The San Ramón Fault is an active west-vergent thrust fault system located along the eastern border of the city of Santiago, at the foot of the main Andes Cordillera. This is a kilometric crustal-scale structure recently recognized that represents a potential source for geological hazards. In...

This paper describes the rail restructuring processes in Brazil and Mexico during the 1990s. It first reviews the way in which the transfer of public railroads to private concessionaires was accomplished in these countries, and then focus on the major challenges faced by them just after the...

Introduction -- Cost-benefit analysis of transport projects: Theoretical framework and practical rules -- Cost-benetif analysis of transport investments: An application to high-speed rail investments -- The consequences of pricing policies on investment decisions: An application to high-speed...