Over the last decade, Class I railroads have consolidated and, particularly in the past two years, have achieved high profitability. The present, m...

This book provides the latest scientific research regarding the importance of infrastructure charges in establishing competitive conditions in the ...

In the 1970s, Redfern, an inner-city suburb of metropolitan Sydney, became the epicentre for Aboriginal intellectuals and ambitious young radicals....

This book examines greenhouse gas (GHG) emission levels and trends from the transportation sector and analyses the full range of strategies availab...

In this book, a number of concepts and understandings about ‘development' intertwine. Scales, times and human activities are projected onto territo...

This book examines the funding of roads and highways in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England and Wales, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan,...

One of the most important factors that affect a person's risk of injury in a motor vehicle crash is the age of the person. This book investigates p...

Public transportation in rural areas can be critical to connecting people to jobs, shopping, and health services. The Federal Transit Administratio...

Rural development researchers and practitioners have argued in recent years that investing in a broad range of assets is a critical component of lo...

Rural development is a crucial issue throughout the world. Key issues include farming and forestry, land use and the management of natural resource...

Speeding is defined as exceeding posted speed limits or driving too fast for conditions. This is a behaviour that some drivers engage in without re...

Many Canadians say that British Columbia is the zaniest political province. It's too diverse, too polarised -- geographically, demographically and ...

Public health is now considering road safety as a major factor to improve morbidity and mortality but the health community is poorly educated regar...

There are several different definitions of smart cities based on the various characteristics related to the adjective Smart and the noun City. The ...

This book provides an overview of the federal role in surface transportation and the goals and structures of federal programs. Since federal financ...

The omnipresent global economic crisis has had a particularly dramatic effect on the global automotive industry. It has increased the need for a 3r...

Urban sprawl has radically transformed Southern European landscapes. Nowadays, sprawl is a major benefiting factor in the daily lives of thousands ...

Since first emerging in the 1990s, the concept of a "dependence" on the motorcar has gradually gained currency among theorists and practitioners. T...

The U.S. Department of Transportation released results from an unprecedented ten-month study of potential electronic causes of unintended accelerat...

Marketable permits (or quotas) for emissions of pollutants have proven their effectiveness in controlling sulphur dioxide emissions by U.S. power p...

Traffic accidents (TAs) represent a significant public health issue and are associated with behavioral factors, vehicles safeties and conditions of...

Entering the 21st century, the Nation's transportation system has matured; it only expands its infrastructure by a fraction of a percentage each ye...

Much of recurring congestion is due to physical bottlenecks -- potentially correctable points on the highway system where traffic flow is restricte...

Many Americans spend frustrating hours each year stuck in congested traffic, a situation that costs the country billions of dollars annually and in...

The evidence suggests that international jurisdictions which have made the most progress in reducing human trauma (fatalities and injuries) from ro...

This book presents an investigation into some of the most common causes that experts believe are responsible for traffic accidents and vehicle cras...

Every weekday in the United States more than 7 million people board a rail transit vehicle. Rail transit is considered one of the safest modes of t...

Public transit systems, which receive funding from the federal government, are vulnerable to catastrophic events, as demonstrated by the impact Hur...

Book & CD-ROM. The failure of federal highway user taxes and fees to provide sufficient revenues to support even baseline surface transportatio...

Transportation infrastructure has a significant meaning for the economic growth, the mobility of labour, the opportunities for tendering transport ...

The nation's transportation and water infrastructures play a vital role in the economy. Private commercial activities and the daily lives of indivi...

This important book focuses on passenger and freight transportation modes: policy analysis, formulation and evaluation; planning; interaction with ...

Vehicles carrying objects that are not properly secured pose a safety risk on our nation's roadways. Debris that falls from a vehicle can collide w...

After the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, Congress passed and the President signed the Aviation and Transportation Security Act into law, w...

As the U.S. population ages, access to safe and reliable transportation alternatives is critical to helping older adults remain in their homes as l...