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Book SynopsisSilicon Valley wants us to believe that technology will revolutionize our cities and the ways we move around. Autonomous vehicles will make us safer, greener, and more efficient. On-demand services like Uber and Lyft will eliminate car ownership. Micromobility devices like electric scooters will be at every corner, and drones will deliver goods and services. Meanwhile visionaries like Elon Musk promise to eliminate congestion with tunnels, and Uber help with flying cars. The future of transport is frictionless, sustainable, and according to Paris Marx, a threat to our ideas of what a society should be.Road to Nowhere exposes the problems with tech's visions of the future and argues that we cannot allow ourselves to be continually distracted by technological fantasies that delay the collective solutions we already know are effective. Technological solutions to social problems and the people who propose them must be challenged if we are to build cities and transportation systems which serve the public good.In response, Paris Marx offers a vision for a more collective way of organizing transportation systems which considers the needs of poor, marginalized, and vulnerable peoples. The book also argues that rethinking mobility can be the first step in a broader reimagining of how we organize our social, economic, and political systems to serve the many, not the few.Trade ReviewThe last decade has been a trainwreck for Silicon Valley's dreams of mobility. Paris Marx's invaluable new book explains how and why big tech's utopian transit projects crashed and burned, why these disasters will keep finding funding if they are not opposed, and what the alternative might look like. The path to a better, more equitable future of transit begins with the Road to Nowhere. -- Brian Merchant, author of The One DeviceA lively summary of the ways Big Tech has distracted us from the urgent task of making our cities work for everyone. -- Jarrett Walker, author of Human TransitAn astute and engaging critique of Silicon Valley's visions for transportation, Marx highlights the problems of technology being driven by the needs of capital and crafts a compelling vision of a world where technology is instead used to deliver social good -- Wendy Liu, author of Abolish Silicon ValleyDraws a compelling picture of the evolution of the Western vision of mobility. -- Konrad Bleyer-Simon * Green European Journal *I recommend Road to Nowhere not only for what it says about transport, but for its approach to technologies more generally ... [it] is far ahead of the depressing pile of texts that put a 'left' gloss on techno-optimism -- Simon Pirani * Ecologist *I know it is heresy, but electric cars are still cars and they won't save us. Marx has written a wonderful book that explains why, and is persuasive about that better, more equitable future we could all have if we looked to Main Street instead of Sand Hill Road. -- Lloyd Alter * Treehugger *Road to Nowhere is a sharply rendered, compelling, and illuminating text that combines diffuse histories and complex processes into a clear narrative. Marx's work helps us better understand the past and contemplate the kind of futures we might bring about. -- Matthew Seidel * Protean Magazine *As greenhouse gas emissions ramp up, housing prices reach astronomical heights, and we all stay stuck in traffic, Paris Marx's new book Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation looks at how the quest for market share got us to this point and why visions of the future from California tech billionaires cannot solve these problems. -- Clement Nocos * Broadbent Institute *[Road to Nowhere] traces the historical echo between automakers' takeover of the North American continent and the present monopolistic powers of the tech industry. -- David A. Banks * Real Life Magazine *You may find yourself driven to drink by the events recounted in this book, but Marx is a designated driver you can count on. -- Rob Larson * Jacobin *Road to Nowhere stands as an intervention into broad discussions about the future of mobility, particularly those currently taking place on the political left. -- Zachary Loeb * Boundary2 *The most concise, well-reasoned critique of that corner of the tech industry that most directly affects cities: transportation. -- James Brasuell * Planetizen *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 1. How the Automobile Disrupted Mobility 9 2. Crafting the Ideology of Tech 36 3. Electric Vehicles and Their Dirty Secret 63 4. Uber's Assault on Cities and Labor 89 5. Self-Driving Cars Did Not Deliver 114 6. Carving New Paths for Cars 140 7. The Coming Fight for the Sidewalk 160 8. The Real Futures That Tech Is Building 180 9. Toward a Better Transport Future 202 Conclusion 228

