Rigorous in approach and making use of real-world data and econometric techniques, it contains case studies from a range of countries including congestion charging in Norway, Singapore and the UK, light rail in the Netherlands and freeway tolls in the US.
Small and Verhoef cover all basic topics needed for any application of economics to transportation:
- forecasting the demand for transportation services under alternative policies
- measuring all the costs including those incurred by users
- setting prices under practical constraints
- choosing and evaluating investments in basic facilities
- designing ways in which the private and public sectors interact to provide services.
This book will be of great interest to students with basic calculus and some knowledge of economic theory who are engaged with transportation economics, planning and, or engineering, travel demand analysis, and many related fields. It will also be essential reading for researchers in any aspect of urban transportation.
Rigorous in approach and making use of real-world data and econometric techniques, it contains case studies from a range of countries including congestion charging in Norway, Singapore and the UK, light rail in the Netherlands and freeway tolls in the US.
Small and Verhoef cover all basic topics needed for any application of economics to transportation:
- forecasting the demand for transportation services under alternative policies
- measuring all the costs including those incurred by users
- setting prices under practical constraints
- choosing and evaluating investments in basic facilities
- designing ways in which the private and public sectors interact to provide services.
This book will be of great interest to students with basic calculus and some knowledge of economic theory who are engaged with transportation economics, planning and, or engineering, travel demand analysis, and many related fields. It will also be essential reading for researchers in any aspect of urban transportation.
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ISBN-13: | 9781351653435 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 06/10/2024 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 432 |
File size: | 4 MB |