Is Transport Infrastructure Effective? Transport Infrastructure and Accessibility: Impacts on the Space Economy

When in 1989 the authors started research on infrastructure, they did not foresee that this would lead to a long-term involvement in this area. Our beginning happened to coincide with the publication of David Aschauer's article on public capital and productivity, which induced a large flow of p...

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Main Authors: Rietveld, Piet, Bruinsma, Frank (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1998, 1998
Edition:1st ed. 1998
Series:Advances in Spatial Science, The Regional Science Series
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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505 0 |a 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Scope of the Book -- 1.3 Policy Analysis of Infrastructure Projects: Impact Studies -- 1.4 Accessibility Impacts -- 1.5 Infrastructure and Location Decisions of Firms -- 1.6 Transport Infrastructure: Supply or Demand Driven? -- 1.7 Infrastructure and the Environment -- 1.8 Aim and Structure of the Book -- A: Concepts, Theory and Review of Empirical Research -- 2 Concepts and Data -- 3 Theory: Infrastructure and the Space Economy -- 4 A Review of Empirical Infrastructure Impact Research -- B: European Accessibility Studies -- to Part B -- 5 The Accessibility of Cities in European Infrastructure Networks -- 6 A Comparison of European Accessibility Studies -- C: Regional and Urban Impact Studies -- to Part C -- 7 Road Infrastructure and Corridor Development: Regional Models -- 8 Road Infrastructure and Corridor Development: Entrepreneurial Surveys -- 9 Infrastructure and Urban Development: the Amsterdam Orbital Motorway -- 10 Accessibility and the Valuation of Cities -- 11 Urban Location Preferences of Entrepreneurs -- D: Infrastructure Supply Studies -- to Part D -- 12 Evolution of the Dutch Railway Network and Urban Development -- 13 Determinants of Infrastructure Supply in European Regions -- 14 Conclusion -- References 
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520 |a When in 1989 the authors started research on infrastructure, they did not foresee that this would lead to a long-term involvement in this area. Our beginning happened to coincide with the publication of David Aschauer's article on public capital and productivity, which induced a large flow of publications in this field. Infrastructure has indeed been a hot topic in policy and research during the past decade. It is surprising, however, that the number of monographs on spatial and economic impacts of infrastructure has remained very limited. The aim of this book is to contribute to the literature in a consolidated way. A distinguishing feature of our book is that we analyze infrastructure impacts using various methods (both modelling and non-modelling) at a variety of spatial levels (from local to international). Other special features are that we make ample use of 'accessibility' as a bridge concept between the areas of infrastructure and the economy. Finally, we not only treat transport infrastructure projects as given, as is the usual approach in infrastructure impact research, but we also analyze the factors influencing infrastructure supply. We have adopted a mainly non-technical approach throughout most of the book. This means that it can also be used by readers without a strong back­ ground in statistics, modelling or micro-economics