The performance of current transport systems is inadequate when viewed in terms of economic efficiency, sustainability and safety. Transportation Economics examines the tools that are necessary to effectively measure these systems and those that are required to improve them.
Utilizing advanced tools of network analysis, the contributors challenge various pieces of conventional wisdom and in particular the view that intermodal transport is more environmentally benign than road transport. A broad spectrum of the approaches designed to improve performance are reviewed including regulatory reform with the aim to improve competitive pressure in the aviation and public transport sector. Another domain covered in this book concerns technological change, in particular the potential contribution of ICT to improve transport systems.