Accessibility, equity and efficiency : challenges for transport and public services / edited by Karst T. Geurs, Roberto Patuelli, Tomaz Ponce Dentinho.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Geurs, Karst T., editor.

Patuelli, Roberto, editor.

Dentinho, Tomaz Ponce, editor.

Series:

NECTAR series on transportation and communications networks research.

NECTAR series on transportation and communications networks research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local transit accessibility.

Transportation--Planning.

Transportation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, United Kingdom : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Accessibility models not only help to explain spatial and transport developments in developed and developing countries but also are powerful tools to explain the equity and efficiency impacts of urban and transport policies and projects. In this book, leading researchers from around the world show the importance of accessibility in contemporary issues such as rural depopulation, investments in public services and public transport and transport infrastructure investments in Europe.

Contents:

PART I INTRODUCTION

Accessibility, equity and efficiency / Karst T. Geurs, Tomaz Ponce Dentinho and Roberto Patuelli

PART II EQUITY ISSUES IN POPULATION ACCESSIBILITY

Does accessibility still matter? Evidence from Swiss municipalities / Boris A. Portnov

Population decline and accessibility in the Portuguese interior / Paulo Rui Anciães

Rural depopulation, labour market accessibility and housing prices / David Philip McArthur, Liv Osland, Inge Thorsen and Jan Ubøe

PART III EQUITY IN ACCESS TO DAILY ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES

Ensuring accessibility to daily activities for different population segments with respect to sharp increases in mobility costs / Benjamin Büttner, Gebhard Wulfhorst and Jordan Evans

Efficiency and equity indicators to evaluate different patterns of accessibility to public services: an application to Huambo, Angola / César Pakissi and Tomaz Ponce Dentinho

PART IV EFFICIENCY OF RAILROADS AND TRAIN STATION ACCESS

Influence of the first and last mile on HSR accessibility levels / Andrés Monzón, Emilio Ortega and Elena López

Train station access and train use: a joint stated and revealed preference choice modeling study / Lissy La Paix and Karst T. Geurs

Industrial accessibility and the efficiency of the US freight railroads / Kenneth Button, Zhenhua Chen and Rui Neiva

PART V ACCESSIBILITY EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL

The value of bicycle trail access in home purchases / Paul Mogush, Kevin J. Krizek and David Levinson

Accessibility and territorial cohesion: ex post analysis of Cohesion Fund infrastructure projects / Mert Kompil, Hande Demirel and Panayotis Christidis.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78471-789-4

OCLC:

944185948