Transport Developments and Innovations in an Evolving World

Summary

The technological developments as well as urban future of an information age where the development of ICT sets the pace and options is explored in this book. The text examines the current state of daily travelling, and highlights the achievable impact and acceptability of transport policy measures. Freight transport is discussed from an industry viewpoint. In addition, the text presents various innovative approaches to rearranging current freight transport networks. Methods to evaluate the societal consensus related to the spatial development - linked to transport infrastructures - are also described. Still further, the text discuses methods for assessing spatial planning policies.

Product details

• Assisted by: Michel Beuthe (Editor), Veli Himanen (Editor), Aura Reggiani (Editor), Luca Zamparini (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer EN
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.04.2004
• EAN: 9783540009610
• ISBN: 978-3-540-00961-0
• No. of pages: 346
• Weight: 1530 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 346 p.
• Series: Advances in Spatial Science
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; C, Geography, Humangeographie, Urban Planning, Technische Thermodynamik, Economics and Finance, Regional Studies, Regional/Spatial Science, Regionalstudien / Internationale Studien, Regional & area planning, Regional and Spatial Economics, regional economics, Thermodynamics, Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Management science, Engineering thermodynamics, Heat engineering, Heat transfer, Mass transfer, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Regional planning, Spatial economics