ABSTRACT

Interdisciplinary contributors from across Europe and the USA join together in this book to provide a timely overview of the latest theories and policies related to transport networks. They cover topical issues such as: environmental benefits of substitution of aviation by high speed trains; incident management; impacts of aviation deregulation; and time savings in freight transport. The book also breaks new ground on the development of new methods of cost benefit analysis and other approaches in policy analysis.

part I|145 pages

Policy Analysis in the Transport Field

chapter 5|24 pages

Models and Realities

Choosing Transit Projects for New York City

chapter 6|18 pages

A Framework for Identifying and Qualifying Uncertainty in Policy Making

The Case of Intelligent Transport Systems

part II|145 pages

Transport Policies and Regional Network Integration

chapter 11|20 pages

The Role of Infrastructure in Location Preferences of Firms

An Overview of Empirical Research for the Netherlands

chapter 12|22 pages

The Spatial Consequences of Air Transport Deregulation

An Overview of the French Case since 1995