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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455175203321

Titolo

Essays in transportation economics and policy [[electronic resource] ] : a handbook in honor of John R. Meyer / / José A. Gómez-Ibáñez, William B. Tye, Clifford Winston, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c1999

ISBN

9780585041644

0-8157-1569-2

0-585-04164-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (583 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MeyerJohn Robert

Gómez-IbáñezJosé A. <1948->

TyeW. B (William B.)

WinstonClifford <1952->

Disciplina

388

Soggetti

Transportation and state

Transportation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""1 The Legacy of John R. Meyer""; ""PART I - Techniques of Transportation Analysis""; ""2 The Demand for Transportation: Models and Applications""; ""3 Learning about Transport Costs""; ""4 Pricing""; ""5 Project Evaluation""; ""PART II - The Automobile in Society""; ""6 Congestion""; ""7 The Politics of Controlling Auto Air Pollution""; ""8 Fuel Economy and Auto Safety Regulation: Is the Cure Worse than the Disease?""; ""9 Technology- Forcing Public Policies and the Automobile""; ""10 Determinants of Motorization and Road Provision""; ""PART III - Transportation and Cities""

""11 The Urban Transportation Problem: A Reexamination and Update""""12 Transportation and Land Use""; ""13 Accessibility and Economic Opportunity""; ""PART IV - Regulatory Issues in Transportation""; ""14 Regulatory Reform of U. S. Intercity Transportation""; ""15 Regulation and Innovation: Lessons from the American Railroad Industry""; ""16 The Economics of Commercial



Transportation Safety""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""