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Informationen zum Autor Jeremy Plant Klappentext The Handbook of Transportation Policy and Administration explores the continuing development of transportation systems in the US and other nations! with an emphasis on the challenges created by technological change! the globalization of the world economy! the threat of terrorism! and demands that transportation decisions be seen as contributing to a broad range of political! social! and economic goals. Drawing from scholars in a wide range of disciplines! it examines the current state of major modes of transportation! including air! rail! highways! waterways! ports! urban mass transit! and considers public policies and management approaches to make transportation systems efficient! innovative! and responsive. Zusammenfassung Emphasizing the challenges created by technological change, the threat of terrorism, and the globalization of the world economy, this handbook explores the continuing development of transportation systems in the US and other nations and discusses how decisions on transportation contribute to a broad range of political, social, and economic goals. Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTION TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN THE 21ST CENTURY Transportation Policy and Management in the 21st Century The US Air Transportation System Trucking Beyond the Waterfront: Ports as Leaders of Intermodal Trade Description of the Inland Waterway System and Planning Models Intelligent Transportation Systems: Evolution and Impact Toll Roads TRANSPORTATION AND FEDERALISM State Departments of Transportation: From Highway Departments to Transportation Agencies State Programs to Support Passenger Rail Service Metropolitan Planning Organizations and Regional Transportation Planning Transportation Management Associations: Towards a New View of Public Policy and Administration Urban Transportation Policy: The Baltimore Experience Environmental Impact on Transportation Policy: The Case for California's Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEV) Mandate You Can't Get There from Here: Issues in Rural Passenger Transportation Policy TRANSPORTATION POLICY Spatial Modeling in Transportation Decentralization and the Transport Sector: Some Observations Context Sensitive Design for Highways and Streets The Evolution of Policy and Regulation in the First Century of American Aviation Transportation and Energy: Policy Dilemmas for the 21st Century Privatization of Transportation Systems Evaluating Intelligent Transportation Systems for Public Transit: A Cost-Benefit Approach The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program and Transportation Policy MANAGING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS From Transportation to Logistics to Supply Chain: Evolution in How Industry Thinks About Moving Goods Transportation Asset Management Performance Measurement in Transportation Agencies: State of the Practice Public-Private Partnerships in Urban Rail Transit: Recent International Experience SECURING AND PROTECTING TRANSPORTATION Transportation Security Policy International Transportation Security Seaport Security from Terror: Risk and Responsibility The Evolving Role of the Department of Defense in Homeland and Transportation Security Rail Security after 9/11 Securing Mass Transit after the Madrid and London Bombings ...
