Towards better performing transport networks / edited by Bart Jourquin, Piet Rietveld, and Kerstin Westin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jourquin, Bart, 1964-

Rietveld, Piet.

Westin, Kerstin.

Series:

Routledge studies in business organization and networks ; 34.

Routledge studies in business organization and networks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transportation--Management.

Transportation.

Transportation--Finance.

Freight and freightage--Management.

Freight and freightage.

Physical Description:

xiv, 373 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Contents:

Efficiency and sustainability in transport

Intermodal versus unimodal road freight transport : a review of comparison of the external costs / E. Kreutzberger, C. Macharis and J. Woxenius

Environmental impact of underground freight transport / J. Willigers and B. van Wee

Intelligent speed adaptation : increased safety through speed reduction / K. Westin, J. Garvill, and A. Marell

Peering and investments in interfaced networks / R. Roson

Environmental vehicle rating system / J. van Mierlo, J.-M Timmermans, P. Van den Bossche, G. Maggetto, V. Favrel, S. Meyer and W. Hecq

Regulation and policies to stimulate better performance

Is the debate over the contestability of airline markets really dead? / K. Button

Decoupling transport growth and economic growth in Europe / D. Stead and D. Banister

Travel plans : using good practice to inform future policy / M. P. Enoch and T. Rye

Economies of scale, efficiency and government intervention in public transport / A. Mouwen and P. Rietveld

Methods and models related to valuation and efficiency analysis

Dynamics of global supply chain supernetworks in a new era of risk and uncertainty / A. Nagurney and D. Matsypura

Evaluating accessibility gains produced by new high-speed train services / J. C. Martin, J. Gutiérrez and C. Román

Evaluation of the cost performance of pre- and post-haulage in intermodal freight networks : analysis of the interaction of production models and demand characteristics / E. Kreutzberger, R. Konings and L. D. Aronson

A methodological framework to analyse the market opportunities of short sea shipping : the adaptive stated preference approach / A. Bergantino, S. Bolis and C. Canali

An improved framework for large-scale multi-agent simulations of travel behaviour / B. Raney and K. Nagel

A multi-criteria approach to the strategic assessment of advanced driver assistance systems : the role of ssenstivity analysis and implementation strategy / C. Macharis, A. Stevens, K. De Brucker and A. Verbeke.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0415379717

OCLC:

60558710

Publisher Number:

9780415379717