Tomasz Janasz demonstrates that digital technologies and new mobility concepts can lead to a reduction of the automobiles in urban areas by a factor of 10. The book features two vivid case studies of such digital mobility concepts: TwoGo by SAP and smexx. The author proposes six prototypes of...

This work examines the political economy of exchange-rate policies in the eastward expansion of the eurozone. Analysis shows that prospective members of the EMU are likely to pass on some costs of convergence to the current EMU members. The mechanism is an altered exchange-rate policy that...

Classic Papers in Natural Resource Economics brings together a choice selection of some of the most enduring academic writing published in this field in a single volume. The fourteen papers included in this book are grouped into five sections: the intertemporal problem; externalities and market...

This volume discusses post-socialist urban transport functioning and development in Russia, within the context of the country’s recent transition towards a market economy. Over the past twenty-five years, urban transport in Russia has undergone serious transformations, prompted by the...

The book deals with urban transportation planning in light of environmental sustainability and social equity. It begins with a review of the Indian urban transportation system and the issues surrounding it, and discusses the alternatives and policy directions that are being considered. It...

Modelle zur Verkehrsplanung und -steuerung -- Einführung in das Modell UTA (Urban Traffic Analysis) -- Anwendung von makroskopischen Verkehrsflussmodellen bei der Verkehrsumlegung -- Vermeidung von oszillierender Routenwahl -- Anwendung des Verfahrens im Verkehrsnetz von Stuttgart.

Evolving Concepts in Urban Transport -- Specialties of Asian Megacities -- Urban Transport Dynamics -- Developing Urban Roads and Managing Motorization -- Strengthening the Role of Public Transport -- Coordinating Transport and Spatial Development -- Mitigating Transport Emissions -- Promoting...

Introduction -- Early Highway Planning -- Launching Urban Transportation Planning and the Interstate Highway Program -- Urban Transportation Planning Comes of Age -- Improving Intergovernmental Coordination -- Rising Concern for the Environment and Citizen Involvement -- Beginnings of Multimodal...

Radikale Innovationen, insbesondere im Übergang zur Elektromobilität, stellen Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft vor große Herausforderungen. Es bedarf konsequenter und koordinierter Anstrengungen an den Schnittstellen der betriebswirtschaftlichen und ingenieurwissenschaftlichen Forschung, um sie...

Dieses Essential beleuchtet die Auswirkungen des Megatrends Urbanisierung und sucht nach logistischen Lösungen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der digitalen und mobilen Revolution. Weltweit ziehen Menschen in großer Zahl in die Städte – mit schwerwiegenden logistischen Folgen: Während...