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Book SynopsisTransport is responsible for a growing share of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, emerging as an economic sector for which technical solutions have shown limited benefits and a shift to electric mobility is seen as an essential part of tackling both problems. However, despite electric motive power being older technology than internal combustion engines and having many advantages, both inherent disadvantages and the inertia of not being the dominant road transport technology mean that it is only recently that electric vehicles (EVs) have attracted serious policy attention. Electrifying Mobility: Realising a Sustainable Future for the Car examines the basis of this electric mobility ‘turn’, considering the drivers, barriers to adoption and the current lived experience of EV use, drawing upon this experience to inform planning for mass EV adoption and how regulation might change to reflect the specific needs and challenges raised. Considering future transport policy, practice, and management where EVs become an important part of the road transport fleet, and, it is assumed, eventually come to dominate it, chapters study how EV and Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) technologies relate, and whether there are synergies with shared mobility. 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 ContentsPart 1: The Political-Economic Context and Environmental Imperative Chapter 1. Introduction: The Electrification of Automobility; Graham Parkhurst Chapter 2. Easy Street for Low-Carbon Mobility? The Political Economy of Mass Electric Car Adoption; Cameron Roberts Chapter 3. The Energy and Emissions Case and The Lifecycle Impact of Electric Cars; Eckard Helmers Part 2: Overcoming Inertia: From Internal Combustion Engine to Electric Car Chapter 4. Producing the Electric Car; Peter Wells and Jean-Paul Skeete Chapter 5. Making the Market: The Transformation Pathway to Electric Car Mobility in The Netherlands; Marc Dijk Chapter 6. Choosing the Electric Car; Colin Whittle and Lorraine Whitmarsh Part 3: Living with the Electric Car Chapter 7. The Effect of Electric Car Adoption on Travel Patterns; Craig Morton Chapter 8. Becoming an Electric Car Owner: User Experience and the EV Community; William Clayton Chapter 9. Planning for Electric Car Charging: A Review of Technologies, Criteria and Methods; Stefania Boglietti, Martina Carra, Massimiliano Sotgiu, Benedetto Barabino, Michela Bonera, and Giulio Maternini Part 4: Electric Cars in the Future Chapter 10. Electric Cars: The Future Technological Potential; Javier Turienzo, Jesús F. Lampón, Roberto Chico-Tat, and Pablo Cabanelas Chapter 11. Americans’ Plans for Acquiring and Using Electric, Shared and Self-Driving Cars; Neil Quarles, Kara M. Kockelman, and Jooyong Lee Chapter 12. Conclusion: The Electric Car as a Component of Future Sustainable Mobility; Graham Parkhurst and William Clayton

