URBAN AND REGIONAL ECONOMICS

Policy Analysis of Transport Networks Imprint: Ashgate Illustrations: Includes 44 b&w illustrations Published: January 2007 Format: 234 x 156 mm Extent: 332 pages Binding: Hardback ISBN: 978-0-7546-4547-4 Price : £65.00 » Website price: £58.50 BL Reference: 388 LoC Control No: 2006928102   Print friendly information sheet Send to a friend Edited by Marina van Geenhuizen, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, Aura Reggiani, University of Bologna, Italy and Piet Rietveld, Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Series : Transport and Mobility Interdisciplinary contributors from across Europe and the USA join together in this book to provide a timely overview of the latest theories and policies related to transport networks. They cover topical issues such as: environmental benefits of substitution of aviation by high speed trains; incident management; impacts of aviation deregulation; and time savings in freight transport. The book also breaks new ground on the development of new methods of cost benefit analysis and other approaches in policy analysis. Contents: Preface; New trends in policy making for transport and regional network integration, Marina van Geenhuizen, Aura Reggiani and Piet Rietveld. Part I Policy Analysis in the Transport Field: Equity issues in the evaluation of transport policies and transport infrastructure projects, Piet Rietveld, Jan Rouwendal and Arno van der Vlist; Economic impact assessment for analysing the viability of regional airports in Norway, Svein Brathen and Knut S. Eriksen; Modelling the short-term impacts of a nuclear accident on transportation flows, Peder Axensten; Models and realities: choosing transit projects for New York City, Robert Paaswell and Joseph Berechman; A framework for identifying and qualifying uncertainty in policy making: the case of intelligent transport systems, Marina van Geenhuizen and Wil Thissen; An evaluation of benefits from aircraft and high-speed train substitution, Mo

The City as a Terminal The Urban Context of Logistics and Freight Transport Imprint: Ashgate Published: November 2008 Format: 234 x 156 mm Extent: 224 pages Binding: Hardback ISBN: 978-0-7546-0913-1 Price : £55.00 » Website price: £49.50 BL Reference: 388.3'3 LoC Control No: 2008025990   Print friendly information sheet Send to a friend Markus Hesse, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Series : Transport and Mobility The on-time delivery of goods is regarded as a primary factor of the urban economy and is being monitored by businesses and government alike. However, much analysis of freight transportation and the flow of goods into, out of and within urban areas focuses on functional, business-related approaches. This book examines the interrelationship between logistics development on one hand and urban development and geographical issues, such as land use and location, on the other. Avoiding certain one-dimensional views on 'logistics impacts on the city', it discloses the complex interaction of the logistics system with the entire urban environment. It also bridges the gap between recent geographical research into new production systems and (post)modern consumption patterns. Illustrated with case studies from the United States, Germany, France, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom, it examines issues such as: the historical nexus between urban areas and logistics; current urban developments with regards to goods distribution; city-region related characteristics of freight flows; locational dynamics; and specific freight related urban problems and conflicts. Contents: Preface; Introduction: the city as terminal. Logistics and freight distribution in an urban context; The city - from market place to terminal; Technocapitalism and logistics transformation; Geographies of distribution; The Berlin-Brandenburg case study; The Northern California case study; Logistics and freight distribution from a policy and planning perspective; Stability and change: lo

