Accessibility, Equity and Efficiency Challenges for Transport and Public Services
Recently published book: Accessibility, Equity and Efficiency: Challenges for Transport and Public Services
Accessibility, Equity and Efficiency Challenges for Transport and Public Services NECTAR Series on Transportation and Communications Networks Research Edited by Karst T. Geurs, Roberto Patuelli, and Tomaz Ponce Dentinho.
NECTAR Series on Transportation and Communications Networks Research Edited by Karst T. Geurs, Roberto Patuelli and Tomaz Ponce Dentinho Category:Monograph Book Publisher:Edward Elgar Publishing Published in print:26 Feb 2016 ISBN:9781784717889 eISBN:9781784717896 DOI:10.4337/9781784717896
Accessibility models not only help to explain spatial and transport developments in developed and developing countries but also are powerful tools to explain the equity and efficiency impacts of urban and transport policies and projects. In this book, leading researchers from around the world show the importance of accessibility in contemporary issues such as rural depopulation, investments in public services and public transport and transport infrastructure investments in Europe.
Table of Contents:
PART I: Introduction
Chapter 1: Accessibility, equity and efficiency Karst T. Geurs, Tomaz Ponce Dentinho and Roberto Patuelli Download PDF (144.4 KB)
PART II: Equity issues in population accessibility
Chapter 2: Does accessibility still matter? Evidence from Swiss municipalities Boris A. Portnov
Chapter 3: Population decline and accessibility in the Portuguese interior Paulo Rui Anciães
Chapter 4: Rural depopulation, labour market accessibility and housing prices David Philip McArthur, Liv Osland, Inge Thorsen and Jan Ubøe
PART III: Equity in access to daily activities and services
Chapter 5: Ensuring accessibility to daily activities for different population segments with respect to sharp increases in mobility costs Benjamin Büttner, Gebhard Wulfhorst and Jordan Evans
Chapter 6: Efficiency and equity indicators to evaluate different patterns of accessibility to public services: an application to Huambo, Angola César Pakissi and Tomaz Ponce Dentinho
PART IV: Efficiency of railroads and train station access
Chapter 7: Influence of the first and last mile on HSR accessibility levels Andrés Monzón, Emilio Ortega and Elena López
Chapter 8: Train station access and train use: a joint stated and revealed preference choice modelling study Lissy La Paix and Karst T. Geurs
Chapter 9: Industrial accessibility and the efficiency of the US freight railroads Kenneth Button, Zhenhua Chen and Rui Neiva
PART V: Accessibility evaluation and appraisal
Chapter 10: The value of bicycle trail access in home purchases Paul Mogush, Kevin J. Krizek and David Levinson
Chapter 11: Accessibility and territorial cohesion: ex post analysis of Cohesion Fund infrastructure projects Mert Kompil, Hande Demirel and Panayotis Christidis
Index Edited by Karst T. Geurs, Roberto Patuelli and Tomaz Ponce Dentinho Download PDF (100.9 KB)