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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 SynopsisTransportation planning deals with the ways in which governments at various levels try to ensure the effective and efficient movement of people and goods. For this collection, the editors have selected the key previously published papers which analyse some of the major methodological issues involved in modern transportation planning and discuss the main policy questions and debates. The wide range of topics covered includes traffic assignment, developments in modelling travel behaviour, urban travel, the effect of modern telecommunications on travel, congestion and pricing policy.The book includes a new authoritative introduction which offers a comprehensive overview of the themes and ideas raised in the articles.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Series Preface Kenneth Button and Peter Nijkamp Introduction Transportation Planning: Scoping the Scene Yoram Shiftan, Kenneth Button and Peter Nijkamp PART I TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT 1. Larry J. LeBlanc, Edward K. Morlok and William P. Pierskalla (1975), ‘An Efficient Approach to Solving the Road Network Equilibrium Traffic Assignment Problem’ 2. Carlos F. Daganzo and Yosef Sheffi (1977), ‘On Stochastic Models of Traffic Assignment’ 3. M.J. Smith (1979), ‘The Existence, Uniqueness and Stability of Traffic Equilibria’ 4. Suzanne P. Evans (1976), ‘Derivation and Analysis of Some Models for Combining Trip Distribution and Assignment’ PART II TRAVEL BEHAVIOR AND CHOICE MODELING 5. Daniel McFadden (1974), ‘The Measurement of Urban Travel Demand’ 6. Amos Tversky (1972), ‘Elimination by Aspects: A Theory of Choice’ 7. W.W. Recker, M.G. McNally and G.S. Root (1986), ‘A Model of Complex Travel Behavior: Part I – Theoretical Development’ 8. Andrew Daly (1987), ‘Estimating “Tree” Logit Models’ 9. David A. Hensher (1994), ‘Stated Preference Analysis of Travel Choices: The State of Practice’ 10. Susan Handy (1996), ‘Methodologies for Exploring the Link between Urban Form and Travel Behavior’ 11. Moshe Ben-Akiva, Daniel McFadden, Kenneth Train, Joan Walker, Chandra Bhat, Michel Bierlaire, Denis Bolduc, Axel Boersch-Supan, David Brownstone, David S. Bunch, Andrew Daly, Andre de Palma, Dinesh Gopinath, Anders Karlstrom and Marcela A. Munizaga (2002), ‘Hybrid Choice Models: Progress and Challenges’ PART III ECONOMIC EVALUATION 12. William S. Vickrey (1969), ‘Congestion Theory and Transport Investment’ 13. Sergio R. Jara-Díaz and Marcelo Farah (1987), ‘Transport Demand and Users’ Benefits with Fixed Income: The Goods/Leisure Trade Off Revisited’ 14. Don H. Pickrell (1992), ‘A Desire Named Streetcar: Fantasy and Fact in Rail Transit Planning’ 15. Nathaniel Lichfield (1992), ‘Comparability: The Way Ahead in Transport Evaluation’ PART IV URBAN FORM AND TRAVEL 16. Colin Clark (1958), ‘Transport - Maker and Breaker of Cities’ 17. Bruce W. Hamilton (1982), ‘Wasteful Commuting’ 18. Robert Cervero (1989), ‘Jobs-Housing Balancing and Regional Mobility’ 19. David M. Levinson and Ajay Kumar (1994), ‘The Rational Locator: Why Travel Times Have Remained Stable’ 20. Randall Crane (2000), ‘The Influence of Urban Form on Travel: An Interpretive Review’ PART V TELECOMMUNICATION AND TRAVEL 21. Lesley A. Albertson (1977), ‘Telecommunications as a Travel Substitute: Some Psychological, Organizational, and Social Aspects’ 22. Jean Gottmann (1983), ‘Urban Settlements and Telecommunications’ 23. Ilan Salomon (1985), ‘Telecommunications and Travel: Substitution or Modified Mobility?’ 24. Ram M. Pendyala, Konstadinos G. Goulias and Ryuichi Kitamura (1991), ‘Impact of Telecommuting on Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Household Travel’ 25. Patricia L. Mokhtarian (1991), ‘Telecommuting and Travel: State of the Practice, State of the Art’ PART VI CONGESTION, THE PRIVATE CAR AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT 26. Anthony Downs (1962), ‘The Law of Peak-Hour Expressway Congestion’ 27. Sir Colin Buchanan and Geoffrey Crow (1974), ‘An Integrated Transport System’ 28. Melvin M. Webber (1976), ‘The BART Experience – What Have We Learned?’ 29. Martin Wachs (1993), ‘Learning from Los Angeles: Transport, Urban Form, and Air Quality’ 30. Donald C. Shoup (1999), ‘The Trouble with Minimum Parking Requirements’ 31. Phil Goodwin (1999), ‘Transformation of Transport Policy in Great Britain’ PART VII PRICING POLICY 32. Stephen Glaister and David Lewis (1978), ‘An Integrated Fares Policy for Transport in London’ 33. Martin Wachs (1989), ‘U.S. Transit Subsidy Policy: In Need of Reform’ 34. A.A. Walters (1961), ‘The Theory and Measurement of Private and Social Cost of Highway Congestion’ 35. Kenneth A. Small (1992), ‘Using the Revenues from Congestion Pricing’ 36. Erik T. Verhoef, Peter Nijkamp and Piet Rietveld (1997), ‘The Social Feasibility of Road Pricing: A Case Study for the Randstad Area’ Name Index

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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 SynopsisA transport network is typically a network of roads, streets, pipes, aqueducts, power lines, or nearly any structure that permits either vehicular movement or the flow of some commodity. Transport network analysis, a field of transport engineering that typically employs the use of graph theory, is used to determine the flow of vehicles, commodities, or people through these networks. It may combine different modes of transport - for example, walking and driving - to model multi-modal journeys. This edition is completely updated and contains two new chapters covering spatial analysis and urban management through graph theory simulation. Highly practical, the simulation approach allows readers to solve classic problems, such as placement of high-speed roads, the capacity of a network, pollution emission control, and more.

