Transportation and economic development challenges

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Transportation and economic development challenges

edited by Kenneth Button, Aura Reggiani

(NECTAR series on transportation and communications networks research / series editor: Aura Reggiani)

Edward Elgar, c2011

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Recent years have seen considerable changes in the technology of transportation with the development of high-speed rail networks, more fuel-efficient automobiles and aircraft, and the widespread adoption of informatics in disciplines such as traffic management and supply chain logistics. The authors in this volume assess transportation interactions with employment and income, examine some of the policies that have been deployed to maximize the economic and social impacts of transportation provision at the local and regional levels and analyze how advances in transportation technologies have impacted, and will, impact future development. Due in part to the general liberalization of markets, there have been major changes in the institutional environment in which transportation is supplied; these changes inevitably affect wider economic systems and development, although in turn these changes feed back upon transportation networks. The contributors to this work develop these and other themes from a variety of perspectives, implementing a wide range of academic approaches into their analyses. Stemming from initiatives of the Network on European Communications and Transport Activities Research (NECTAR), Transportation and Economic Development Challenges presents a body of research that exemplifies the organization's objective of fostering research collaboration around the world. This book serves as a much-needed bridge between transportation and economic development. As such, it will be of significant interest to students and scholars of economics, transport studies and development, policymakers, and anyone with an interest in broadening their understanding of the links between economics and transportation.

Table of Contents

Contents: Preface 1. Introduction Kenneth Button and Aura Reggiani 2. The Relationship between Megaregions and Megapolitans: Transportation Planning for the Two Scales Jason S. Myers and Anne Dunning 3. The Global Economic Crisis, Investment in Transport Infrastructure, and Economic Development Andrew R. Goetz 4. Distance in the Existence of Political Pathologies: Rationalized Transport Policies and Trade Nihan Akyelken 5. Access to Rail in Urban Areas: Examination of the Number of Stations Moshe Givoni and Piet Rietveld 6. Parcel Distribution Networks for Online Shopping Business Hyunwoo Lim and Narushige Shiode 7. Discussion of the Necessity of Accessibility Standards: The German 'Guidelines for Integrated Network Design' (RIN) Regine Gerike, Andreas Rau and Jurgen Gerlach 8. Transportation Planning of the Future: Mitigating GHGs in the US through Green Litigation Deb Niemeier, Erica Jones and Roger Cheng 9. Matching Words and Deeds? How Transit-Oriented are the Bloomberg-Era Rezonings in New York City? Simon McDonnell, Josiah Madar and Vicki Been 10. Policymaking on Waterside Industrial Sites: An Empirical Study for Flanders Tom Pauwels, Eddy Van de Voorde, Thierry Vanelslander and Ann Verhetsel Index

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  • NCID
    BB05973794
  • ISBN
    • 9781849801676
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cheltenham
  • Pages/Volumes
    viii, 205 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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