Transport Economics, 3rd Edition - Softcover

Button, Kenneth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840641916 ISBN 13: 9781840641912

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

`In the 3rd edition of Transport Economics Button draws together the burgeoning literature in transportation economics. It is a comprehensive standalone text covering all aspects of the field including new sections on logistics and congestion pricing. It should be required reading for every student of transportation and on the library shelf of all transportation researchers and practitioners, an excellent book.'
- David Gillen, University of British Columbia, Canada

Transport Economics is a thoroughly revised edition of a well-established textbook which applies economic analysis to transport issues.

Each chapter has been carefully reworked and includes new material dealing with the regulation of transport markets. The theoretical content is supported with considerable empirical evidence drawn from a wide range of international sources. Although aimed primarily at university students, this volume is accessible to non-specialists who have an interest in transport economics. It has no modal bias but rather examines in general terms the many aspects of the demand for, and supply of, transport together with the various methods of government intervention needed to ensure that social and environmental criteria are attained.

This successful and widely adopted textbook has been meticulously revised and updated for the third edition. As the best intermediate text currently available, it will be welcomed by students, policymakers and all those concerned with the supply of transport services.

Contents:
Preface
1. Transport and Economics
2. Transport, Transport Markets and Transport Industries
3. Movement, Transport and Location
4. The Demand for Transport
5. The Direct Costs of Transport
6. The External Costs of Transport
7. Pricing of Transport Services
8. Containing the Environmental Costs of Transport
9. Optimizing Traffic Congestion
10. Some Economics of Transport Logistic
11. Investment Criteria -- Private and Public Sector Analysis
12. Transport Planning and Forecasting
13. Transport and Development
14. The Economic Regulation of Transport
Index

About this title

About the Author

Kenneth Button, University Professor, School of Public Policy, George Mason University

Review

Acclaim for the first edition:
'To the literature in the field of transport economics, this is a most welcome addition. Primarily a textbook on theory, it also contains many references to applied studies... The book is written in a lucid style and consequently is easy to read and understand.' --J.P. Hanlon, Transport

Acclaim for the first edition:
'This book is written in a clear, easy to understand style. It is essential reading for those studying for the Institute's Transport Economics examination as well as for undergraduate and postgraduate students of the subject. . . The book offers good value for money and is strongly recommended to anyone with an interest in transport economics.' --M.R. Cairns, Transport

Acclaim for the first edition:
'[T]his book does read very much like a textbook; it explains economic concepts clearly, often in both words and mathematical equations, and identifies their relevance in the transport field. . . Transport Economics does provide a good basis with which to understand most of the issues behind what is one of the fastest moving areas of environmental activity in an area where most books will be out of date almost as soon as they are written anyway.' --Marcus Enoch, Environmental Politics

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1840641916
• ISBN 13: 9781840641912
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 528