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Book SynopsisTransport systems have to meet the mobility needs of people and commodities on all scales, from the local to the global level. Concerns about the energy, fumes and sound emissions produced, and about the safety, service quality, intelligence and lifecycle of the systems, etc. can all be included in a systemic approach. This approach can contribute to the development of sustainable solutions, for individual vehicles as well as for transport systems. Derived from an approach combining the social and physical sciences, these solutions result from the integration of physical objects, services and organizational processes, which involve several actors. Their harmonious organization contributes to the development of more virtuous transport systems for the future of urban and inter-urban mobility.Table of ContentsIntroduction ix Chapter 1. The Fundamentals of Sustainable Transport 1 Chapter 2. Vehicles: An Element of the Solution for Sustainable Transport 45 Chapter 3. A Systemic Approach to Transport Schemes 103 Chapter 4. Can We Organize Sustainable Mobility? 135 Chapter 5. Innovation Projects for Sustainable Transport Systems 191 Chapter 6. Public Policies, Economics and Sustainable Transport 249 Conclusions – Directions 269 Bibliography 277 Glossary for Alternative Fuels 295 Appendix–LUTB Transport and Mobility Systems 299 Index 305

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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 SynopsisStudies of pedestrian behaviour have recently gained a lot of attention in a variety of disciplines, including urban planning, transportation, civil engineering, computer science/artificial intelligence and applied physics. Various kinds of models for simulating pedestrian behaviour have been suggested. Moreover, new technologies have been used to collect data about pedestrian movement patterns. The aim of this book is to document these new developments in research and modelling approaches. In this book, leading scholars representing different modelling approaches and fields of application have written chapters about the analysis and modelling of pedestrian movement patterns. Modelling approaches include cellular automata models, fluid dynamics, discrete choice models, rule-based models, multi-agent models and models of bounded rationality. The chapters illustrate that these model can be successfully used to simulate phenomena such as lane formation, crowding, activity-patterns, path decisions, micro-behaviour, impulse buying and store choice behaviour. Finally, the book contains some interesting application of this body of research. These chapters and paragraphs demonstrate the applied potential of models of pedestrian behaviour.Table of ContentsPedestrians Choices. Empirical Results for Pedestrian Dynamics and their Implications for Cellular Automata Models. Modeling, Simulating, and Visualizing Crowd Dynamics with Computational Tools Based on Situated Cellular Agents. Modeling Impulse and Non-Impulse Store Choice Processes in a Multi-Agent Simulation of Pedestrian Activity in Shopping Environments. Modeling Pedestrian Movement in Shopping Street Segments. Simulating Pedestrian Route-Choice Behavior under Transient Traffic Conditions. Modeling and Simulating Pedestrian Shopping Behavior Based on Principles of Bounded Rationality. A Model of Time Use and Expenditure of Pedestrians in City Centers. A Novel Calibration Approach of Microscopic Pedestrian Models. Crowd Dynamics Phenomena, Methodology, and Simulation. The MATSim Network Flow Model for Traffic Simulation Adapted to Large-Scale Emergency Egress and an Application to the Evacuation of the Indonesian City of Padang in Case of a Tsunami Warning. Comparative Study of Pedestrian Behavior in Central Shopping Areas of East Asian Cities. The Pedestrian Itinerary–Purposes, Environmental Factors and Path Decisions. Visitors’ Behavior in World Expo 2010 Shanghai: An Application of Discrete Choice Models and Web-Based Survey. Measurement of Pedestrian Movements: A Comparative Study on Various Existing Systems. Prelims.

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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 SynopsisWe've all had good, bad, and sometimes ugly experiences on public transit. 'Exact Fare Only' is an anthology of real life stories about heading out, heading back, and everything that happened in between, whether the trip was across the country or just across town. "This book should be sold in bus terminals and train stations from coast to coast to coast and required reading for commuters everywhere. Laced with humor and subtle social commentary, 'Exact Fare Only' is a timely portraitof that cramped, public space, otherwise known as the bus, the train or the subway." -Matthew Firth, Front & Centre

