic measurement system and its application H. NISHIDA, H. SATO, H. KAWAY and S. NAKAO 137 Practical experiences and the next generation of WIM M. DUKKER and D. MARPLES 149 Session 2. Technology and Testing 161 Installation and experimentation of MS-WIM systems with three strip sensor technologies - early results – B. JACOB, M. BOUTELDJA and D. STANCZYK 163 A statistical spatial repeatability algorithm for multiple sensor weigh in motion E.OBRIEN, A. GONZALEZ and F. MCINERNEY 175 Optimized design of weigh-in-motion multiple-sensors array by an energetic approach – K. BOUTELDJA, B. JACOB, and V. DOLCEMASCOLO 187 Multi-sensor weigh-in-motion system – J. GAJDA, R. SROKA, M. STENCEL and T. ZEGLEN 199 Heavy vehicle on-board mass monitoring: capability review – B. PETERS and C. KONIDITSIOTIS 209 Measuring dynamic wheel loads on tri and quad axle groups – C. BLANKSBY, R. GEORGE, B. PETERS, A. RITZINGER and L. BRUZSA . 223 Product development to meet new requirements regarding road and rail WIM technologies – D. CORNU 237 A hydrostatic sensor for portable WIM systems – J. ROMERO and A. LOZANO 249 Development of axle load weighing system for expressways (Result of Improvement on LS-WIM) – K. SOMEYA, H. OKUDA, T. SHINDO and Y. Maeda 261 Session 3. Bridge Weigh-in-Motion 269 Comparison of conventional and regularized bridge weigh-in-motion algorithms C. ROWLEY, A. GONZALEZ, E. OBRIEN and A. ?NIDARIÈ 271 Improving bridge-WIM results with better road evenness and advanced compensations – I. LAVRIÈ, A. ?NIDARIÈ and J. KALIN 283 Moving vehicle load identification from bridge responses based on method of moments (MOM) – L. YU, T. CHAN and J.-H. ZHU 297 Test of a B-WIM system on integral and steel orthotropic deck bridges in France M. BOUTELDJA, B. JACOB and V. DOLCEMASCOLO 311 Bridge weigh in motion : French tests and Swedish experience V. DOLCEMASCOLO and L. SJÖGREN 322 Session 4. Vehicle Size and Weight Enforcement 333 Development and implementation of a WIM network for enforcement in France Y. MARCHADOUR and B. JACOB 335 Pre-selection of overloaded vehicles – D. STANCZYK, B. GEROUDET, C. THIOUNN and A. MILLOT 347 Targeted roadside enforcement using WIM and ANPR – M. JONES 359 Combined LS & HS WIM systems for law enforcement and toll road applications E. DOUPAL and R. CALDERARA 369 Virtual weigh stations for monitoring of trucks by-passing fixed weigh stations F. KLEBE 377 Session 5. Stnadard, Data Quality, Storage and Management 385 A synthesis of the US practice on high speed WIM calibration – A. PAPAGIANNAKIS 387 Utah commercial motor vehicle weigh-in-motion calibration: current practice and recommended procedure – G. SCHULTZ and L. SEEGMILLER 399 WIM accuracy verification through simulation – M. SLAVIK 411 Macroscopic WIM calibration – G. DE WET and M. SLAVIK 423 Auto-calibration and temperature correction of WIM systems - P. BURNOS 437 Sub-0.1 percent error in portable, low-speed weigh-in-motion R. ABERCROMBIE, L. HIVELY, M. SCUDIERE and F. SHELDON 447 Session 6. Data for Bridge Engineering 459 Application of WIM in probability based safety assessment of bridges A. O’CONNOR 461 Identification of equivalent traffic load on bridge using optical fiber strain sensors – C.P. CHOU and C.Y. WANG 475 Measurements of bridge dynamics with a bridge weigh-in-motion system A. ?NIDARIÈ, I. LAVRIÈ and J. KALIN 485 Extreme effects of the traffic loads on a prestressed concrete bridge D. SIEGERT, M. ESTIVIN, J. BILLO, F. BARIN and F. TOUTLEMONDE 499 Interaction effect of traffic loadsd and bridge detailssusceptible to fatigue H. LEENDERTZ and A. DE BOER 511 Fatigue life estimation of a concrete slab using B-WIM and traffic census Y. OSHIMA and K. SUGIURA 525 Session 7. Data for Pavement Engineering 537 The use of weigh-in-motion and stress-in-motion data in road managmenent: the results of a PIARC inquiry – F. LA TORRE 539 Extending WIM-NL-data with a loading indicator and a truck dmage factor H. VAN SAAN and D. VAN BOXEL 549

