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The Routledge Handbook of Transport Economics offers the first state of the art overview of the discipline of transport economics as it stands today, reflective of key research and policy. Transport is an important area of study and one which is problem rich, stimulating a great deal of debate in areas which impact on everyday lives. Much of this focuses on the practicalities of the modern-day phenomenon of mass movement and all of the issues which surround it. The discipline of economics is central to this debate, and consequently the study and application of transport economics has a chief role to play in seeking to address subjects relating to major transport issues. It can be argued that at the very heart of any transport issue or problem lies the underlying economics of the situation - understand that and you alleviate the problem.¿
Featuring contributions from world-leading scholars and practitioners from across the globe, all of the chapters within this book are written from a practical perspective; theory is applied and developed using real-world examples. The book examines concepts, issues, ideas and practicalities of transport provision in five key topic areas:
public transport
public transport reform
economic development and transport modelling
transport and the environment
freight transport.
A real strength of the book is in linking theory to practice, and hence the 'economics' that are examined in this text are not the economics of the abstract, but rather the economics of everyday living. Practical and insightful, this volume is an essential reference for any student or researcher working in all areas of transport provision, ranging from planning, appraisal, regulation and freight; and for all practitioners looking to develop their professional knowledge and who are seeking professional accreditation.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Jonathan Cowie and Stephen IsonPart 1: Public transport
Chapter 2 Passenger rail structure and reform
Simon BlaineyChapter 3 Bus economics
Peter WhiteChapter 4 The pricing of public transport services
Corinne Mulley and Marco BatarceChapter 5 Perfect Information and intelligent transport systems
John D. NelsonChapter 6 Passenger air traffic
Peter ForsythPart II: Public transport reform
Chapter 7 Public service contracts: the economics of reform with special reference to the bus sector
David A. HensherChapter 8 Rail regulation
Chris Nash, Valerio Benedetto and Andrew SmithChapter 9 The impact of reform on public transport markets
John PrestonChapter 10 Airline deregulation
Lucy BuddPart III: Forecasting, public choice and transport modelling
Chapter 11 Forecasting the demand for transport
John BatesChapter 12 The principles behind transport appraisal
John NellthorpChapter 13 Congestion pricing
Jonas EliassonChapter 14 Transport modelling and economic theory
Kathryn StewartChapter 15 Efficiency assessment in transport services
Rico Merkert and Jonathan CowiePart IV: Transport and the environment
Chapter 16 The environment in the provision of transport
Maria AttardChapter 17 The tools available under a green transport policy
Tom RyeChapter 18 Options and practicalities of a green transport policy
Rebecca JohnsonChapter 19 Sustainable travel or sustaining growth?
Robin HickmanPart V: Freight transport
Chapter 20 Short sea shipping and ferries
James D. Frost and Mary R. BrooksChapter 21 Competition and complementarity in road freight: key drivers and consequences of a dominant market position
Jonathan CowieChapter 22 Rail freight
Allan WoodburnChapter 23 Air cargo
Thomas Budd and Robert MayerChapter 24 Intermodal freight transport
Jason Monios
About the author
Jonathan Cowie is Lecturer in Transport Economics at Edinburgh Napier University, UK, and previously held lecturing posts at University College Scarborough and Glasgow Caledonian University. He is the author of
The Economics of Transport published by Routledge in 2010, as well as the author of many conference and journal papers in his areas of research interest. Jonathan is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a long-time member of the Scottish Economic Society.
Stephen Ison is Professor of Transport Policy within the School of Civil and Building Engineering at Loughborough University, UK. He has published widely in the area of transport policy and economics and has edited, authored or co-authored eight books. He is a member of the Scientific Committee of the World Conference on Transport Research, editor of the
Journal of Research on Transportation Business and Management and book series editor of
Transport and Sustainability.
Summary
The Routledge Handbook of Transport Economics offers the first state of the art overview of the discipline of Transport Economics as it stands today, reflective of key research and policy. Featuring contributions from world-leading scholars and practitioners from across the globe, all of the chapters within this book are written from a practical
