In the transport planning process, decision makers require reliable and informative appraisals to facilitate comparisons and determine if a proposal is worthwhile to society. The …
Whilst being hailed as the remedy to the world's ills, cities will need to adapt in the 21st century. In particular, the role of public transport is likely to increase significantly, and new …
D Banister, M Thurstain-Goodwin - Journal of Transport Geography, 2011 - Elsevier
Traditional methods of evaluation have not been very successful in accounting for non- transport benefits resulting from rail investments. But increasingly, these factors are …
C Zeng, Y Song, D Cai, P Hu, H Cui, J Yang… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the context of rapid urbanization, the rational spatial distribution of infrastructures, such as road network and public facilities is of great importance for the spatial optimization of …
Freight transport demand is a demand derived from all the activities needed to move goods between locations of production to locations of consumption, including trade, logistics and …
J Oosterhaven, D Stelder - Journal of Regional Science, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Industries often promote their interests by arguing that they have a big impact on the rest of the economy. This poses the question of how to measure the importance of an activity. To …
The main purpose of the paper is to provide an overview of methods used to research the relationship between transport infrastructure investments and regional development, with a …
W Pascha - International Economics and Economic Policy, 2020 - Springer
The paper deals with the interplay of major international infrastructure initiatives, in particular China's Belt and Road Initiative, Japan's Partnership for Quality Infrastructure and the EU …
C Huang, H Zhu, M Su - PLoS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The enhancement and improvement of China's high-speed rail network plays a crucial role in promoting sustainable economic growth in the region. By utilizing" new nighttime light …