The Future for Interurban Passenger Transport : Bringing Citizens Closer Together / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Contributor:

SourceOECD (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transportation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (556 pages)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Economic growth, trade and the concentration of population in large cities will intensify demand for interurban transport services. Concurrently, the need to manage environmental impacts effectively will increase. How successful we are in coping with demand will depend on our ability to innovate, to manage congestion, and to improve the quality of transport services. Technological and regulatory innovation will shape the future of transport. These conference proceedings bring together ideas from leading transport researchers from around the world related to the future for interurban passenger transport.. A first set of papers investigates what drives demand for interurban passenger transport and infers how it may evolve in the future. The remaining papers investigate transport policy issues that emerge as key challenges: when to invest in high-speed rail, how to regulate to ensure efficient operation, how to assign infrastructure to different types of users, and how to control transport's environmental footprint by managing modal split and improving modal performance.

Contents:

How Transport Costs Shape the Spatial Pattern of Economic Activity

The Informed and Oriented Transport System User

Potential Economic Impacts of Technological and Organizational Innovations in Intermodal Access to Major Passenger Terminals

Summary of Discussions

Environmental Aspects of Inter-City Passenger Transport

The Economics of Co2 Emissions Trading for Aviation

The Contribution of Strategic Environmental Assessment to Transport Policy Governance

Does Strategic Environmental Assessment Change Outcomes?

Final Session

Long-Distance Bus Services in Europe: Concessions or Free Market?

Long-Distance Passenger Rail Services in Europe

Competition for Long-Distance Passenger Rail Services

When Should we Provide Separate Auto and Truck Roadways?

Dedicated Lanes, Tolls and its Technology

Lessons from the US Transport Deregulation Experience for Privatization

Competition or Co-Operation in Public Transport

Interurban Passenger Transport

The High-Speed Inter-City Transport System in Japan

When to Invest in High-Speed Rail Links and Networks ?

International Air Passenger Transport in the Future

The Prospects for Inter-Urban Travel Demand.

Notes:

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

ISBN:

9789282102688

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