A handbook of transport economics
By: edited by André de Palma ... [et al.].
Publisher: Edward Elgar; Elgar Publishing, Incorporated, Edward
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cheltenham, U.K; Northampton, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 904
ISBN-13: 9781847202031; 9780857930873
Subjects: Costs; Transportation; Transportation and state
Other titles: Transport economics
Description: Bringing together insights and perspectives from close to 70 of the world's leading experts in the field, this timely Handbook provides an up-to-date guide to the most recent and state-of-the-art advances in transport economics. The comprehensive coverage includes topics such as the relationship between transport and the spatial economy, recent advances in travel demand analysis, the external costs of transport, investment appraisal, pricing, equity issues, competition and regulation, the role of public-private partnerships and the development of policy in local bus services, rail, air and maritime transport.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Transport and spatial economy; title: The demand for transport; title: The cost of transport; title: Optimal public decisions; title: Competition and regulation.