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    The future for interurban passenger transport : bringing citizens closer together : 18th International Symposium on Transport Economics and Policy, 16-18 November 2009, Madrid.

    • Title:The future for interurban passenger transport : bringing citizens closer together : 18th International Symposium on Transport Economics and Policy, 16-18 November 2009, Madrid.
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
      International Transport Forum.
    • Conference/Event:International ITF/OECD Symposium on Transport Economics and Policy (18th : 2009 : Madrid)
    • Published/Created:[Paris] : OECD/ITF, ©2010.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Transportation--Passenger traffic--Congresses.
    • Description:553 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
    • Summary:Economic growth, trade and the concentration of population in large cities will intensify demand for interurban transport services. Concurrently, the need to manage environmental impacts effectively will increase. How successful we are in coping with demand will depend on our ability to innovate, to manage congestion, and to improve the quality of transport services. Technological and regulatory innovation will shape the future of transport. These conference proceedings bring together ideas from leading transport researchers from around the world related to the future for interurban passenger transport.. A first set of papers investigates what drives demand for interurban passenger transport and infers how it may evolve in the future. The remaining papers investigate transport policy issues that emerge as key challenges: when to invest in high-speed rail, how to regulate to ensure efficient operation, how to assign infrastructure to different types of users, and how to control transport's environmental footprint by managing modal split and improving modal performance.--Publisher's description.
    • Additional formats:Also available online.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
    • ISBN:9789282102657
      9282102653
    • Contents:Keynote presentation
      Theme 1. Trends and developments in interurban passenger transport
      Theme 2. Adapting the intermodal network to the passenger market : long-term planning and assessment
      Theme 3. Competition and regulation of interurban travel : towards new regulatory frameworks?
      Theme 4. Transport system interactions and innovation
      Theme 5. Sustainable interurban mobility
      Final session.
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