This book uses the powerful lens of accessibility analysis to
answer questions in spatial development, travel behavior,
facilities planning, locational efficiency, metropolitan
resilience, and more. Its pragmatic and empirical approach - and
its bringing together of leading accessibility scholars into a
single volume - make it an invaluable reference for scholars and
policymakers in the areas of transportation, land use, and
public-service provision.' - Jonathan Levine, University of
Michigan, US'Efficiency and equity are key issues in accessibility
studies. Infrastructure investment should be as economically
efficient as possible while ensuring a basic level of accessibility
for all social groups and territories. This book is set within the
complex relationship between efficiency and equity, providing a
number of contributions that reveal the importance of accessibility
on regional growth, access to services, house prices, modal choice
and transport policies. The authors of these chapters are leading
researchers in different disciplines making high level
contributions in the field of accessibility. Without a doubt, this
book will be very attractive for readers interested in
accessibility and transportation.' - Javier Gutierrez, Universidad
Complutense de Madrid, Spain Leading researchers from around the
world show, in this volume, the importance of accessibility in
contemporary issues such as rural depopulation, investments in
public services and public transport, and transport infrastructure
investments in Europe. The trade-offs between accessibility,
economic development and equity are comprehensively examined, and a
variety of approaches to measuring accessibility and equality
presented. The book's interdisciplinary contributions also provide
different geographical contexts, from the US to various European
and developing countries, and cover ex ante and ex post evaluation
of transport investment. Improving transport accessibility is a
main objective in transport policy and planning in developed and
developing countries all over the world. Investment is motivated by
the need to develop and/or reduce spatial or social inequalities.
However, the economic and equity implications of investments in
transport are not straightforward. The concepts of accessibility
and equity can be defined and operationalized in many different
ways, influencing outcomes and conclusions. Moreover, equity and
efficiency goals are often conflicting. Accessibility models not
only help to explain spatial and transport patterns in developed
and developing countries but are also powerful tools to explain the
equity and efficiency impacts of urban and transport policies and
projects. This state-of-the-art overview of the
accessibility-economic efficiency-equity relationship will appeal
to researchers as well as transport and urban planners interested
in accessibility issues and transport/regional developments.
Contributors: P.R. Anciaes, B. Buttner, K. Button, Z. Chen, P.
Christidis, H. Demirel, T.P. Dentinho, J. Evans, K.T. Geurs, M.
Kompil, K.J. Krizek, L. La Paix, D. Levinson, E. Lopez, D.P.
McArthur, P. Mogush, A. Monzon, R. Neiva, E. Ortega, L. Osland, C.
Pakissi, R. Patuelli, B.A. Portnov, I. Thorsen, J. Uboe, G.
Wulfhorst
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