For the contemporary world, the economic relationship between the Russian Federation and the EU countries are more and more anchored in the reality of globalization. In this context, the authors take into consideration a diversification of the cooperation relationship between the Russian...

We consider a congestible static traffic network which is used by different households and analyse the conditions for optimal congestion taxes on network links, when not all links in the network can be taxed (partial network pricing). This is done under two assumptions about the toll revenues....

El objetivo del presente estudio es recomendar estrategias y políticas que conviertan las ciudades portuarias de Barranquilla, Cartagena y Santa Marta en motor de desarrollo económico regional del Caribe colombiano. En el documento se propone que este corredor o cluster portuario actúe como...

An urban transportation planning simulation model is used to analyze the viability and sustainability of 16 cross-town routes introduced in Monterrey, Mexico to accommodate the increasing decentralized employment and travel patterns. The model shows that the new route reform results in net time...

Urban transportation involves imprtant nonlinearities in two ways: in its purpose and in its form of provision. Under such conditions, there is ample room for market failures and it is not surpising that public intervention plays a heavy role. But public policy failures are common too, and many...

Ineffective rural transport services are a major obstacle to economic and social development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Alleviating poverty requires improved access to social and economic facilities. And, in turn, improving access hinges on better transport infractructure, including roads, tracks,...

The article summarizes the diagnosis of the impact of socio-economic factors on the rate of removal of asbestos in Poland. It presents the basic statistics on the rate of accumulation and removal of asbestos from the territory of the country and an attempt to identify the causes of common...

Climate change will further increase not only the frequency but also the intensity of extreme weather events. As a result, weather conditions favouring pneumonia occurrence - suddenly warmer weather during cold seasons - can increase due to higher meteorological variability which is also linked...

This paper (a) surveys leading works on hedonic pricing modelling of the impact of four main categories of environmental attributes (pollution and amenities) and the impact of zoning regulations on urban property values in western jurisdictions and in Hong Kong, as an example of a high-density...