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Book SynopsisThe EU-funded project "Sustainable Consumption Research Exchanges" (SCORE!) consists of around 200 experts in the field of sustainable innovation and sustainable consumption. The SCORE! philosophy is that innovation in SCP (sustainable consumption and production) policy can be achieved only if experts that understand business development, (sustainable) solution design, consumer behaviour and system innovation policy work together in shaping it. Sustainable technology design can be effective only if business can make the products profitably and consumers are attracted to them. To understand how this might effectively happen, the expertise of systems thinkers must be added to the mix. The publication in 2008 of System Innovation for Sustainability 1 was the first result of a unique positive confrontation between experts from all four communities. It examined what SCP is and what it could be, provided a state-of-the-art review on the governance of change in SCP policy and looked at the strengths and weaknesses of current approaches. System Innovation for Sustainability 2 is the first of three books of case studies covering, respectively, the three key consumption areas of: mobility; food and agriculture; and energy use and housing. These three areas are responsible for 70% of the life-cycle environmental impacts of Western societies. These case studies aim to stimulate, foster or force change to SCP theory in practice. System Innovation for Sustainability 2 focuses on change towards sustainable personal mobility based on implemented cases analysed from a system perspective. It examines what changes can be made to help us reduce our need for mobility, or start to make use of more sustainable mobility systems. This is clearly a critical and highly problematic area, as increasing living standards of a growing global population have resulted in rapid rises in both car and air travel along with the associated pollution. Uniquely, this book approaches the problems and solutions from a systems perspective, explaining the meta-trends, specific issues for the mobility sector, socioeconomic trends, political considerations, socio-cultural developments and environmental issues. As well as the mobility system itself, other societal systems that impact the need for mobility, such as labour and taxation, are addressed in order to provide sustainable solutions to our current "lock-in" problems. Three major problem areas are considered (the "three Cs"): carbon emissions (and the growing contribution of mobility to the climate change crisis), congestion, and casualties. And each strategy proposed addresses one or more of these problem areas. Among the cases discussed are: Norway's carbon compensation scheme for air travel; Madrid's high-occupancy vehicle lanes; London's congestion charge scheme; market-based instruments such as eco-labelling for cars; and taxation. The book identifies opportunities for actors such as governments, manufacturers and consumers to intervene in the complex system to promote sustainable mobility. It concludes with a reflection on problems, trends and action needed. The System Innovation for Sustainability series is the fruit of the first major international research network on SCP and will set the standard in this field for some years to come. It will be required reading for all involved in the policy debate on sustainable production and consumption from government, business, academia and NGOs for designers, scientists, businesses and system innovators.Table of Contents1. Introduction Theo Geerken and An Vercalsteren, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Belgium Mads Borup, Technical University of Denmark, Department of Management Engineering Arnold Tukker, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) 2. Review of the mobility domain Theo Geerken and An Vercalsteren, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Belgium and Mads Borup, Technical University of Denmark, Department of Management Engineering 3. Work Closer to Home: A web-based service to reduce home–work travel S.J.F.M. Maase and J.W.A. Dekker, VU Amsterdam, in cooperation with Adapt BV, The Netherlands 4. Carbon compensation scheme for air mobility in Norway Mads Borup, Technical University of Denmark, Department of Management Engineering 5. Madrid's high-occupancy vehicle lanes Theo Geerken, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Belgium 6. Moving car commuters to public transport in Copenhagen: Appeals to consumer responsibility and improving structural conditions as a means to promote sustainable consumer behaviour John Thøgersen, University of Aarhus, Denmark 7. The Munich Dialogue Marketing Campaign for New Citizens: Using residential relocation as a starting point for breaking car use habit Sebastian Bamberg, University of Applied Science Bielefeld, Germany 8. The London congestion charge scheme An Vercalsteren and Theo Geerken, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Belgium 9. Consumer-oriented strategies for car purchases: an analysis of environmental information tools and taxation schemes in The Netherlands Jorrit Nijhuis and Sander van den Burg, Wageningen University, The Netherlands 10. Environmental vehicle excise duty in Sweden Mads Borup, Technical University of Denmark, Department of Management Engineering 11. Conclusions: sustainable consumption and production in the mobility domain Theo Geerken, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Belgium, Mads Borup, Technical University of Denmark, Department of Management Engineering and Arnold Tukker, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)

