Integrated Transport: From Policy to Practice

ISBN-13: 9781138972865 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 368 str.

Moshe Givoni; David Banister

Opis

Travel is an essential part of everyday life and today most journeys are multimodal. It is the total travel experience that counts and integrated transport must reduce the inconvenience of transfers between modes. Most research and many publications on transport policy advocate sustainable transport, but the priority given to integration has been negligible. Yet integration is one of the most important means to advance sustainable transport and sustainability more generally. While integrated transport systems are seen to be an ideal, there is a failure to make the transition from policy to practice. The authors argue that the achievement of sustainable transport is still a dream, as an integrated transport policy is a prerequisite for a sustainable transport system. It is only when the two concepts of sustainability and integration operate in the same direction and in a positive way that real progress can be made. In this book, transportation experts from across the world have addressed the questions about what is integration, why is it so important and why is it so hard to achieve? The book provides an in-depth analysis of these issues and it aims to provide a better understanding of the subject, about what should be strived for, about what is realistic to expect, and about how to move forward towards a more integrated provision of transport infrastructure, services and management.

Spis treści

1. The Need for Integration in Transport Policy and Practice  Section 1: The Main Issues in Integrated Transport  2. Integrated Transport Policy: A Conceptual Analysis 3. Planning For a Sustainable Travel: Integrating Spatial Planning and Transport  4. The Need for Integrated Institutions and Organisations in Transport Policy – the Case of Transport and Climate Change  5. Integrated-Transport Policy in Freight Transport  6.The Value of Reliability and its Relevance in Transport Networks  7. Appraisal of Integrated Transport Policies  Section 2: Application of Integrated Transport Policy  8. Integrating Individual Travel Desires in Transport Planning: What is Too Far and What is Too Close?  9. Planning Walking Networks and Cycling Networks  10. The Role of ICT in Achieving Integrated-Transport Networks  11. Developing the Rail Network through Better Access to Railway Stations – the Need for Integration  Section 3: Assessing the Potential Benefits of Integrated Transport Polices  12. Measuring the Costs and Benefits of Integrated Transport Policies and Schemes  13. A Decision Analysis Framework for Intermodal Transport: Evaluating Different Policy Measures to Stimulate the Market  14. Integrating the Railways – Key Assessment Issues  15. Assessing Iintermodal Re-Balance and Integration in Urban Transportation Planning: An Illustration on the Basis of a Sub-Lagoon Tube Plan for Venice  16. The Effects of　Weather and Individual Characteristics on the Speed of Public Transport Trips: An Empirical Study  Section 4: The Challenges in Achieving Integrated Transport at National, Regional and City Levels  17. Impediments to Integrative Transport Policies: Lessons from the Case of Modiin 18. Integrating Public Transport Management in France: How to Manage Gaps Between Mono-Scale Policies  19. Intermodalism in the U.S.: Issues and Prospects  20. The Pursuit of Integration: How Far and What Next?