Over the past thirty-five years, a substantial amount of
theoretical and empirical scholarly research has been developed
across the discipline domains of Transportation. This research has
been synthesized into a systematic handbook that examines the
scientific concepts, methods, and principles of this growing and
evolving field. The Handbook of Transportation Science outlines the
field of transportation as a scientific discipline that transcends
transportation technology and methods. Whether by car, truck,
airplane - or by a mode of transportation that has not yet been
conceived - transportation obeys fundamental properties. The
science of transportation defines these properties, and
demonstrates how our knowledge of one mode of transportation can be
used to explain the behavior of another. Transportation scientists
are motivated by the desire to explain spatial interactions that
result in movement of people or objects from place to place. Its
methodologies draw from physics, operations research, probability
and control theory.
The eighteen chapters in the Second Edition of the Handbook of
Transportation Science are written by the leading researchers in
Transportation Science as a continual effort to explore the
scientific nature and state-of-the-art of the field. As such, it is
directed to all the research and practitioner domains of
transportation. It has been expanded from the first edition through
the addition of four chapters. Chapter 15 extends the networks
section of the book by addressing supply chains, distribution
networks and logistics. While the emphasis is on freight
transportation, the principles for network design extend to other
applications, such as publiceconomics. Chapters 16 through 18 fall
in a new section on transportation economics. Chapter 16 addresses
revenue management, a relatively recent topic in transportation,
which has had substantial impact on the airline industry in
particular. Chapter 17 presents spatial interaction models, which
provides a mechanism for analyzing patterns of development. Chapter
18 provides the principles of transportation economics, with
emphasis on pricing and public policy. In addition to the new
chapters, the original chapters have been updated and revised.
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