Transit Oriented Development Making it Happen Imprint: Ashgate Published: June 2009 Format: 234 x 156 mm Extent: 312 pages Binding: Hardback ISBN: 978-0-7546-7315-6 Price : £65.00 » Website price: £58.50 BL Reference: 388.4 LoC Control No: 2008053685   Print friendly information sheet Send to a friend Edited by Carey Curtis, Curtin University of Technology, Australia, John L. Renne, University of New Orleans, USA and Luca Bertolini, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Series : Transport and Mobility Transit Oriented Development: Making it Happen brings together the different stakeholders and disciplines that are involved in the conception and implementation of TOD to provide a comprehensive overview of the realization of this concept in Australia, North America, Asia and Europe. The book identifies the challenges facing TOD and through a series of key international case studies demonstrates ways to overcome and avoid them. The insights gleaned from these encompass policy and regulation, urban design solutions, issues for local governance, the need to work with community and the commercial realities of TOD. Contents: Preface; Part I: The Context for Transit Oriented Development: Introduction, Luca Bertolini, Carey Curtis and John L. Renne; Planning for transit oriented development: strategic principles Peter Newman; Public transport and sustainable urbanism: global lessons Robert Cervero. Part II Implementation: Tools: Implementing transit oriented development through regional plans: a case study of Western Australia, Carey Curtis; Rail friendly transport and land-use policies: the case of the regional metro system of Naples and Campania, Ennio Cascetta and Francesca Pagliara; Retrofitting TOD and managing the impacts: the case of Subi Centro, Andrew Howe, Geoff Glass and Carey Curtis; From concept to projects: Stedenbaan, The Netherlands, Verena Balz and Joost Schrijnen; An Asian model of TOD: the planning integration in Singapore, Perry Pei-Ju Yang and

Advances in city transport: case studies S. Basbas 0 Resenhas WIT Press, 2006 - 193 páginas Highlighting the highly topical subject of transport and the environment and the closely related field of town planning, this book contains chapters concerning developments in the transportation systems of various cities all over the world. These include Singapore, Sao Paulo, Santiago, Bilbao, Eindhoven, Adelaide, Bangalore and Thessaloniki. The studies featured will be of interest to postgraduate researchers in transport and the environment, engineers and planners working within transport and environment ministries and local authorities, and consultants.

Urban transport and the environment: an international perspective WCTR Society, Institute for Transport Policy Studies, Unʼyu Seisaku Kenkyū Kikō 0 Resenhas Emerald Group Publishing, 2004 - 515 páginas The damaging environmental impact of urban transport, as recognised by the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, is a worsening global problem that needs to be tackled with local solutions. At the same time, urban transport has been causing serious local environmental problems, particularly in developing countries. This book was commissioned with the aim of helping to develop solutions by sharing experience from around the world. Four extensive chapters by leading researchers give an overview of the problem, analyse structures and trends in urban transportation, list the various ways transport affects the environment, and critically review the whole range of policy countermeasures available. The second half of the volume is given over to a uniquely valuable collection of case studies of 21 metropolises, carefully selected to provide a cross-section of different types of city from across the developing and developed world. The relevant characteristics of these cities are systematically described: socio-economic background; local condition of transport and the environment; policy planning, implementation, and evaluation, all with concrete examples. Key data are then presented in charts with a common structure to facilitate comparisons between cities.

Urban transport XII: urban transport and the environment in the 21st century C. A. Brebbia, V. Dolezel 0 Resenhas WIT, 2006 - 935 páginas Transportation in cities, with its related environmental and social concerns, continues to be a topic of the utmost priority for urban authorities and central governments around the world. This is reflected in the proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century, stressing the continuous steady growth and research into the urban transport systems control aspects, information and simulation systems. The papers included in the volume cover a wide variety of topics, such as: Transport sustainability; Urban transport planning and management; Transport modelling and simulation; Transport logistics and operations research; Transport security and safety; Transport technology; Land use and transport integration; Environmental and ecological considerations; Intelligent transport systems; Public transport systems; Information systems and GPS applications and Road