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Book SynopsisWe all use some form of transport almost every day of our lives. It is one of the most important factors in determining the economic wellbeing of a town or city. And it is also one of the major sources of environmental damage to our planet. Yet, Britain has never had a coherent transport policy. Transport ministers are regarded as insignificant compared with their colleagues in other ministries. Successive governments have failed to get to grips with the twin challenge of getting people around cheaply and safely while safeguarding the environment. In this entertaining polemic, Christian Wolmar, a former national newspaper journalist who has written about transport for over two decades, explains why politicians have never got to grips with the issue, sets out the problems this has caused and points to a few rational solutions.Trade Review'This book is an entertaining and knowledgeable explanation of why British transport policy is a mess. It's also a clarion call for change: for better public transport, for proper funding of cycle networks, and for a system of road pricing to make it all work. It should be required reading for any transport minister.' Stephen Joseph, Chief Executive, Campaign for Better Transport; 'Christian Wolmar's persuasive and detailed critique of decades of transport policy blunders in Britain should be essential - if grim - reading for every incoming minister at Whitehall's Cinderella department.' Jonathan Prynn, former Transport Correspondent for The Times and current Consumer Business Editor of The Evening Standard; 'This splendid book captures the intellectual bankruptcy of British transport policy with wit, good humour, sound evidence and powerful insight. Any nation that can keep building new roads with the stated intention of creating jobs or reducing congestion, when all the evidence shows that this is a forlorn hope, has lost the plot - and if there is a stage beyond losing the plot, Wolmar shows that this is HS2. Wolmar provides a rich and enjoyable analysis of the strange world of British transport policy and shows what we have to do to get it right. For that he should be congratulated.'John Whitelegg, Research Associate, Stockholm Environment Institute

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Book SynopsisA revolution on the roads is approaching. Is it time for drivers to Give Way? Guardian news correspondent, Peter Walker, takes us on a journey around the world, exploring the varying attitudes to cycling on our highways. Visit the shining examples of Amsterdam and Copenhagen, where cycling culture is an intrinsic part of the approach of politicians and officials. How have these cities made provision for cyclists and what are the extraordinary benefits?And then take to the less welcoming roads of Britain, USA and Australia, where cycling can still be a terrifying experience. What are the tragic mistakes being made when planning and developing cities, and how do these mistakes lead to aggression towards the cycling community?Millions of us find ourselves frustrated by the motor mentality and fighting for our rights to ride. This brilliant, shocking investigation will prepare you with all you need to know to confidently claim your place on the road.Trade ReviewPeter Walker has written the book I wanted to write. It should be compulsory reading for anyone in a decision making role. This might seem a sweeping statement but when you see the diverse and positive impact more cycling could have on our lives - cyclist or not - you’ll understand. * Chris Boardman *Stacked with stats and filled with stories, this book is as exhilarating as a clear stretch of highway. If we are at a turning point for cycling in big cities, this book is it. * Jeremy Vine *Where cycling is considered normal, and where it's done by 25 percent of more of the population, people are healthier, happier and richer, demonstrates Bike Nation. -- Carlton Reid * Bike Biz *Peter Walker may just have written the most convincing argument ever seen for 'how cycling can save the world’… Walker provides invaluable information on every discussion that you are likely to encounter when making the case for cycling… This book should be sufficient to convince rational people that we would all benefit from a society that is less centred on motor vehicles and more open to the benefits of cycling -- Richard Peploe * Road.cc *It’s the sort of book best read with a highlighter pen as there lots of different quotes, facts and interviews that you’ll want to refer back to again and again… If you’re involved in cycle campaigning, this book is an excellent introduction to new members of your group to help get them up to speed. It’s also a powerful read for transport planners, councillors, MPs, council officers and local influencers. Anyone with even a semi-open mind in making the town they live in work better for everyone (including drivers) will find this an illuminating read. I highly recommend this book * Girodilento *

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Book SynopsisIn July 2018 a revised National Planning Policy Framework was published, coming into effect immediately. First published in 2012, the NPPF is the primary expression of the Government’s planning policies for England. The NPPF sets out a framework for the production of locally-prepared plans, and is a material consideration in planning applications. Its correct interpretation is a matter of law, and there has been a wealth of litigation regarding the interpretation of the first version. But what exactly has changed and how will the courts seek to interpret the new version? Interpreting the NPPF: The New National Planning Policy Framework is the first book to explain in depth the revised NPPF to planners, developers and legal advisers throughout England. Alistair Mills of Landmark Chambers provides an accessible explanation of the legal approach to the new NPPF through: a clear exposition of the nature, role, and approach to interpretation of national planning policy; insights regarding the structure and wording of the new NPPF; consideration of the extent to which case law interpreting the wording of the 2012 NPPF applies to the new version; a review of the major changes brought about by the new NPPF, including the amended wording of the presumption in favour of sustainable development, the Housing Delivery Test, and the approach to amendment of Green Belt boundaries The book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in local planning and development - including planners, developers and their advisers - helping everyone make and contribute to plans, applications and decisions which are based on a correct understanding of the NPPF.

