This paper discusses a number of issues centred around the evaluation of the benefits and costs of transport. It is argued that, for various reasons, transport cannot be treated as an ‘ordinary’ economic sector, and in the paper the policy implications of a number of the sector’s...

The UN General Assembly has designated the 1978–1988 period as a Decade of Transport in Africa to draw attention to the immense efforts that are—in an internationally coordinated fashion—still needed in this continent. What contribution to Africa’s social and economic development may be...

COSTS orientiert sich am Anspruch, das Thema Leistbarkeit der Mobilität und die Entwicklung der wichtigsten mobilitätsrelevanten Kostendeterminanten umfassend darzustellen und zum anderen Pfade und Optionen für die Politik und Anbieterseite aufzuzeigen, wie eine leistbare Mobilität als...

"Over the past ten years, the study of mobility has demonstrated groundbreaking approaches and new research patterns. These investigations criticize the concept of mobility itself, suggesting the need to merge transport and communication research, and to approach the topic with novel instruments...