| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 834 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Handbooks in transport ; 6
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Handbooks in transport ; 6.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction to the Series -- Introduction -- Market and Government Failures in Transportation -- Introduction -- Nature of Market Failures -- Government intervention Failures -- Conclusions -- References -- Regulatory Transitions -- Introduction -- Origins of the Regulatory Transition Problem -- Issues in Regulatory Transitions -- Ramsey Pricing and Maximum Reasonable Rates -- Competition Policy in the Transition to Deregulation -- Pricing Competitive Access in the Transition to Deregulation -- Revenue adequacy and stranded costs -- Conclusion -- References -- Economic Deregulation in the USAa -- Introduction -- Rationale for Economic Regulation -- History of network deregulation -- Results of network deregulation and continuing issues -- Conclusion -- References -- Tendering of Services -- Introduction -- Forms of tendering -- Theoretical evidence on tendering -- Empirical evidence on bus tendering -- Empirical studies of rail tendering/franchising -- Overview -- Conclusions -- References -- Performance Evaluation Frameworksa -- Strategic thinking, competitive advantage, and effective performance -- Promoting a holistic framework: STO -- A useful checklist of broad principles for selecting performance measures -- The traditional dimensions of performance evaluation -- Broadening the performance evaluation framework to capture the spirit of STO -- Conclusion -- References -- Privatization in Transport -- Introduction -- Arguments for and against privatization -- Alternative approaches to privatization -- Simple privatization without other means -- Privatization plus regulation -- Privatization plus deregulation -- Franchising -- The success of privatization -- the UK experience -- Conclusions -- References -- Coordination, Integration, and Transport Regulation -- Introduction -- Theoretical perspective on coordination -- Historical perspective on the coordination policy -- Coordination of public transport services -- Conclusion -- References -- Integrated Transport Systems: Public-Private Interfaces -- Transport systems as integrators -- The features of integrated transport systems -- The difficulties and processes of transport system integration -- The involvement of private agents in integrated transport systems: advantages and difficulties -- The instruments for integration and their deployment -- Conclusions -- References -- The History of Transport Planning -- Before mechanical power -- The age of steam -- After the car -- Melbourne case study -- Model applications -- Computing power -- The four-step LUTS -- Further developments -- Problems and solutions -- References -- The Evolution of Transport Networks -- Introduction -- A macroscopic perspective -- Microscopic models -- Conclusions -- References -- Transport and Regional Growth -- Introduction -- Approaches to the analysis of interactions between transport and the economy -- Illustrating the central. |
| Summary |
Privatisation, regulation, deregulation, competition, funding, evaluation: these are all transport policy issues of great current interest worldwide, in the public arena as well as among researchers. In 46 chapters by acknowledged experts on their topics, these and other aspects of transport policy and planning are addressed in this, the sixth Handbook in Transport. The work is organised into sections covering:- Institutional Settings and Markets - Planning Perspectives - Asset Management and Funding - Regulatory Issues - Evaluation Frameworks - National StudiesWithin this section structure thi. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Transportation and state.
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Transportation and state. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Button, Kenneth John.
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Hensher, David A., 1947-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Handbook of transport strategy, policy and institutions. 1st ed. Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 2005 0080441157 (OCoLC)60319986 |
| ISBN |
0080456049 (electronic book) |
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9780080456041 (electronic book) |
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9780080441153 (Cloth) |
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0080441157 (Cloth) |
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0080441157 (Cloth) |
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