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Book SynopsisThe field of globalization and transport has witnessed a surge in interest over the past two decades with scholars questioning the reasoning behind its growth, its impact on the environment and trade as well as its effect on the development of cities and supply chain logistics. The editors have selected seminal works from leading academics to address these issues and outline the diverse and controversial nature of this subject.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Kenneth Button and Henry Vega PART I PRIOR PHASES OF GLOBALIZATION 1. David S. Jacks (2006), ‘What Drove 19th Century Commodity Market Integration?’ 2. David S. Jacks, Christopher M. Meissner and Dennis Novy (2010), ‘Trade Costs in the First Wave of Globalization’ 3. Robert M. Schwartz (2010), ‘Rail Transport, Agrarian Crisis, and the Restructuring of Agriculture: France and Great Britain Confront Globalization, 1860–1900’ 4. Antoni Estevadeordal, Brian Frantz and Alan M. Taylor (2003), ‘The Rise and Fall of World Trade, 1870–1939’ 5. A.M. Ramsay (1925), ‘The Speed of the Roman Imperial Post’ PART II THE ROLE OF TRANSPORT IN EMPIRE BUILDING 6. Paul Krugman and Anthony J. Venables (1995), ‘Globalization and the Inequality of Nations’ 7. Richard D. Knowles (2006), ‘Transport Shaping Space: Differential Collapse in Time-Space’ PART III TRANSPORT AND TRADE IN RECENT GLOBALIZATION 8. Anthony J. Venables (1999), ‘Fragmentation and Multinational Production’ 9. David Hummels (2007), ‘Transportation Costs and International Trade in the Second Era of Globalization’ 10. Robert J. McCalla, Brian Slack and Claude Comtois (2004), ‘Dealing with Globalisation at the Regional and Local Level: The Case of Contemporary Containerization’ 11. Cristina Capineri and Thomas R. Leinbach (2004), ‘Globalization, E-economy and Trade’ 12. Joseph Szyliowicz and Paul Viotti (1997), ‘Dilemmas of Transportation Security’ PART IV THE ROLE OF THE SUPPLY-CHAIN LOGISTICS 13. Antje Burmeister and Kristian Colletis-Wahl (1997), ‘Proximity in Production Networks: The Circulatory Dimension’ 14. Christian Geisler Asmussen, Torben Pedersen and Charles Dhanaraj (2009), ‘Host-Country Environment and Subsidiary Competence: Extending the Diamond Network Model’ 15. Markus Hesse (2007), ‘The System of Flows and the Restructuring of Space Elements of a Geography of Distribution’ 16. Paul Ciccantell and David A. Smith (2009), ‘Rethinking Global Commodity Chains: Integrating Extraction, Transport, and Manufacturing’ PART V GLOBALIZATION, TRANSPORT AND THE ENVIRONMENT 17. Daniëlle B. van Veen-Groot and Peter Nijkamp (1999), ‘Globalisation, Transport and the Environment: New Perspectives for Ecological Economics’ 18. Peter Nijkamp (2003), ‘Globalization, International Transport and the Global Environment: A Research and Policy Challenge’ 19. A.A.J. Nederveen, J.W. Konings and J.A. Stoop (2003), ‘Globalization, International Transport and the Global Environment: Technological Innovation, Policy Making and the Reduction of Transportation Emissions’ 20. Xander Olsthoorn (2003), ‘Implications of Globalization for CO2 Emissions from Transport’ PART VI MARKET LIBERALIZATION AND “OPEN SKIES” IN THE AIR 21. Keith G. Debbage (1994), ‘The International Airline Industry: Globalization, Regulation and Strategic Alliances’ 22. Peter Adey, Lucy Budd and Phil Hubbard (2007), ‘Flying Lessons: Exploring the Social and Cultural Geographies of Global Air Travel’ 23. Alex Cosmas, Peter Belobaba and William Swelbar (2010), ‘The Effects of Open Skies Agreements on Transatlantic Air Service Levels’ 24. Robert Humbertson and Agam Sinha (2009), ‘Realising the Global Next-Generation Air Transportation System’ 25. A. Elek, C. Findlay, P. Hooper and T. Warren (1999), ‘“Open Skies” or Open Clubs? New Issues for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation’ 26. Andrew R. Goetz and Brian Graham (2004), ‘Air Transport Globalization, Liberalization and Sustainability: Post-2001 Policy Dynamics in the United States and Europe’ PART VII TRANSPORT AND GLOBAL CITIES 27. Sung-Woo Lee, Dong-Wook Song and César Ducruet (2008), ‘A Tale of Asia’s World Ports: The Spatial Evolution in Global Hub Port Cities’ 28. Germà Bel and Xavier Fageda (2008), ‘Getting There Fast: Globalization, Intercontinental Flights and Location of Headquarters’ 29. Julie Cidell (2006), ‘Air Transportation, Airports, and the Discourses and Practices of Globalization’ 30. Yefang Huang (2009), ‘The Growth of Global Hub Port Cities Under Globalisation: The Case of Shanghai International Shipping Centre’ 31. Peter J. Taylor, Ben Derudder and Frank Witlox (2007), ‘Comparing Airline Passenger Destinations with Global Service Connectivities: A Worldwide Empirical Study of 214 Cities’ 32. S. Harris Ali and Roger Keil (2006), ‘Global Cities and the Spread of Infectious Disease: The Case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Toronto, Canada’ PART VIIIGLOBALIZATION AND MULTINATIONAL TRANSPORT 33. Dimitrios A. Tsamboulas (2007), ‘A Tool for Prioritizing Multinational Transport Infrastructure Investments’ 34. Harry T. Dimitriou and Oliver Trueb (2005), ‘Transportation Megaprojects, Globalization, and Place-making in Hong Kong and South China’ PART IX GLOBAL TRANSPORT INSTITUTIONS 35. Antoine Fremont (2007), ‘Global Maritime Networks: The Case of Maersk’ 36. Peter Turnbull (2006), ‘The War on Europe’s Waterfront – Repertoires of Power in the Port Transport Industry’ 37. Ruth Barton and Peter Fairbrother (2009), ‘The Local is Now Global: Building a Union Coalition in the International Transport and Logistics Sector’ PART X TRANSPORT AND FACTOR MOBILITY 38. Kenneth John Button and Henry Vega (2008), ‘The Effects of Air Transportation on the Movement of Labour’ 39. Stephen S. Gloub, Ronald W. Jones and Henry K. Kierzkowski (2007), ‘Globalization and Country-Specific Service Links’

