Traffic Congestion in Europe
By: European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Series: ECMT Round Tables -- no.110
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9789264180048
Subjects: Transportation
Description: The problems caused by road congestion are frequently reported in the media and finding a solution to congestion ranks high on the agenda of politicians. Countless studies have been published detailing the number of working hours lost in traffic jams. The figures quoted in these studies are alarming and paint an apocalyptic picture of road congestion. However, besides the everyday congestion faced by motorists, differences of opinion are now starting to appear with regard to the scale of the problem and the ways in which it should be tackled. This Round Table attempted to define congestion and to determine the scale of the problem. It addressed the trends in congestion and the consequences of those trends. The Round Table then considered possible solutions to the congestion problem. Considering the extent of this problem in the European context, the Round Table report sheds light on one of the most visible malfunctions of transport systems.
Table of contents: title: Introductory Report by K.-O. Schallabock and R. Peterson, Germany; title: Introductory Report: Road Congestion in Western Europe by C. Gerondeau, France; title: Introductory Report by J. M. Dargay and P.B. Goodwin, U.K.; title: Introductory Report: A Prospective Assessment of the Problem by P. Bovy and H. Salomon, Netherlands; title: Environmental Impact of Congestion and Policies to Reduce It by Bert Van Wee and Robert Van Den Brink; title: Modelling Traffic Congestion in Cambridge by David Newberry