This dictionary helps clarify some of the jargon used in transportation and provides factual information about the key institutions and technologies in the sector. The precise and clearly focused contributions are by leading authorities in their fields and concentrate on the social science aspects of transportation analysis.
Transport analysis explores how transport systems work, how transport institutions develop and function, and how individuals and companies view transport services. This reference by specialists mostly in Europe and North America is designed to ease newcomers into the field and to provide information about specific aspects for veterans. A sampling of entries shows bus lanes, economic development and transport, hedonic prices, model split models, railways, subsidies in transport, and warehousing. There is no index, but the cross-referencing is extensive. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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There appears to be no other recently published work offering similar encyclopedic style coverage... A Dictionary of Transport Analysis is a quality book... -- Reference Reviews A Dictionary of Transport Analysis provides detailed definitions to terminology used in transportation policy and administration. . . This will be a useful addition to academic and research libraries that serve students studying transportation at the advanced level. -Shannon Graff Hysell, American Reference Books Annual 2012
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Edited by Kenneth Button, University Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, Henry Vega, former Research Fellow, George Mason University, US and Peter Nijkamp, Professor Emeritus, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the Centre for European Studies, Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iasi, Romania and the School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, China