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses a paradigm shift for dealing with the internalization of external costs in transport. Crucial to the analysis is the insight that the polluters are not the only cost drivers; both pollutees and the state can also contribute to reducing social costs. The authors show that applying the Cheapest Cost Avoider Principle (CCAP) instead of the Polluter Pays Principle (PPP) can lead to substantial welfare improvements.This book develops the foundations for the CCAP, which is shown to be superior to the PPP, both methodologically and practically, in identifying the most appropriate policy for dealing with external effects in transport. The PPP neglects the fact that external costs are jointly caused by all involved parties and that the externality problem is of a reciprocal nature: to avoid harm to a pollutee necessarily inflicts harm on the polluter. The real problem for welfare maximization - addressed by the CCAP - is to avoid the most serious harm. The CCAP guarantees efficiency, fair competition and equity. Its use of some form of cost-benefit analysis also helps to avoid regulatory failure. The CCAP incorporates 'polluter pays' as one possible outcome; however, this is not a foregone conclusion. Two case studies - showing that the methodology of the CCAP can be applied in practice - and a critical assessment of the European greening transport policy complete this volume.Discussing the relevance of the economic analysis of law for transport policy, this book will appeal to academics in the fields of law and economics, environmental policy and regulatory impact assessment, and European transport policy. Policymakers and civil servants concerned with transport policy, environmental policy and regulatory impact assessment will also find this book valuable.Trade Review'As a lawyer who has for many years been working on the interface between law and economics, I have observed with impatience the increasing divergence between academic economics and governmental policy-making. Too often economists are too obsessed with the mathematical modelling of their ideas and insufficiently concerned with the applications. This book constitutes a major and refreshing exception to that trend. Dieter Schmidtchen and his colleagues at Saarbrucken have addressed some issues of European transport policy by re-examining the fundamental ideas on which current analysis appears to be based and finding them wanting because they take too narrow a view on the options available.' -- From the foreword by Anthony Ogus, University of Manchester, UK'An excellent and comprehensive book of both theory and application for the Cheapest Cost Avoider principle (CCAP), being better for the society's welfare than the commonly applied Polluters Pay Principle for dealing with transport external impacts. It is easily readable although scientifically rigorous with useful examples. The relation to the European Transport Policy is quite valuable. The book deserves a prominent place in the literature of applied transport economics, and I highly recommend it for students following these disciplines.' -- Dimitrios A. Tsamboulas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece'This book discusses for the first time the relevance of the economic analysis of law for transport policy. The difference between applying the polluter-pays-principle and Calabresi's notion of the cheapest cost avoider are clearly explained and distributional consequences are also considered. Moreover, in addition to a brilliant economic analysis, the book also discusses important cases and the consequences of their analysis for European transport policy. It is a must-read for anyone interested either in law and economics generally or transport policy in particular.' -- Michael Faure, Maastricht University and Erasmus University Rotterdam, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Anthony Ogus 1. Introduction 2. The Pigovian Tradition and the Polluter Pays Principle 3. The Coasian Revolution 4. Reaching Efficiency: Coase versus Pigou 5. Replacing the Polluter Pays Principle with the Cheapest Cost Avoider Principle 6. Beyond Efficiency: Strengths and Weaknesses of the Principles 7. Case Studies 8. The Cheapest Cost Avoider Principle and the European Transport Policy 9. Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisForecasting Urban Travel presents in a non-mathematical way the evolution of methods, models and theories underpinning travel forecasts and policy analysis, from the early urban transportation studies of the 1950s to current applications throughout the urbanized world. From original documents, correspondence and interviews, especially from the United States and the United Kingdom, the authors seek to capture the spirit and problems faced in different eras, as changing information requirements, computing technology and planning objectives conditioned the nature of forecasts.With over 1000 references, the book charts the key ideas relating to land use, travel demand, network costs and flows, and their interactions, from both research and practice to the present states of the art. The authors examine the widening scope and variety of models for analyzing and forecasting personal travel and goods movement, identifying contributions from economics, psychology, geography, regional science, operational research, transportation engineering and mathematics. Finally, they offer their views of the future directions and requirements facing the field.Offering a historical presentation of urban forecasting models covering six decades, accessible to a wide range of students, researchers and planners, this book will be of great interest to undergraduate and graduate students in transportation courses in civil