1st Edition

Handbook of Transportation Policy and Administration

Edited By Jeremy Plant Copyright 2007
    656 Pages 60 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    In the past few decades, the field of transportation has changed dramatically. Deregulation and greater reliance on markets and the private sector has helped to reconfigure the transport industries, while the rise of intermodal goods and global commerce has produced efficiencies of operation and a greater interdependence among transport modes. In addition, security issues have moved to the forefront as officials struggle with the challenge of protecting the vast transportation system while maintaining its operational efficiencies and effectiveness.

    Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the Handbook of Transportation Policy and Administration addresses the changes facing the field of transportation. Organized into five sections, it describes and analyzes major modes of transportation and components of the contemporary transportation system. Later chapters consider policy and administration and focus on managing transportation systems and assets. The final section covers security and protection of transportation systems. The handbook explores continuing development in the US and other nations, with an emphasis on the challenges created by technological change, globalization of the world economy, and the threat of terrorism. It examines the current state of major modes of transportation (air, rail, highways, waterways, ports, urban mass transit) and presents public policies and management approaches to make transportation systems efficient, innovative, and responsive.

    Drawing from scholars in a wide range of disciplines, including public policy, public administration, geography, economics, business logistics, engineering, and management, the Handbook of Transportation Policy and Administration serves as a comprehensive, single-volume reference for scholars, students, public officials, business and civic leaders, and transportation practitioners.

    INTRODUCTION
    TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
    Transportation Policy and Management in the 21st Century
    The US Air Transportation System
    Trucking
    Beyond the Waterfront: Ports as Leaders of Intermodal Trade
    Description of the Inland Waterway System and Planning Models
    Intelligent Transportation Systems: Evolution and Impact
    Toll Roads
    TRANSPORTATION AND FEDERALISM
    State Departments of Transportation: From Highway Departments to Transportation Agencies
    State Programs to Support Passenger Rail Service
    Metropolitan Planning Organizations and Regional Transportation Planning
    Transportation Management Associations: Towards a New View of Public Policy and Administration
    Urban Transportation Policy: The Baltimore Experience
    Environmental Impact on Transportation Policy: The Case for California’s Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEV) Mandate
    You Can’t Get There from Here: Issues in Rural Passenger Transportation Policy
    TRANSPORTATION POLICY
    Spatial Modeling in Transportation
    Decentralization and the Transport Sector: Some Observations
    Context Sensitive Design for Highways and Streets
    The Evolution of Policy and Regulation in the First Century of American Aviation
    Transportation and Energy: Policy Dilemmas for the 21st Century
    Privatization of Transportation Systems
    Evaluating Intelligent Transportation Systems for Public Transit: A Cost-Benefit Approach
    The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program and Transportation Policy
    MANAGING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
    From Transportation to Logistics to Supply Chain: Evolution in How Industry Thinks About Moving Goods
    Transportation Asset Management
    Performance Measurement in Transportation Agencies: State of the Practice
    Public-Private Partnerships in Urban Rail Transit: Recent International Experience
    SECURING AND PROTECTING TRANSPORTATION
    Transportation Security Policy
    International Transportation Security
    Seaport Security from Terror: Risk and Responsibility
    The Evolving Role of the Department of Defense in Homeland and Transportation Security
    Rail Security after 9/11
    Securing Mass Transit after the Madrid and London Bombings

    Biography

    Jeremy Plant