Electric cars may significantly contribute to a reduction in external costs of urban transport; their introduction is however fraught with difficulties. This paper investigates by means of a scenario analysis which conditions have to be fulfilled for a successful introduction in the city of...

A strong competition takes place between large European cities for attracting international head offices in especially the services sector. This paper investigates the spatial economic and employment impacts of developing such a top location. First, a theoretical overview is presented on...

This paper examines the extent to which the main objectives of the European Common Transport Policy (CTP) are complementary. A total of six scenarios are constructed, reflecting three different policy objectives and two futures of Europe. The three policy objectives considered are economic...

This paper analyses the locational choices and perceptions of international firms in a local economy. It addresses in particular the behaviour of Japanese firms in the Dutch city of Amstelveen near Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Beside a qualitative analysis, a recently developed meta-analytic...

Transport policies in many countries seek to achieve a modal shift from the private car to public transport, in order to reduce environmental externalities like (local) air pollution, stench and visual annoyance, congestion etc. At the same time, the relationship between the spatial organisation...

Measures to reduce material damage within companies may both increase the business economic performance of the company and traffic safety in general. In this paper the notion of whether such measures are economically feasible is investigated. Results are presented of a series of interviews among...

Randstad-regio's blijken zowel in 1970 als in 1990 de meest bereikbare te zijn. Wanneer echter de relatieve toename geanalyseerd wordt, blijkt dat juist de perifere regio' s het meest geprofiteerd te hebben van de aanleg van snelwegen. Ook bij de toename van de internationale bereikbaarheid...

Current trends in transport indicate that the system is moving away from a sustainable development (e.g., due to rising CO 2- emissions) and that major changes in technology, public policy as well as in the behaviour of individuals are necessary to make the transport system more compatible with...

Indicators play an important role in the strategic assessment of policy packages. In this paper the role of indicators in assessing transport policies is examined. As case study, the European Common Transport Policy (CTP) is used. Its three main objectives may be summarized as ‘efficiency’,...