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An analysis of the city centre car parking market:The supply side point of view

Thesis
Ferilli, G. An analysis of the city centre car parking market:The supply side point of view. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3050
Parking plays an important role in mobility, access and the economic development of cities; at the same time, it is a profitable business for both the private and public secto...

Exploring the relative costs of travelling by train and car. Final report to Virgin Trains and Fishburn Hedges. Final report.

Report
Kirby, H., Carreno, M. & Smyth, A. (2006)
Exploring the relative costs of travelling by train and car. Final report to Virgin Trains and Fishburn Hedges. Final report.

Optimising the container transhipment hub location in northern Europe

Journal Article
Baird, A. J., & Baird, A. (2006)
Optimising the container transhipment hub location in northern Europe. Journal of Transport Geography, 14(3), 195-214. doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2004.12.004
This paper applies a specific research methodology designed to evaluate and compare competing seaport locations within a given region as the optimal site for international con...

The Application of Mathematical Programming Approaches to Estimating Container Port Production Efficiency

Journal Article
Cullinane, K., Song, D., & Wang, T. (2005)
The Application of Mathematical Programming Approaches to Estimating Container Port Production Efficiency. Journal of Productivity Analysis, 24(1), 73-92. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11123-005-3041-9
Container terminal production is both an important and complicated element in the contemporary global economy. This paper aims to evaluate the efficiency of the world’s most i...

Implications of congestion charging for departure time choice: Work and non-work schedule flexibility

Journal Article
Saleh, W., & Farrell, S. (2005)
Implications of congestion charging for departure time choice: Work and non-work schedule flexibility. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 39(7-9), 773-791. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2005.02.016
The objective of this paper is to investigate the potential impacts of implementing variable congestion charging on the peak spreading of departure time choices, taking into a...

A time-varying risk premium in the term structure of bulk shipping freight rates.

Journal Article
Adland, R., & Cullinane, K. (2005)
A time-varying risk premium in the term structure of bulk shipping freight rates. Journal of Transport, Economics and Policy, 39, 191-208
This paper presents a simple argument, based on logic and maritime economic theory alone, for rejecting the applicability of the expectations theory in bulk shipping freight m...

The factors influencing future concessionary bus patronage in Scotland and their implications for elsewhere

Journal Article
Rye, T., & Scotney, D. (2004)
The factors influencing future concessionary bus patronage in Scotland and their implications for elsewhere. Transport Policy, 11(2), 133-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2003.09.005
Recent changes in UK transport policy have seen the introduction of more generous concessionary travel for elderly people on local buses. However, the increase in patronage th...

Modeling transfer and non-linear fare structure in multi-modal network.

Journal Article
Lo, H. K., Wan, K., Lo, V., Yip, C., & Wan, Q. (2003)
Modeling transfer and non-linear fare structure in multi-modal network. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 37(2), 149-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0191-2615%2802%2900005-X
In metropolitan areas where multi-modal trips are common, modeling transfers is an important issue. The existing approach of connecting multi-modal networks, without attending...

Privatization trends at the world's top-100 container ports

Journal Article
Baird, A. J. (2002)
Privatization trends at the world's top-100 container ports. Maritime Policy and Management, 29(3), 271-284. doi:10.1080/03088830210132579
During recent years the role of the private sector in seaports has been greatly expanded. Yet in practice the extent of privatisation in ports can vary significantly, in part ...

Energy use and transport correlation: linking personal and travel related energy uses to urban sttructure.

Journal Article
Cooper, J. A., Ryley, T. J., Smyth, A. & Granzow, E. (2001)
Energy use and transport correlation: linking personal and travel related energy uses to urban sttructure. Environmental Science and Policy. 4, 307-318. doi:10.1016/S1462-9011(01)00030-2. ISSN 1462-9011
This paper considers relationships between sustainability objectives, transport, spatial design of the built environment and rational use of energy. Conventional transport mod...