Australian Planner is Australia's leading peer reviewed journal for the planning profession, and is the most read and influential planning journal in Australia and the Pacific Region. It is published quarterly, distributed in March, June, September and December each year. Readership includes those involved in the planning profession including government officials, university staff and students, urban designers, urban, regional, social, environmental, economic and transport planners, as well as those involved in related industries, both nationally and overseas. Australian Planner provides a forum for planning news, opinion and research and each edition of the journal contains a component surrounding a particular theme or topic of interest. Australian Planner has become a well respected publication and a very popular source of knowledge and information for professional planners and those involved in the built environment. Australian Planner provides the planning profession in Australia and Pacific Region with a platform for: Content related directly to informing, educating and interesting those in the planning and the built environment sectors across Australia and internationally To offer content on a wide spectrum of planning related issues and to relate these issues to the built environment in the 21st century To ensure that planners have a forum for mature and informed discussion and debate on relevant topics To assist in determining and promoting the cause of environmentally sustainable planning practices To continually improve the professional reputation and standing of Australian planners To link Australian based planners with global trends

The construction industry is consistently ranked as one of the most corrupt industries worldwide. The impact of corruption goes beyond bribe payments to poor-quality construction of transport infrastructure with low-economic returns alongside low funding for maintenance. Regulation of the construction sector is necessary, but simplicity, transparency, enforcement and a focus on the outcomes of poor construction are likely to have the largest impact. Where government is the client, attempts to counter corruption need to begin at the level of planning and budgeting. Output-based and community-driven approaches show some promise as tools to reduce corruption, they will need to be complemented by a range of other interventions including publication of procurement documents, independent and community oversight, physical audit and public-private anti-corruption partnerships.

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in a range of transport policy initiatives which are designed to influence people's travel behaviour away from single-occupancy car use and towards more benign and efficient options, through a combination of marketing, information, incentives and tailored new services. In transport policy discussions, these are now widely described as 'soft' factor interventions or 'smarter choice' measures or 'mobility management' tools. In 2004, the UK Department for Transport commissioned a major study to examine whether large-scale programmes of these measures could potentially deliver substantial cuts in car use. The purpose of this article is to clarify the approach taken in the study, the types of evidence reviewed and the overall conclusions reached. In summary, the results suggested that, within approximately ten years, smarter choice measures have the potential to reduce national traffic levels by about 11%, with reductions of up to 21% of peak period urban traffic. Moreover, they represent relatively good value for money, with schemes potentially generating benefit:cost ratios which are in excess of 10:1. The central conclusion of the study was that such measures could play a very significant role in addressing traffic, given the right support and policy context

Successful mass transit solutions are rare in poor cities. When they appear they are lauded across the globe and too often copied uncritically. The latest exemplar of such best practice is the 'Transmilenio' rapid bus system in Bogot. The article describes its main characteristics and applauds the improvements that it has already brought to urban transport in Bogot. Naturally, the system is not without its flaws and these need to be drawn to the attention of those who might copy the Bogot example. This is particularly important at the present time when the jewel of Bogot has come under surprisingly strong local criticism over its cost, its ownership structure, its decreasing effectiveness and, fundamentally, because it has failed to solve the transport chaos of Bogot. There is a real danger that 'Transmilenio' will stagnate as its popularity declines and as demands for a metro increase. Given the strengths of the system that would be something of a disaster and, most certainly, not in the interests of the poor

This article shows how the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany have made bicycling a safe, convenient and practical way to get around their cities. The analysis relies on national aggregate data as well as case studies of large and small cities in each country. The key to achieving high levels of cycling appears to be the provision of separate cycling facilities along heavily travelled roads and at intersections, combined with traffic calming of most residential neighbourhoods. Extensive cycling rights of way in the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany are complemented by ample bike parking, full integration with public transport, comprehensive traffic education and training of both cyclists and motorists, and a wide range of promotional events intended to generate enthusiasm and wide public support for cycling. In addition to their many pro-bike policies and programmes, the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany make driving expensive as well as inconvenient in central cities through a host of taxes and restrictions on car ownership, use and parking. Moreover, strict land-use policies foster compact, mixed-use developments that generate shorter and thus more bikeable trips. It is the coordinated implementation of this multi-faceted, mutually reinforcing set of policies that best explains the success of these three countries in promoting cycling. For comparison, the article portrays the marginal status of cycling in the UK and the USA, where only about 1% of trips are by bike.

