The Future for Interurban Passenger Transport Bringing Citizens Closer Together

Economic growth, trade and the concentration of population in large cities will intensify demand for interurban transport services. Concurrently, the need to manage environmental impacts effectively will increase. How successful we are in coping with demand will depend on our ability to innovate, to...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2010
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • How Transport Costs Shape the Spatial Pattern of Economic Activity
  • The Informed and Oriented Transport System User
  • Environmental Aspects of Inter-City Passenger Transport
  • The Contribution of Strategic Environmental Assessment to Transport Policy Governance
  • Final Session
  • Long-Distance Passenger Rail Services in Europe
  • When Should we Provide Separate Auto and Truck Roadways?
  • Competition or Co-Operation in Public Transport
  • The High-Speed Inter-City Transport System in Japan
  • International Air Passenger Transport in the Future
  • Potential Economic Impacts of Technological and Organizational Innovations in Intermodal Access to Major Passenger Terminals
  • Summary of Discussions
  • The Economics of Co2 Emissions Trading for Aviation
  • Does Strategic Environmental Assessment Change Outcomes?
  • Long-Distance Bus Services in Europe: Concessions or Free Market?
  • Competition for Long-Distance Passenger Rail Services
  • Dedicated Lanes, Tolls and its Technology
  • Lessons from the US Transport Deregulation Experience for Privatization
  • Interurban Passenger Transport
  • When to Invest in High-Speed Rail Links and Networks ?
  • The Prospects for Inter-Urban Travel Demand