Improving the Urban Environment: How to Adjust National and Local Government Policy for Sustainable Urban Growth
This insightful volume presents a multidisciplinary perspective on environmental planning. Drawing on the most important works in the environmental and social sciences, this collection places special emphasis on spatial dimensions...
The primary focus of the 38 papers collected here is on the economic dimensions of transport policy decision-making. The papers are organized into four main groupings devoted to underlying objectives...
... Economic Review , 56 : 392-415 . Levesque , T. ( 1994 ) Modeling the effects of airport noise on residential housing markets : a case study of Winnipeg International Airport , Journal of Transport Economics and Policy , 28 : 199-210 ...
All contributions are by leading experts in their fields and there is extensive cross-referencing of subject matter. This book features expanded coverage on emerging trends and updated case studies.
The dominating theme of this volume on transport modelling is the study of the behaviour of individuals and organizations and the ways in which these affect the movement of persons, commodities or information.
The Economics of Urban Freight Transport
Logistics is the management function responsible for the flow of materials through the supply chain. Freight transport typically accounts for a third of total logistics costs and is a major...
This is the focus of the book. Telecommunications, Transportation and Location contains both synthesis and interpretations of what others have found in regard to these interactions as well as new work that extends earlier findings.
Transport networks are becoming increasingly important now that free trade, open access, increased competition and greater market orientation are fundamental to the current restructuring of Europe. Infrastructure networks are the...