Urban Sprawl Thomas J. Nechyba and Randall P. Walsh Article Citation Nechyba, Thomas J., and Randall P. Walsh 2004. "Urban Sprawl." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 18(4): 177-200. DOI:10.1257/0895330042632681 Abstract This paper examines the role that insurance has played in dealing with terrorism before and after September 11, 2001, by focusing on the distinctive challenges associated with terrorism as a catastrophic risk. The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA) was passed by the U.S. Congress in November 2002, establishing a national terrorism insurance program that provides up to $100 billion commercial coverage with a specific but temporary risk-sharing arrangement between the federal government and insurers. TRIA's three-year term ends December 31, 2005, so Congress soon has to determine whether it should be renewed, whether an alternative terrorism insurance program should be substituted for it, or whether insurance coverage is left solely in the hands of the private sector. As input into this process, the paper examines several alternatives and scenarios, and discusses their potential to create a sustainable terrorism insurance program in the Unites States.

This article discusses mortgage lending programs aimed at lower-income buyers looking to purchase homes in compact, transit-accessible neighborhoods. Unlike traditional lending formulas, the transit supportive home loans consider the transportation cost savings from living in transit-friendly neighborhoods and applies these savings to a larger mortgage calculation. However, little has been published positioning the concept against the broader goals of smart growth, describing the application of the product, or commenting on its prospects. The first part of this article therefore draws heavily from the literature on smart growth to present the theoretical foundations of the transit supportive home loans and how they address growth management program goals. The second part describes the application of the concept, and the third examines the prospects for this tool and briefly comments on circumstances likely to bedevil its widespread adoption or overall impact. Keywords: Accessibility; Mortgages; Sprawl; Transportation

You may qualify for a home mortgage when you thought you couldn't or be eligible for a larger loan than you expected based on the purchase of a home in a location efficient community. The Location Efficient Mortgage®‚ (LEM) is a mortgage that helps people become homeowners in location efficient communities. These are convenient neighborhoods in which residents can walk from their homes to stores, schools, recreation, and public transportation. People who live in location efficient communities have less need to drive, which allows them to save money and improves the environment for everyone. The LEM combines a low down payment, competitive interest rates, and flexible criteria for financial qualification to allow more people to own the home of their dreams.

Com o lançamento desta publicação, o IBGE dá início à divulgação dos resultados da Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares - POF 2008-2009, cuja realização, apenas seis anos após a edição anterior do levantamento, é fruto de parceria com o Banco Mundial, no âmbito do Projeto de Assistência Técnica de Desenvolvimento Humano - HD TAL (Human Development Technical Assistance Loan), e de convênio com o Ministério da Saúde. Fundamentais para a redução do intervalo de tempo entre duas realizações de uma investigação de abrangência nacional desta natureza, os recursos e o apoio técnico disponibilizados propiciaram a obtenção de insumos material e técnico empregados nesta edição da pesquisa como também a elaboração de estudos e testes com vistas ao seu aprimoramento e à implantação futura de POFs contínuas. Os resultados ora divulgados referem-se às despesas efetuadas, aos rendimentos e variação patrimonial das famílias - aspectos básicos para a análise dos orçamentos domésticos - e a alguns fatores relacionados à avaliação subjetiva das condições de vida, que são comentados e apresentados em diferentes detalhamentos geográficos, contendo, para algumas abordagens, comparação com pesquisas anteriores. As informações divulgadas para Brasil contemplam as situações urbana e rural. Para as Grandes Regiões e Unidades da Federação, os resultados são divulgados em nível de total. A publicação inclui, ainda, uma visão dos objetivos da pesquisa e da metodologia utilizada, com ênfase nos principais conceitos e definições, aspectos de amostragem, instrumentos e procedimentos de coleta e tratamento das informações. O CD-ROM que a acompanha reproduz o volume impresso e contém, complementarmente, os coeficientes de variação associados a todas as estimativas, para uma seleção de tabelas de resultados divulgadas nesta publicação, tabelas produzidas para outros níveis geográficos, bem como os instrumentos de coleta

