Smart Transport Networks: Market Structure, Sustainability and Decision Making - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1782548327 ISBN 13 : 9781782548324

Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

Transport is debated by many, and liberalization processes, transport policy, transport and climate change and increased competition between transport modes are the subject of heated discussion. Smart Transport Networks illustrates that whether concerning road, water, rail or air, knowledge on the structure of transport markets is crucial in order to tackle transport issues. The book therefore explores key factors concerning the structure of transport markets, their environmental impact, and questions why decision makers often fail to tackle transport-related problems.

Three of the key factors that underpin the relationship between transport and society are analyzed in detail from a variety of perspectives, each with an empirical focus: market structure and the allocation mechanisms at work; sustainability, encompassing the characteristics of the physical environment, the availability of natural resources and the effects of transport activities; and decision making, detailing transport policy and attempts to change transport systems. Practical guidelines on how to effectively deal with complex transport issues are also presented.

This book will prove an important resource read for academics, researchers, and students with an interest in economics - particularly transport and public sector economics, geography and regional and urban studies. Policy makers and planners in the fields of transport, environment and regional planning will also find this book to be an invaluable reference tool.

Contributors: B. Benson, K. Button, G. Dane, J.C. García-Palomares, H. Geerlings, R. Gerike, J. Gutiérrez, F. Hülsmann, F. Iannone, M. Kashiha, B. Kickhöfer, B. Kuipers, C. Macharis, J.C. Martín, H. Meersman, K. Nagel, P. Nijkamp, P. Rietveld, C. Román, C. Sys, J.-C. Thill, H.J.P. Timmermans, E. Van de Voorde, T. Vanelslander, T. Vanoutrive, A. Verhetsel, D. Yang

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Edited by Thomas Vanoutrive and Ann Verhetsel, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1782548327
• ISBN 13: 9781782548324
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Éditeur: Vanoutrive Thomas, Verhetsel Ann
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible