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First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
Containing a set of readings that clearly convey fundamental
concepts, theory and methodologies of transport economics, this
book is an invaluable tool, essential for the teaching and study of
the subject. Papers have been carefully selected for their
usefulness in teaching by seven prominent and experienced
professors of transport economics. As such, the majority of the
twenty-six papers included in the text deal with timeless and
fundamental subjects in transport economics, and have been
evaluated by many instructors as being effective papers for
educational purposes.
While intercity passenger transport counts for about 2% of the
total passenger transport volume the share of the total passenger
kilometers traveled is estimated more than one third. In many
countries the major part of intercity transport is performed by car
and air and as a result, the contribution to the carbon footprint
is substantially higher than the share of overall passenger
transport performance. This creates a challenge to develop a
sustainable organization of intercity transport which requires a
true joint effort of policy makers, industry sectors and
households. This presupposes that all options for reducing the
carbon footprint of the transport modes - car, air and rail - are
fully exploited through modern propulsion technology, use of
regenerative energy and efficient organization of transport
processes. Basic conditions for meeting this requirement are an
incentive compatible public framework of regulation, taxation,
charging and education, the private willingness to adjust to new
behavioral patterns and a consequent push of technological progress
towards energy and CO2 savings. This book begins with an
international comparison of intercity transport and the current
state of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) of this transport segment.
A focus is given to comparing the situation in the EU, the US and
Japan while describing the more recent development of intercity
transport in China, followed by an analysis of intercity transport
policies and their contribution to meet the global climate change
issues. This book will be of interest to researchers in
transportation economics and policy, as well as civil engineering
and planning.
While intercity passenger transport counts for about 2% of the
total passenger transport volume the share of the total passenger
kilometers traveled is estimated more than one third. In many
countries the major part of intercity transport is performed by car
and air and as a result, the contribution to the carbon footprint
is substantially higher than the share of overall passenger
transport performance. This creates a challenge to develop a
sustainable organization of intercity transport which requires a
true joint effort of policy makers, industry sectors and
households. This presupposes that all options for reducing the
carbon footprint of the transport modes - car, air and rail - are
fully exploited through modern propulsion technology, use of
regenerative energy and efficient organization of transport
processes. Basic conditions for meeting this requirement are an
incentive compatible public framework of regulation, taxation,
charging and education, the private willingness to adjust to new
behavioral patterns and a consequent push of technological progress
towards energy and CO2 savings. This book begins with an
international comparison of intercity transport and the current
state of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) of this transport segment.
A focus is given to comparing the situation in the EU, the US and
Japan while describing the more recent development of intercity
transport in China, followed by an analysis of intercity transport
policies and their contribution to meet the global climate change
issues. This book will be of interest to researchers in
transportation economics and policy, as well as civil engineering
and planning.
Major institutional, regulatory, and structural changes have
occurred in international air transport during the past two
decades. Many countries have deregulated their domestic airline
industries and open skies continental blocs have formed in Europe
and North America A movement is now underway to create a
liberalized continental bloc in Australasia. International air
transport has been substantially liberalized due to the diminishing
role of lATA as an industry cartel, and via a series of liberalized
bilateral agreements signed between many countries, including the
u.s. and UK Increased liberalization and continentalization have
induced major airlines to create global service networks through
inter-carrier alliances. And all these changes are intensifYing
competition between major carriers in both domestic and
international markets. The increased competition and economic
recession in the early 1990s led many airlines to massive fmancial
losses, forcing them to undertake major restructuring to improve
efficiency and reduce costs. Although it is important for an
airline to map out proper strategies in the globalizing airline
industry, the ultimate ability of a carrier to swvive and prosper
in increasingly competitive markets greatly depends on its
productivity and cost competitiveness.
Major institutional, regulatory, and structural changes have
occurred in international air transport during the past two
decades. Many countries have deregulated their domestic airline
industries and open skies continental blocs have formed in Europe
and North America A movement is now underway to create a
liberalized continental bloc in Australasia. International air
transport has been substantially liberalized due to the diminishing
role of lATA as an industry cartel, and via a series of liberalized
bilateral agreements signed between many countries, including the
u.s. and UK Increased liberalization and continentalization have
induced major airlines to create global service networks through
inter-carrier alliances. And all these changes are intensifYing
competition between major carriers in both domestic and
international markets. The increased competition and economic
recession in the early 1990s led many airlines to massive fmancial
losses, forcing them to undertake major restructuring to improve
efficiency and reduce costs. Although it is important for an
airline to map out proper strategies in the globalizing airline
industry, the ultimate ability of a carrier to swvive and prosper
in increasingly competitive markets greatly depends on its
productivity and cost competitiveness.
In the foreseeable future the alliance will become an increasingly
important feature of the airline industry around the world. Despite
its growing importance to airline management, aviation policy
makers, and research literature, there has not been much rigorous
analysis of airline alliances in economics or management
literature. It is clear that the authors of this book are among the
first researchers to do serious analytical studies and quantitative
analysis on airline alliances. Given the growing importance of
alliances, there is a clear need for a book that gives a
comprehensive and analytical treatment of key aspects of airline
alliances. In this book, they accomplish just that. This book
presents the past history and current status of airline alliances,
reasons why alliances are being formed, analyzes the questions 'why
are alliances likely to remain a key fixture of the airline
industry in the foreseeable future?' and 'what implications do
alliances have on carrier management and public policy makers', and
quantifies the key economics effects of airline alliances.
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