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Edited by Piet Rietveld, Kenneth Button, Peter Nijkamp
‘The latest volume in the Edward Elgar series on classic papers tackles urban transport analysis. 37 papers have been selected to cover some of the key economic aspects of demand, supply of public transport, external costs, policy (inclu...
Edited by Lars Lundqvist, Kenneth Button, Peter Nijkamp
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Edited by Roger R. Stough, Yoshiro Higano, Kenneth Button, Peter Nijkamp
The subjects of transport and information systems have long been closely linked because they are both complements and substitutes for each other and thus offer potential for more efficient and productive traffic demand management. This i...
Edited by Alan McKinnon, Kenneth Button, Peter Nijkamp
Logistics is the management function responsible for the flow of materials through the supply chain. Freight transport typically accounts for a third of total logistics costs and is a major determinant of the quality of a distribution se...
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Understanding the economics and the wider impact of transport infrastructure presents a major challenge to economists. The scale of investment, indivisibilities, the setting of appropriate charges and the rate of economic growth are prob...
Edited by Chris Nash, Mark Wardman, Kenneth Button, Peter Nijkamp
‘From Harold Hotelling to the present day, this volume gathers together some of the most important contributions by transport economists to advancing our understanding of how the railway industry works.’
– John Preston, University of Oxf...
Edited by Peter Forsyth, Kenneth Button, Peter Nijkamp
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