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Book SynopsisSince first emerging in the 1990s, the concept of a dependence on the motorcar has gradually gained currency among theorists and practitioners. The systematic increase in the number of cars on the roads in many countries of the world has led to a seemingly irreversible situation. These days, however, growing concerns about energy supplies and sustainable development are actually stepping up the pressure to find ways of reversing that trend. For some years now, researchers have been striving to analyse the causes of car dependence and to appraise policies and means of action in the light of their findings. They have set out to identify the population groups and zones most affected by the phenomenon; to explore. the potential of alternative modes of transport other than the motorcar; to determine the interlinkages between urban development and motor transport; to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of various policies; and to develop likely future scenarios. This book takes stock of the work done to date both in France -- largely within the framework of the Predit land transport research, experimentation and innovation programme -- and in other countries, bringing out the similarities and occasional differences in the results. The book will be of interest not only to researchers but also to the practitioners in the driving seat of land and transport planning at various geographical scales.

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Book SynopsisMarketable permits (or quotas) for emissions of pollutants have proven their effectiveness in controlling sulphur dioxide emissions by U.S. power plants, or for the rapid elimination of lead in gasoline in the 80 in the USA. With regard to greenhouse gas emissions, the European Emission Trading Scheme on stationary installations has been operational since 2005. Is this type of instrument applicable to transportation, considering the nuisances they generate (congestion, noise, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions)? This book introduces the concept of marketable permits and analyses their relevance for the various nuisances of transportation. It presents some examples of applications and reviews a number of proposals. Potential application areas are identified, with particular developments as regards CO2 emissions from transport.

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Book SynopsisThis edited collection brings together feminist research on transport and planning from different epistemologies, with the intention to contribute to a more holistic transport planning practice. With a feminist perspective on transport policy and planning, the volume insists on the political character of transport planning and policy, and challenges gender-blindness in a policy area that impacts the everyday lives of women, men, girls, and boys. The chapters discuss everyday mobility as an embodied and situated activity in both conceptual and theoretical ways and suggest practical tools for change. The contributions of this collection are threefold: integrating gender research and transport planning, combining quantitative and qualitative gender research perspectives and methods, and highlighting the need to acknowledge the politicization of transport planning and transport practice. Table of Contents1. The political in transport and mobility – toward a feminist analysis of everyday mobility and transport planning, Tanja Joelsson and Christina Lindkvist Scholten2. Are we still not there yet? Moving further along the gender highway, Clara Greed3. Travel choice reframed: "deep distribution" and gender in urban transport4. Gendered perspectives on Swedish transport policy-making – an issue for gendered sustainability too, Lena Smidfelt Rosqvist5. How to apply Gender Equality Goals in transport and infrastructure planning, Lena Levin and Charlotta Faith-Ell6. Til Work Do Us Part: The Social Fallacy of Long-distance Commuting, Erika Sandow7. Measuring mobilities of care, a challenge for transportation agendas, Inés Sánchez de Madariaga and Elena Zucchini8. The 'I' in sustainable planning – constructions of users within municipal planning for sustainable mobility, Malin Henriksson9. Towards an intersectional approach to men, masculinities and (un)sustainable mobility: the case of cycling and modal conflicts, Dag Balkmar10. Hypermobile, sustainable or safe? Imagined childhoods in the neo-liberal transport system, Tanja Joelsson11. Gendering mobilities and (in)equalities in post socialist China, Hilda Roemer Christensen12. Towards a feminist transport and mobility future – from one to many tracks, Tanja Joelsson and Christina Lindkvist Scholten

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Book SynopsisSeit über 70 Jahren dominiert das private Auto den öffentlichen Raum deutscher Städte. Mit dem Manifest der freien Straße stellt eine kreativ-wissenschaftliche Allianz dieses Dogma grundsätzlich infrage und thematisiert vergessene und unerkannte Qualitäten und Möglichkeiten der Straßennutzung. Damit nimmt sie eine kommunale Raumressource in den Blick, die wir in Zeiten von Klimawandel, Digitalisierung und sozialer Ungleichheit dringend anders zu nutzen lernen müssen. Mit Bildern, Comics, Grafiken und knackigen wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen weist das Manifest der freien Straße den Weg in eine chancenreiche Zukunft und zeigt: Straßen sollten mehr sein, als bloß ein Raum, um von A nach B zu kommen.

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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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