Building safer cities: the future of disaster risk Alcira Kreimer, Margaret Arnold, Anne Carlin 0 Resenhas World Bank Publications, 2003 - 299 páginas Vulnerability to disaster impacts is an increasingly important aspect of urban development, and a number of ongoing trends have the potential to cause even more severe and broader disaster impacts, including increased environmental degradation, the impacts of climate change, population growth in cities, and the effects of globalisation. The effects of disasters are particularly severe in developing countries, causing problems for economic and social development, inflicting massive casualties, and leading to the diversion of funds from development to emergency relief and recovery. This publication contains a number of background papers prepared for a World Bank conference on disaster risk management, held in Washington in December 2002. The papers discuss a number of case studies and papers which consider disaster risk reduction strategies designed to enable local communities and authorities in developing countries to be b

Turning Hydropower Social: Where Global Sustainability Conventions Matter Anders Hjort-af-Ornas 0 Resenhas Springer, 2008 - 145 páginas This book emphasizes the importance of involving stakeholders in data formation related to assessments of hydropower development. This is a prerequiste if projects are to be sustainable. The study targets policy formation after the UNCED and UNSSD conventions, and how a discrepancy emerges between policy and its implementation by using hydropower development as an extended case. At global and national levels new policies make it mandatory for implementing agencies to introduce or expand social considerations far beyond old practices. This calls for new emphases in problem areas as well as methods to optimize the access information required by policy for proper implementation. By drawing on about a dozen project cases, with among others Swedish Sida support, examples show how policy change has gradually influenced project design and implementation, but also how this change process is slow and reliant on approvement from the dominating technical and economic traditions for project assessment. The reader will find a detailed account giving insight into the reality behind policy changes as they have evolved during the last decade and gradually permeated current policy, as expressed in the call for new data formation methods. The book provides a unique account for sustainable development related policy enforcement. It shows how the sustainability drive combines with democracy and grassroot involvement to influence the stakeholder formation of project details.

Building the ecological city Rodney R. White 0 Resenhas Woodhead, 2002 - 238 páginas Our cities are plagued by problems of congestion, waste, and pollution that deplete natural resources, damage the environment, and reduce the quality of life for their citizens. The irony is, as this fascinating new study shows, it doesn't have to be like this. Building the Ecological City describes the problems we face and puts forward solutions to the question - how can we build cities that provide an acceptable standard of living for their inhabitants without depleting the ecosystems and bio-geochemical cycles on which they depend?The book suggests and examines the concept of urban metabolism which characterizes the city as a set of interlinked systems of physical flows linking air, land, and water. A series of chapters looks at the production and management of waste, energy use and air emissions, water supply and management, urban land use, and air quality issues. Within the broader context of climate change, the book then considers a range of practical strategies for restoring the health of urban ecosystems from the remediation of 'brownfield' land to improving air quality and making better use of water resources.A major contribution to better urban management and planning for both citizens and the environment, Building the Ecological City is an invaluable sourcebook for urban and national planners, architects, and environmental agencies

Market economy and urban change: impacts in the developing world Roger Zetter, Mohammed Hamza 0 Resenhas Earthscan, 2004 - 210 páginas This book explores and evaluates urban sector and development policies in the context of market enablement. By articulating the linkages between this neoliberal development paradigm and the way different actors in the urban sector enact policy responses, the book provides an understanding of both the factors driving this policy framework and the impacts of these policies on urban sector policies and programs. In particular, the book focuses on the implications of the shift from welfare to market economies on different aspects of urban development policies and practices, particularly with regard to land, shelter, and related sectoral policies for poverty alleviation. By linking policy to practice, the book seeks to inform governments, donors, and implementing agencies of the impact of shifts in the development debate on urban sector strategies.