Towards Better Performing Transport Networks

Informationen zum Autor Jourquin, Bart; Rietveld, Piet; Westin, Kerstin Klappentext Drawing together key contributions in the field of transportation economics! this book investigates transport systems! and covers several topics such as airline markets! congestion charging! speed control. It will be useful to undergraduate and postgraduate students of economics! business and industrial studies. Zusammenfassung This important book draws together key contributions in the vast field of transportation economics, including contributions from Kenneth Button, David Banister and Juan Carlos Martín covering airline markets, congestion charging and speed control. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: Efficiency and Sustainability in Transport 1.1. Intermodal Versus Unimodal Road Freight Transport - A Review of Comparisonof The External Costs 1.2. Environmental Impact of Underground Freight Transport 1.3. Intelligent Speed Adaptation - Increased Safety Through Speed Reduction 1.4. Peering and Investments in Interfaced Networks 1.5. Environmental Vehicle Rating System Part 2: Regulation and Policies to Stimulate Better Performance 2.1. Is the Debate Over the Contestability of Airline Markets Really Dead? 2.2. Decoupling Transport Growth and Economic Growth in Europe 2.3. Travel Plans: Using Good Practice to Inform Future Policy 2.4. Economies of Scale! Efficiency and Government Intervention in Public Transport Part 3: Methods and Models Related to Valuation and Efficiency Analysis 3.1. Dynamics of Global Supply Chain Supernetworks in a New Era of Riskand Uncertainty 3.2. Evaluating Accessibility Gains Produces by New High Speed Train Services 3.3. Evaluation of the Cost Performance of Pre- And Post-Haulage in IntermodalFreight Networks: Analysisof The Interaction of Production Models and Demand Characteristics 3.4. A Methodological Framework to Analyse the Market Opportunities ofShort Sea Shipping: The Adaptive Stated Preference Approach 3.5. An Improved Framework for Large-Scale Multi-Agent Simulation of Travel Behaviour 3.6. A Multi-Criteria Approach to the Strategic Assessment of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems ...

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• Authors: Bart Jourquin, Bart (Catholic University of Mons Jourquin, Bart Rietveld Jourquin, Jourquin Bart, Piet Rietveld, Piet (Free University of Amsterdam Rietveld, Piet Westin Rietveld, Rietveld Piet, RIETVELD PIET WESTIN LARS JOURQU, Kerstin Westin, Kerstin (Umea University Westin, Lars Westin, Westin Kerstin
• Assisted by: Bart Jourquin (Editor), Piet Rietveld (Editor), Kerstin Westin (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.03.2006
• EAN: 9780415379717
• ISBN: 978-0-415-37971-7
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Routledge Studies in Business Organizations and Networks; Routledge Studies in Business Organizations and Networks
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Transportation, Transport industries