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Implementing Sustainable Urban Travel Policies: Moving Aheadby Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2004; US$ 39.00Cycling is an essential part of intermodal urban travel. While trends in car use continue to grow, cycling is increasingly recognised for its contribution as a clean and sustainable mode of transportation. This report brings together the experience of 21 countries and 7 municipalities in developing and implementing policies and measures to promote cycling as a means of travel. more...
Economic Evaluation of Long-Life Pavementsby Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2005; US$ 49.00In many nations with mature road networks, new road construction typically accounts for around 50% of the road budget. Much of the remainder of national road budgets is spent on maintenance and rehabilitation of existing roads. Current road construction methods and materials contribute to this outcome. more...
Congestion Charging in Londonby Martin G. Richards
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2005; US$ 105.00Ken Livingstone was elected Mayor of London on a platform that included a congestion charge for central London, a policy that became reality on 17 February 2003. Richards uses his experience as Director of a GBP 2.5 million Government congestion charging study, as one of those who created the scheme Livingstone adopted and as advisor to the London Assembly, to provide a critical record of the introduction of the London Congestion Charge, and of its implications for congestion charging elsewhere. more...
Still Stuck in Trafficby Anthony Downs
Brookings Institution Press 2003; US$ 28.95In this edition, Anthony Downs seeks to assess the utility of anticongestion programmes. Drawing on a significant body of research from transportation experts and land-use planners, the book examines the advantages and disadvantages of various strategies. more...
Interurban Road Charging for Trucks in Europeby Jose Viegas
Elsevier 2005; US$ 95.00Charging for the use of transport infrastructure has very different traditions in the various modes, reflecting the different nature of their infrastructure (nodal vs. linear), but also different historical traditions of open access, system integration, etc. Since the early 90's various European Commission initiatives took on this issue, looking mainly at the road sector, where many countries had no (direct) access charges. Heavy goods vehicles were systematically identified as the primary targets for a renewed approach to this problem. What seemed an easy catch has proved to be much harder, with the various countries adopting almost exclusively national approaches, and the European institutions unable to drive the process. This book... more...
Procurement and Financing of Motorways in Europeby Giorgio Ragazzi; Werner Rothengatter
Elsevier 2005; US$ 94.95This volume raises many challenging and controversial issues surrounding motorway procurement and finance in Europe. A somewhat surprising outcome is that a general appraisal bias can be identified in the following sense: Experts from countries which have introduced concession schemes for managing and financing of their motorways are very critical of these schemes, stressing their shortcomings and caveats. Some even conclude that public management under a regime of welfare maximisation would be desirable as a sustainable option. Experts from countries which have been sticking to public procurement and tax finance of motorways strongly attack the inefficiency of public planning regimes and the general tendency to allocate the revenues from special... more...
The Official History of Britain and the Channel Tunnelby T.R. Gourvish
Taylor & Francis 2006; US$ 128.00Commissioned by the Cabinet Office and using hitherto untapped British Government records, this book presents an in-depth analysis of the successful project of 1986-94. It is a portrayal of the complexities of quadripartite decision-making, revealing insights into the role of the British and French Governments in the process. more...
Travel Survey Methodsby Peter Stopher; Cheryl Stecher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006; US$ 155.00An international look at improving data collection in travel surveys more...
Mathematical and Economic Theory of Road Pricingby Hai Yang; Hai-Jun Huang
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005; US$ 147.00Provides the methodological advances in applying modeling techniques to road pricing. This book presents studies that are carried out within the general network equilibrium context, with rigorous optimization and economic theories. It is useful to any academic or professional reader interested in road pricing. more...
Progress in Activity-Based Analysisby Harry Timmermans
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005; US$ 130.00In three sections, this work: reviews a range of approaches to incorporating increased complexity in models; discusses how to obtain the rich data necessary to support complex models; and reports on real applications in action. It is useful for any researcher or practitioner wishing to keep abreast of this key area of transportation research. more...









