Transport in a Unified Europe
Policies and Challenges
Elsevier (Publisher)
Published in November 1993
Book
Hardback
446 pages
978-0-444-81702-0 (ISBN)
Description
Fundamental changes are taking place in Europe - involving demography, economics, technology and lifestyles. Barriers are coming down and the EC 12 are likely to increase in number, making Europe the largest free-trade area in the world. Transport will have a key role in achieving greater unification in Europe. This book takes a Europe-wide perspective in presenting transport by the different modes of travel. This contextual part is then balanced with extensive reviews of the policy issues and challenges facing decision-makers - these include missing transport networks, the issue of sustainability, peripheral countries, regulatory reforms, links with Central and East European countries, finance and investment. Finally, a comparison is made with the USA. The book brings together 22 authors from 16 different countries, and this combination of international authors gives an authoritative overview of transport. It provides a view of the main transport issues in Europe and analyzes the main challenges facing decision-makers at all levels.
Fundamental changes are taking place in Europe - involving demography, economics, technology and lifestyles. Barriers are coming down and the EC 12 are likely to increase in number, making Europe the largest free-trade area in the world. Transport will have a key role in achieving greater unification in Europe. This book takes a Europe-wide perspective in presenting transport by the different modes of travel. This contextual part is then balanced with extensive reviews of the policy issues and challenges facing decision-makers - these include missing transport networks, the issue of sustainability, peripheral countries, regulatory reforms, links with Central and East European countries, finance and investment. Finally, a comparison is made with the USA. The book brings together 22 authors from 16 different countries, and this combination of international authors gives an authoritative overview of transport. It provides a view of the main transport issues in Europe and analyzes the main challenges facing decision-makers at all levels.
Fundamental changes are taking place in Europe - involving demography, economics, technology and lifestyles. Barriers are coming down and the EC 12 are likely to increase in number, making Europe the largest free-trade area in the world. Transport will have a key role in achieving greater unification in Europe. This book takes a Europe-wide perspective in presenting transport by the different modes of travel. This contextual part is then balanced with extensive reviews of the policy issues and challenges facing decision-makers - these include missing transport networks, the issue of sustainability, peripheral countries, regulatory reforms, links with Central and East European countries, finance and investment. Finally, a comparison is made with the USA. The book brings together 22 authors from 16 different countries, and this combination of international authors gives an authoritative overview of transport. It provides a view of the main transport issues in Europe and analyzes the main challenges facing decision-makers at all levels.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-444-81702-0 (9780444817020)
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Content
Transport Policies and Challenges in a Unified Europe - Introduction (D. Banister, J. Berechman). Part 1 European Transport: Congestion and the car (P. Jones). Contestability and entry deterrence in the bus industry (D. Banister, J. Berechman, G. de Rus Mendoza). High-speed railways in Europe (J. Viegas, U. Blum). Air transport markets (S. Barrett). Waterways as an alternative mode (M. Giaoutzi, P. Nijkamp). Freight transport (K. Button). Part 2 Policy Issues and Challenges in Europe: Missing transport networks - a policy perspective (G. Hauser, R. Maggi). The links between mobility and environmental sustainability (V. Dugonjic et al). Regional transport infrastructure policies (J. Kristiansen). Regulatory reform in local public transport in Scandinavia (B. Andersen). East-west European transport - an overview (K. Button). Transport problems at the juncture between East and West (U. Blum, F. Leibbrand). Financing transport in Europe (B. Gerardin). Investing in transport infrastructure (D. Banister). Passenger transport in the United States and Europe - a comparative analysis of public-sector involvement (J. Pucher, D. Ioannides, I. Hirschman).