engineering, economics, geography, regional science and planning. Through its discussion of critiques and missed opportunities as travel demand, network and land-use transportation models evolved, the book will also serve as a valuable resource for teachers, academic researchers and practitioners in travel behavior and forecasting.Trade Review’Certainly one of the best books ever on transport modelling. We have been waiting for this sort of book for a long time. Anyone who wants to figure out the reasons why different kinds of transport model have been developed during the last 60 years must read this book. It starts at the beginning round about 1953 and it brings the field up to date to 2015 covering many different approaches to models from aggregative gravitational to activity-based and on to agent-based but covering equilibrium, assignment and a host of policy issues that have directed the field over several generations of models and model-builders.’ -- Spatialcomplexity.info BlogTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Emergence of the Traditional Approach 3. Early Developments in the UK 4. Travel Forecasting based on Discrete Choice Models, I 5. Travel Forecasting based on Discrete Choice Models, II 6. Activity-Based Travel Analysis and Forecasting 7. Transportation Network Equilibrium 8. Tradition and Innovation in US Practice 9. Tradition and Innovation in UK Practice 10. Computing Environment and Travel Forecasting Software 11. Achievements, Current Challenges and Future Prospects 12. Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisTraffic assignment is a set of criteria through which the demand for mobility is distributed over the links of a transport network. Over the last 30 years, Dynamic Traffic Assignment (DTA) models have been developed to support time-dependent analyses in nascent fields that need to take into account the temporal distribution of demand and supply. In this book, leading international experts in the field provide a state-of-the-art overview of fundamental DTA research and practice, identifying weaknesses and major challenges for future research. The contributors illustrate that the complexity of DTA predominantly lies in finding a convenient trade-off between mathematical rigorousness and realistic traffic and behavioural models, and that many transport measures now have a necessarily dynamic element, ranging from real-time driver information systems to congestion pricing schemes, affecting the temporal distribution of demand and supply systems. They show that developing models able to predict the effects of these measures with sufficient realism, while maintaining properties of interpretability and computational tractability, is therefore of paramount importance. These, and other important DTA issues and themes are highlighted and discussed at length, with models and applications underpinning central theories and concepts. Drawing current research together in one key volume, this book will prove an invaluable resource for a wide-ranging audience including academics, lecturers and researchers, government agencies, consultants and practitioners engaged in transport planning.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Dynamic Traffic Assignment: Recent Advances and New Theories Towards Real Time Applications and Realistic Travel Behaviour (Editorial) Francesco Viti and Chris M.J. Tampère PART I: EXISTENCE, UNIQUENESS, CONVERGENCE, STABILITY 2. Signal Setting with Dynamic Process Assignment Giulio E. Cantarella 3. Intelligent Network Control: Using an Assignment–Control Model to Design Fixed Time Signal Timings Mike J. Smith 4. On the Existence of Pure Nash Equilibrium in Dynamic Traffic Assignments Takamasa Iryo 5. Computing Dual Time-scale Dynamic User Equilibria Terry L. Friesz, Tae Il Kim, Changhyun Kwon and Matthew A. Rigdon 6. Route Swap Processes and Convergence Measures in Dynamic Traffic Assignment Richard Mounce and Malachy Carey 7. Continuous Correction Functions for Dynamic Route Choice Algorithms Shmuel Rahamim, Michal Blumberg Nitzani and Hillel Bar-Gera PART II: DYNAMIC NETWORK LOADING MODELS 8. The General Link Transmission Model for Dynamic Network Loading and a Comparison with the DUE Algorithm Guido Gentile 9. Stochastic Dynamic Networks Loading for Travel Time Variability Due to Incidents Ruben Corthout, Chris M.J. Tampère and Lambertus H. (Ben) Immers 10. The Effects of Dynamic Network Loading Models on DTA-based OD Estimation Rodric Frederix, Chris M.J. Tampère, Francesco Viti and Lambertus H. (Ben) Immers 11. A Graph-based Formulation for the Multiple Destinations Dynamic Traffic Assignment Problem Georgios Kalafatas and Srinivas Peeta 12. Study on Dynamic System Optimum Assignment to Establish Marginal Time Equilibrium Takahiro Tsubota and Masao Kuwahara PART III: INCORPORATING TRAVEL CHOICE BEHAVIOUR 13. Linking Macro-level Dynamic Network Loading Models with Scheduling of Individual’s Daily Activity–Travel Pattern Muhammad Adnan 14. Macroscopic Network Loading of Microscopic Travel Demand Gunnar Flötteröd 15. Pre-trip and En-route Route Choice in a Dynamic Traffic Assignment Model Adam J. Pel, Michiel C.J. Bliemer and Serge P. Hoogendoorn 16. Investigating Boundary Issues Arising from Congestion Charging in a Bottleneck Scenario Ethan Y. Ge and Kathryn Stewart PART IV: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS 17. A Large-scale Urban Traffic Decision Support System with Dynamic Traffic Assignment Yusen Chen, Henk J. van Zuylen and Wim van der Hoeven 18. Investigating for the Solution of Dynamic Demand Estimation Problems Ernesto Cipriani, Michael Florian, Michael Mahut and Marialisa Nigro 19. Comparing Performance and Quality of Traffic Assignments for Microscopic Simulation Michael Behrisch, Daniel Krajzewicz, Peter Wagner and Yun-Pang Wang Index

