Introduction to transport policy : a public policy view /

This comprehensive and accessible textbook introduces the basic concepts of transport policy and decision-making to students of transport policy, transport planning, urban transport, transport evaluation and public policy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Stopher, Peter R. (Author), Stanley, John (Adjunct professor) (Author)
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014.
Subjects:	Transportation and state. Transport policy. Transportation. Urban transport. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1 Introduction; 2 History of transport with policy implications; 3 Policy needs and policy processes; 4 Economic and sustainability foundations; 5 Traffic theory and transport planning foundations; 6 Social exclusion; 7 Tackling the externalities
environment; 8 Tackling the externalities
health and safety; 9 Tackling the externalities
congestion; 10 Tackling the externalities
fuels and technology; 11 Agglomeration and other wider economic benefits; 12 Road user charges; 13 Potential solutions
public transport investment and technology14 Potential solutions
TSM, TDM and VTBC; 15 Goods movement; 16 An integrated land use/transport policy; Index.