Building a sustainable transportation infrastructure for long-term economic growth
Başlık:
Building a sustainable transportation infrastructure for long-term economic growth
ISBN:
9781522573975
Yayın Bilgileri:
Hershey, Pennsylvania (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA) : IGI Global, [2019]
Fiziksel Tanımlama:
18 PDFs (xx, 309 pages)
Contents:
Chapter 1. A regional approach to mobility management: promoting sustainability and economic growth through public transit -- Chapter 2. Evolving transportation sustainability: climate change, transportation planning, and moves toward active transportation infrastructure -- Chapter 3. Chassis: the unsung linchpin in the global supply chain -- Chapter 4. Regional institutions for transportation sustainability and economic development: the case of Southern California -- Chapter 5. From college to the city: implications of rail transit on the movement of the young, college educated into the city center -- Chapter 6. Support for and behavioral responses to tolls: insights from Hampton Roads, Virginia -- Chapter 7. Financing transportation through local sales taxes -- Chapter 8. Reducing risk in public-private partnership contracts: two examples from highway tolling projects -- Chapter 9. Cost and cost politics in airport takeovers: two cases from North Carolina -- Chapter 10. Contracting out in the transit industry: recent perspectives of transit agency managers.
Abstract:
"This book examines contemporary transportation issues through the lens of various modes of transportation (aviation and airports, inland and short sea shipping, public transit and more) while also focusing on the importance of sustainability, urban planning, and funding. All chapters will provide managerial and policy focus to contemporary transportation issues"-- Provided by publisher.
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Elektronik Erişim:
Full Text Available From IGI Global 2019 Packages
Dil:
English