Time and Transport / European Conference of Ministers of Transport.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

European Conference of Ministers of Transport.

Contributor:

SourceOECD (Online service)

Series:

ECMT Round Tables 19900228 ; no.127.

ECMT Round Tables 19900228 ; no.127

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transportation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (130 pages).

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This Round Table revisits the extended literature on the valuation of passenger time and discusses the under-researched topic of the value of time in freight transport. It assesses the increased value of time in international freight transport, given the trend towards globalisation. In particular, urban planners are concerned that an overvaluation of passenger time could give rise to excessive urban infrastructure investment which would induce low-density development of cities and urban sprawl. Transport policy measures that increase the speed and reliability of freight transport not only reduce its direct costs but have strong effects on inventory policies, logistics and even the location of firms. As recent empirical studies show, variations in time requirements for international transport, and increasingly short product and fashion cycles, have an influence on the pattern of foreign direct investment and international trade flows. Rational transport policy decision making has to take account of these indirect effects.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).

ISBN:

9789282123294

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.