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Book SynopsisEffective means of transport are critical under both normal and extreme conditions, but modern transport systems are subject to many diverse demands. This path-breaking book uniquely draws together the typically conflicting arenas of transport, the environment and security, and provides collective solutions to their respective issues and challenges. From a primarily urban perspective, the author illustrates that the fields of transportation, environment (with an emphasis on climate change) and security (for both natural hazards and terrorism) and their interconnections remain robust areas for policy and planning. Synthesizing existing data, new analyses, and a rich set of case studies, the book uses transportation networks as a framework to explore transportation in conjunction with environment, security, and interdependencies with other infrastructure sectors. The US rail transit system, ecological corridors, cyber security, planning mechanisms and the effectiveness of technologies are among the topics explored in detail. Case studies of severe and potential impacts of natural hazards, accidents, and security breaches on transportation are presented. These cases support the analyses of the forces on transportation, land use and patterns of population change that connect, disconnect and reconnect people from their environment and security. The book will prove a fascinating and insightful read for academics, students, and practitioners across a wide range of fields including: transport, environmental economics, environmental management, urban planning, public policy, and terrorism and security.Trade Review‘Well-written and data-intensive, the book is persuasive on the necessity and benefits of an integrative approach towards transportation, environmental, ad security issues. It offers a high-level discussion of why such integration is imperative. Transport, the Environment and Security is a good introductory book for those who are interested in cross-cutting topics at the intersection of transportation, environment, and security.’ -- Yingling Fan, Journal of Planning Education and Research‘This book is a tremendous information resource, and Dr. Zimmerman is a true data “guru”. Informed by her unique combination of interests, Transport, the Environment and Security represents a giant leap forward in understanding this previously understudied confluence of forces, encompassing topics as diverse as how transportation affects the environment and how security problems can affect transportation.’ -- Vicki Bier, University of Wisconsin-Madison, US‘Zimmerman’s book is a much needed addition to our scientific understanding of the nexus between environment and security within a transportation context. Transportation networks (rail and road) are the quintessential American lifeline and disruptions through episodic natural hazards, terrorist activities, or longer term climate changes will have profound changes on society – presently and in the future. Zimmerman illustrates the synergies between environment, transport networks, security, social justice and urban places in a masterful and thoughtful synthesis that underscores the interdependencies within the transportation infrastructure, the nation’s vulnerability to transport disruptions, and offers ideas for increasing the resilience of the transportation infrastructure. It will become a standard reference as we re-imagine transport in the 21st century under changing climate, security, environment, and living conditions.’ -- Susan L. Cutter, University of South Carolina, US‘Transportation planning and policy making have followed a particular model for more than fifty years. Rae Zimmerman begins with the premise that we are in a rut and that the old ways of thinking need to be replaced. An enormous amount of evidence is presented that together argues a strong case for the systematic integration of planning for transportation, the environment, and security. While the book does not get us to an integrated process, it points us to one and starts us down a creative path. A great introduction to the complexities of these relationships.’ -- Martin Wachs, RAND Corporation, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Rail and Road Networks 3. The Climate Connection 4. Planning, Technology and Behavior 5. Environmental Networks and Transport: Air, Water and Ecosystems 6. Natural Hazards and Accidents that Disrupt Transportation Networks 7. Security 8. Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisTrams, Buses, and Rails recounts the unique and little-known 130-year history of Bangkok’s transportation system, from the first horse-powered tramway in 1888 to the mass transit urban railway of the twenty-first century. Using government archives and annual reports, the author deftly pieces together long-buried records and statistics to reconstruct the transportation policies of each successive metropolitan and national administration. He highlights the politicization and regulation of Bangkok’s transport systems over the decades, and uncovers a series of setbacks, reversals, duplications, revisions, and cancellations that help to explain Bangkok’s continuing transportation woes. A series of maps and tables elucidate the development of transportation routes and the rise and fall of the city’s trams, railways, and bus lines.Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Acronyms Introduction 1. Introduction of Rail Transport, 1880s-1900s 2. Emergence of Competition, 1910s-1930s 3. Expansion of Bus Networks, 1940s-1950s 4. Unification of Buses, 1960s-1970s 5. Revival of Rail Transport, 1970s-1990s 6. A Confused Urban Transport Policy, 2000s 7. Regulation and Politicization of Urban Transport in Bangkok Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe Review of Maritime Transport is an UNCTAD flagship publication, published annually since 1968. Around 80 per cent of the volume of international trade in goods is carried by sea, and the percentage is even higher for most developing countries. The Review of Maritime Transport provides an analysis of structural and cyclical changes affecting seaborne trade, ports and shipping, as well as an extensive collection of statistical information. The report calls for a 'just and equitable transition' to a decarbonized shipping industry. The sector, whose greenhouse gas emissions have risen 20% over the last decade, operates an ageing fleet that runs almost exclusively on fossil fuels. As global leaders prepare for the next UN climate conference (COP28), UNCTAD advocates for system-wide collaboration, swift regulatory intervention and stronger investments in green technologies and fleets. Full decarbonisation by 2050 will require massive investments and could lead to higher maritime logistics costs, raising concerns for vulnerable shipping-reliant nations like small island developing states. The report emphasizes the need to balance environmental goals with economic needs but underscores that the cost of inaction far outweighs the required investments. The report recommends policy actions to overcome supply chain hurdles African countries face, including poor logistics, low levels of technology, fragmented markets, limited capital sources, and weak institutions and regulations. Beyond cleaner fuels, the industry needs to move faster towards digital solutions like AI and blockchain to improve efficiency as well as sustainability. In its analysis of global maritime trends, the report highlights shipping's resilience despite major challenges stemming from global crises, such as the war in Ukraine. Maritime trade is expected to grow 2.4% in 2023 and more than 3% between 2024 and 2028

