| Description |
1 online resource (555 pages) |
| Contents |
BOOK COVER; HALF; SERIES; COPYRIGHT; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Notes on the Editors; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 TRANSPORT DEMAND: THE BASIC FRAMEWORK*; CHAPTER 2 CONCEPTS OF PRICE ELASTICITIES OF TRANSPORT DEMAND AND RECENT EMPIRICAL ESTIMATES* AN INTERPRETATIVE SURVEY; CHAPTER 3 THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF DISAGGREGATE DEMAND FORECASTING FOR VARIOUS MODES OF URBAN TRANSPORTATION*; CHAPTER 4 STATED PREFERENCE ANALYSIS OF TRAVEL CHOICES: THE STATE OF PRACTICE*; CHAPTER 5 TRIP SCHEDULING IN URBAN TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS*; CHAPTER 6 COMPETITION, NATURAL MONOPOLY, AND SCALE ECONOMIES* |
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CHAPTER 7 ECONOMIES OF DENSITY VERSUS ECONOMIES OF SCALE: WHY TRUNK AND LOCAL SERVICE AIRLINE COSTS DIFFER*CHAPTER 8 STATISTICAL COSTING IN TRANSPORTATION*; CHAPTER 9 DEVISING BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR RAILWAYS*; CHAPTER 10 THE ROLE OF COST IN THE MINIMUM PRICING OF RAILROAD SERVICES*; CHAPTER 11 OPTIMAL DEPARTURES FROM MARGINAL COST PRICING; CHAPTER 12 AN INTEGRATED FARES POLICY FOR TRANSPORT IN LONDON; CHAPTER 13 OPTIMAL BUS FAR |
| Summary |
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 use |
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Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Walter, W. G
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Dodgson, John
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| ISBN |
9780203985359 |
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0203985354 |
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