Urban and Regional Studies
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The Future of Intermodal Freight Transport
Edited by Rob Konings, Hugo Priemus, Peter Nijkamp
This book explores the great challenge of increasing the scope of intermodal freight transport. In view of the current dominant role of road transport and the increasing difficulties in coping with a growing number of vehicles in an effi...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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North American Freight Transportation
Mary R. Brooks
Heightened awareness of North America’s vulnerability to terrorism in the aftermath of 9/11 has precipitated a crisis for transport suppliers and cargo owners, one that jeopardizes economic prosperity. Mary Brooks examines one industry s... -
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Road Congestion Pricing in Europe
Edited by Harry W. Richardson, Chang-Hee Christine Bae
In February 2003, the London Congestion Charging Scheme was introduced and in 2006 a similar policy was introduced in Stockholm. In both cases automobile traffic entering the cordon declined by about 20 percent. This book evaluates these...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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International Migration and Economic Development
Robert E.B. Lucas
This accessible and topical book offers invaluable insights to policy makers in both industrialized and developing countries as well as to scholars and researchers of economics, development, international relations and to specialists in ...eBook:Find out more£39.16
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Port Privatisation
Edited by James Reveley, Malcolm Tull
The transformation of public ports into commercially orientated and profitable entities is occurring apace in the Asia-Pacific region. This timely book is the first to take a regional perspective on port reform and port privatisation. A ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Decision-Making on Mega-Projects
Edited by Hugo Priemus, Bent Flyvbjerg, Bert van Wee
This book enlarges the understanding of decision-making on mega-projects and suggest recommendations for a more effective, efficient and democratic approach. Authors from different scientific disciplines address various aspects of the de...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Pricing in Road Transport
Edited by Erik Verhoef, Michiel C.J. Bliemer, Linda Steg, Bert van Wee
Transport pricing is high on the political agenda throughout the world, but as the authors illustrate, governments seeking to implement this often face challenging questions and significant barriers. The associated policy and research q...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Managing Cities in Developing Countries
Meine Pieter van Dijk
Urban management is a relatively new topic, which has gained increasing importance due to a rise in urbanization and a wave of decentralization programs in recent decades. This innovative book is the first systematic treatment of the cri... -
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The Hidden Enterprise Culture
Colin C. Williams
Portraying how entrepreneurs often start out conducting some or all of their trade on an ‘off-the-books’ basis and how many continue to do so once they become established, this book provides the first detailed account of the vast and ubi...eBook:Find out more£39.16
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Creative Cities, Cultural Clusters and Local Economic Development
Edited by Philip Cooke, Luciana Lazzeretti
This book analyses the economic development of cities from the ‘cultural economy’ and ‘creative industry’ perspectives, examining and differentiating them as two related but distinct segments of contemporary city economies. The authors a...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Economic Integration and Spatial Location of Firms and Industries
Edited by Miroslav N. Jovanović
Progress in technology and moves towards a liberal economic policy have caused a number of economic activities to become highly mobile. This raises important questions regarding the future location of economic activity: where will firms ... -
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International Handbook of Urban Policy, Volume 1
Edited by H. S. Geyer
This first Handbook in a series of three original reference works looks at globally contentious urban policy issues from a wide variety of different angles and perspectives. Matters related to urban densification, population mobility, ur...eBook:Find out more£48.00