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Book SynopsisThe Review provides an in-depth analysis and update on developments in seaborne trade, the maritime industry and markets, key performance indicators, and the legal and regulatory environment. The 2020 issue counts on a number of novel data sets that help analyse the performance of seaports in terms of productivity and connectivity, as well as the world fleet in terms of emissions. It provides a thorough review of the impact and implications that the COVID-19 pandemic has on ports and the maritime businesses, and how the industry has responded. It includes a number of testimonies from industry and government stakeholders to share experiences and good practices of responses to the pandemic

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Book SynopsisThe Review of Maritime Transport (RMT) has been published annually since 1968. The flagship report provides an analysis of structural and cyclical changes affecting seaborne trade, ports and shipping, as well as an extensive collection of statistics. Around 80% of the volume of international trade in goods is carried by sea, and the percentage is even higher for most developing countries. The 2022 RMT covers recent developments in maritime logistics related to the Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and a special chapter on consolidation and competition issues in container shipping

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Book SynopsisThis review is biennially produced by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). It describes the environment within which the transport sector is developing and the principal challenges that this environment poses to governments, the transport industry and society at large. The publication also focuses on tracing the significant development of roads, railways, shipping, ports, inland waterways and air transport industries and infrastructure in the region. In addition, it considers the changing delivery mechanisms across all transport sectors and discusses urban transport issues. Finally, the review examines the process of globalization, trade agreements related to transport, regionalism, collocation of production transport facilities, as well as intermodal transport systems.

