A research agenda for transport policy / edited by John Stanley, David A. Hensher.

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Elgar research agendasPublisher: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2019]Description: ix, 215 pages ; 26 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781788970198 (cased)

Subject(s):

Transportation and state

DDC classification:

388 STA 23 015745

LOC classification:

HE193 .R47 2019

Contents:

Part I: Introduction -- 1. Setting the context / John Stanley and David A. Hensher -- Part II: Societal goals-based perspectives -- 2. Transport economics / David A. Hensher -- 3. Social perspectives: transport as if people mattered / Janet Stanley -- 4. Transport and the environment / Robin Hickman and David Banister -- 5. Transport governance / Greg Marsden -- 6. Road transport infrastructure funding / Georgina Santos -- Part III: Modal perspectives -- 7. Public transport / Chris Nash and Daniel Johnson -- 8. Active transport perspectives / Stephen Greaves and Christopher Standen -- 9. The future of urban roads / Richard de Cani, Ritu Garg and Harrison Peck -- 10. A maritime research agenda in transport policy / Michael Bell -- 11. Long-distance transport service sustainability : management and policy directions from the airline perspective / Rico Merkert and James Bushell -- 12. Freight transport and logistics / Alan McKinnon -- Part IV: Regional perspectives -- 13. North America / Michael Roschlau and Josipa Petrunic -- 14. South America : the challenge of transition / Alejandro Tirachini -- 15. European Union and United Kingdom : research roadmap for transport policy / Rosário Macário, Hilde Meersman and Eddy van de Voorde -- 16. Transport policies in Asia / Junyi Zhang and Fuyo (Jenny) Yamamoto -- 17. Africa / Jackie Walters -- 18. Australia / John Stanley -- Part V: Policy perspectives on future transport -- 19. The future of big projects : lessons from Australia / Martin Locke -- 20. Transport technology / Brian Collins -- 21. Intelligent mobility and mobility as a service / Corinne Mulley, John Nelson and David A. Hensher -- 22. Big data and transport / Marcela A. Munizaga -- Index.

Summary: Everyone has an opinion on transport: it significantly affects daily lives. This book highlights key transport opportunities and challenges, and identifies research requirements to inform policy discussion and support better societal outcomes. It does this by scanning across modes, continents, technologies and socio-economic settings, looking for common threads, points of difference and opportunities to make a difference. The book should appeal to prospective post-graduate students, professionals in transport and related fields, and those interested in better places and good discussions.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	388 STA 015745 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		015745

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Everyone has an opinion on transport: it significantly affects daily lives. This book highlights key transport opportunities and challenges, and identifies research requirements to inform policy discussion and support better societal outcomes. It does this by scanning across modes, continents, technologies and socio-economic settings, looking for common threads, points of difference and opportunities to make a difference. The book should appeal to prospective post-graduate students, professionals in transport and related fields, and those interested in better places and good discussions.

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