The potential for 'green' fiscal policy measures to influence individuals' vehicle purchasing decisions in Scotland.
Thesis
Borthwick, S. The potential for 'green' fiscal policy measures to influence individuals' vehicle purchasing decisions in Scotland. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/8820
Climate change is recognised worldwide as a major concern, with serious repercussions. Observed temperature rises are increasingly being linked to human activity. Evidence ind...
Identifying Barriers To The Implementation Of Bus Policy At A Local Level In Great Britain Using A Decision Support Framework
Thesis
McTigue, C. Identifying Barriers To The Implementation Of Bus Policy At A Local Level In Great Britain Using A Decision Support Framework. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1516301
The current debate on transport policy in the UK is focused on the need for a sustainable transport system. Buses play a vital role in achieving this, as they are the most fre...
Influences on urban freight transport policy choice by local authorities
Journal Article
Akgün, E. Z., Monios, J., Rye, T., & Fonzone, A. (2019)
Influences on urban freight transport policy choice by local authorities. Transport Policy, 75, 88-98. doi:10.1016/j.tranpol.2019.01.009
Individual freight transport policies have been investigated in the literature extensively in the last 10–15 years, yet there has surprisingly been very little attention to th...
An insight into policy transfer processes within an EU project and implications for future project design
Journal Article
O'Dolan, C., & Rye, T. (2012)
An insight into policy transfer processes within an EU project and implications for future project design. Transport Policy, 24, 273-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.09.006
Policy transfer is the process of applying a policy, or knowledge that informs a policy, from one setting to another. It is considered to be an effective way for cities, munic...
The role of reporting mechanisms in transport policy implementation by local authorities in England.
Presentation / Conference
McTigue, C., Rye, T., & Monios, J. (2016, July)
The role of reporting mechanisms in transport policy implementation by local authorities in England. Paper presented at World Conference on Transport Research, Shanghai, China
Objectives
This paper provides an insight into the implementation of local transport policy. The UK Transport Act 2000 made a number of reforms, requiring all local transport ...
Policy transfer or policy churn? Institutional isomorphism and neoliberal convergence in the transport sector
Journal Article
Monios, J. (2017)
Policy transfer or policy churn? Institutional isomorphism and neoliberal convergence in the transport sector. Environment and Planning A, 49(2), 351-371. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518x16673367
While the features of successful policy transfer are well known, there is some evidence that increase in policy transfer is associated with convergence of not just policies bu...
Energy trade-offs and market responses in transport and residential land-use patterns: promoting sustainable development - policy and pitfalls.
Journal Article
Cooper, J. A., Ryley, T. J., & Smyth, A. (2001)
Energy trade-offs and market responses in transport and residential land-use patterns: promoting sustainable development - policy and pitfalls. Urban StudieS, 38, 1573-1588. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980126673
Sustainable development policy is examined for the Belfast Metropolitan Area using
a range of linked aggregate and disaggregate models. Energy trade-offs were modelled for bot...
The role of market research and consultation in developing parking policy
Journal Article
Rye, T., Hunton, K., Ison, S., & Kocak, N. (2008)
The role of market research and consultation in developing parking policy. Transport Policy, 15(6), 387-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2008.12.005
There is a demonstrable link between parking availability, price and mode choice, and parking policy has been shown to be a powerful demand management tool. Parking however is...
Persuading people to purchase low-emission cars: The potential role of green policy measures.
Presentation / Conference
Borthwick, S., & Carreno, M. (2012, January)
Persuading people to purchase low-emission cars: The potential role of green policy measures. Paper presented at International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Studies, Changsha, China
This paper begins by providing a brief review of the different types of ‘green’
policy taxation measures introduced by various governments to incentivise the
purchase of lower...
Port governance in the UK: Planning without policy
Journal Article
Monios, J. (2017)
Port governance in the UK: Planning without policy. Research in Transportation Business and Management, 22, 78-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2016.10.006
The UK's highly privatised port system means that, while many of the issues in the port governance literature relevant to port concessions do not arise here, the respective ro...