With the implementation of the 1990 Passenger Transport Act in New South Wales, Australia, the urban bus industry moved from a rigid system of licensing towards performance-based contracts. The new focus, arising out of the legislation centred on the quality of service delivery, presented...

The Sydney Olympics held in September 2000 provided an opportunity to monitor the planning of transport provision for the world's greatest sporting spectacular. As the single largest major event, the pressures on a city's transport system are enormous, as witnessed by the previous Games in...

The focus of this study was the Board of Airline Representatives of Australia (BARA), a voluntary, non-profit organisation, established as an incorporated body in 1989, (although operating unofficially in previous years) to afford a recognised means of communication between the airlines and...

Road rage is a form of aggressive behaviour by drivers on roadways. Recent media speculation implies that some drivers are more susceptible to road rage than others. For example, one commercial study indicated that women are increasingly the perpetrators of road rage. Although research of this...

This paper examines the assumptions of work design and its impact on how work is conceived and designed, the important linkages to travel behaviour to and from work and subsequent impacts on traffic mix in urban areas. These issues have not been substantively addressed by management or...

Considering career development in the current and future work landscape, this book explores a leading-edge framework for careers, drawing on design thinking to apply career planning to a wide range of individual contexts. The book encompasses diverse stakeholders at various stages of the career...