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Book SynopsisThe publication focuses on greening urban passenger transport systems in Asia and the Pacific region. It will review existing state of public transport systems and assess the environmental sustainability and inclusiveness of passenger transport. In the context of COVID-19, it will also includes an analysis of impacts of COVID-19 on urban mobility with cases form Asian cities. By analysing anticipated growth of passengers, energy use and emissions, and the state of infrastructure and operation of passenger transport systems, the publication make policy recommendations to improve overall sustainability, inclusiveness and resilience of urban passenger transport systems in Asia. Use of technology and innovations, promotion of active mobility and integration urban and transport planning, and regional cooperation are some of policies and actions suggested. The publication provides sufficient insight into the measures and policies, as well as ESCAP interventions, towards achieving environmental sustainability and inclusiveness of passenger transport in the region, while building back better from the COVID-19 crisis

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Book SynopsisThe Manual of Tests and Criteria contains criteria, test methods and procedures to be used for classification of dangerous goods according to the provisions of Parts 2 and 3 of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Model Regulations, as well as of chemicals presenting physical hazards according to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). As a consequence, it supplements also national or international regulations which are derived from the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods or the GHS.At its ninth session (7 December 2018), the Committee adopted a set of amendments to the sixth revised edition of the Manual as amended by Amendment 1. This seventh revised edition takes account of these amendments. In addition, noting that the work to facilitate the use of the Manual in the context of the GHS had been completed, the Committee considered that the reference to the "Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods" in the title of the Manual was no longer appropriate, and decided that from now on, the Manual should be entitled "Manual of Tests and Criteria".

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Book SynopsisThe Manual of Tests and Criteria contains criteria, test methods and procedures to be used for classification of dangerous goods according to the provisions of Parts 2 and 3 of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Model Regulations, as well as of chemicals presenting physical hazards according to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). As a consequence, it supplements also national or international regulations which are derived from the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods or the GHS.

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Book SynopsisLe Règlement type traite de la classification des marchandises dangereuses, de leur énumération, de l'utilisation, de la construction, des épreuves et des agréments des emballages et des citernes mobiles, ainsi que des procédures d'expédition incluant le marquage, l'étiquetage, le placardage et la documentation. Il vise à éviter les accidents matériels et de personnes et les dommages à l'environnement en cours de transport, quel que soit le mode de transport utilisé, et à assurer ainsi un niveau de sécurité élevé.

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Book SynopsisThese Recommendations have been developed by the United Nations Economic and Social Council's Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods in light of technical progress, the advent of new substances and materials, the exigencies of modern transport systems and, above all, the requirement to ensure the safety of people, property and the environment. They are addressed to governments and international organizations concerned with the regulation of the transport of dangerous goods. They do not apply to the bulk transport of dangerous goods in sea-going or inland navigation bulk carriers or tank-vessels, which is subject to special international or national regulations.

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Book SynopsisThese Recommendations have been developed by the United Nations Economic and Social Council's Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods in the light of technical progress, the advent of new substances and materials, the exigencies of modern transport systems and, above all, the requirement to ensure the safety of people, property and the environment. They are addressed to governments and international organizations concerned with the regulation of the transport of dangerous goods. They do not apply to the bulk transport of dangerous goods in sea-going or inland navigation bulk carriers or tank-vessels, which is subject to special international or national regulations.

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Book SynopsisThe European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) done at Geneva on 26 May 2000 under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR) has been in force since February 2008. This version has been prepared on the basis of amendments applicable as from 1 January 2021. The Regulations annexed to the ADN contain provisions concerning dangerous substances and articles, their carriage in packages and in bulk on board inland navigation vessels or tank vessels, as well as provisions concerning the construction and operation of such vessels. They also address requirements and procedures for inspections, the issue of certificates of approval, recognition of classification societies, monitoring, and training and examination of experts. They are harmonized to the greatest possible extent with the dangerous goods agreements for other modes of transport.

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Book SynopsisThese Recommendations have been developed by the United Nations Economic and Social Council's Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods in the light of technical progress, the advent of new substances and materials, the exigencies of modern transport systems and, above all, the requirement to ensure the safety of people, property and the environment. They are addressed to governments and international organizations concerned with the regulation of the transport of dangerous goods. They do not apply to the bulk transport of dangerous goods in sea-going or inland navigation bulk carriers or tank-vessels, which is subject to special international or national regulations.

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