Transport Policy in Britain

ISBN-13: 9780333948828 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 312 str.

Stephen Glaister; June Burnham; Handley Stevens

Opis

This comprehensively revised and updated new edition of the leading text in the field provides full coverage of the historical, political and European context of British transport policy, of the new financial and regulatory regimes of the Twenty-first century and of the impact of such major new initiatives as London's congestion charge.

Spis treści

Introduction.- The Historical Context.- The Role of Central Government.- Local Government and Urban Transport.- The European Union and UK Transport Policy.- Planning.- Influencing Transport Policy.- Engaging the Private Sector.- Paying for Transport: Appraisal and Economic Issues.- Conclusions.

O autorze

STEPHEN GLAISTER is Professor of Transport and Infrastructure, Imperial College London, UK.

JUNE BURNHAM was formerly Senior Lecturer in European Government, Middlesex University, UK.

HANDLEY STEVENS is Visiting Research Associate, European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

TONY TRAVERS is Director of Research, Greater London Group, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.