Transport decisions in an age of uncertainty: Proceedings of the third World Conference on Transport Research Rotterdam, 26 – 28 April, 1977

Front Matter....Pages 1-9
Foreword....Pages 10-11
Liste des Présidents....Pages 13-13
Welcome speech....Pages 15-16
Trends in thinking on traffic and transport policy in recent decades and the role of research on which policy is based....Pages 17-19
Allocution....Pages 20-22
Allocution....Pages 23-24
A development banker’s view....Pages 25-28
Keynote address....Pages 29-30
An agenda for urban transportation....Pages 31-34
Tendances de la recherche dans les transports urbains Un point de vue....Pages 35-38
Urban mass transportation in India....Pages 39-44
Urban transportation policy in Poland....Pages 45-53
Application of Research Works to Metropolitan Transportation Development....Pages 54-58
The relationship of research to decisionmaking in intercontinental traffic....Pages 59-64
Transport decisions in an age of uncertainty Trends in port research....Pages 65-77
Policy applications of research on the development and evaluation of air fares on the North Atlantic....Pages 78-83
Intercontinental transportation and the Marine Container System....Pages 84-96
The Northeast Corridor: has research influenced policy?....Pages 97-105
Intercity passenger transport travel in Egypt, performance and problems....Pages 106-110
Conclusions from Action 33....Pages 111-115
Long distance passenger transport: The Australian experience....Pages 116-122
National Traffic Planning in Developed Countries — Taking the Federal Republic of Germany as an Example....Pages 123-128
An equilibrium mode-split model of work trips along a transportation corridor....Pages 129-136
The theory and practice of car ownership forecasting....Pages 137-144
Report on investigations of household travel decision making behavior....Pages 145-158
Aggregate forecasting with dissaggregate travel demand models using normally available data....Pages 159-166
Decision issues and research priorities in intercity freight transportation: a U.S. perspective....Pages 167-171
Transport policy and regional policy in the European Communities....Pages 172-175
Planning for inland navigation in Western Europe....Pages 176-182
Passenger travel demand forecasting: applications of disaggregate models and directions for research....Pages 183-193
Equilibrium between travel demand system supply and urban structure....Pages 194-199
Personal travel in towns: the development of models that reflect the real world....Pages 200-210
European Passenger Travel Demand Analysis and Strategy Responsive Forecast....Pages 211-221
Considerations on the design of behavioural orientated models from the point of view of empirical social research....Pages 222-231
Transport demand models and policy A Comparative Analysis....Pages 232-246
Forecasting freight demand....Pages 247-264
Management — a potential source of improved long-term demand forecasts in aviation and shipping....Pages 265-269
Reflexions sur la situation et les objectifs de la recherce dans le domaine des transports de marchandises....Pages 270-273
Bus acquisition and retirement decisions....Pages 274-280
The Uncertainty of Decisionmaking in a Direct Democracy....Pages 281-284
The Inseparability of Operational Control Policy Analysis and Strategic Planning: An Experience With U.S. Airports....Pages 285-291
Operational requirements for new transit technology....Pages 292-295
The U.S. Owner-Operator Trucker: A Transportation Policy Based on Personal Bankruptcy....Pages 296-300
A System Analysis of Effectiveness of Energy Saving Measures in Transport....Pages 301-305
Aspects of governmental research and development funding programmes for ground transportation systems....Pages 306-310
A road transport investment model for developing countries....Pages 311-318
Fondements techniques et économiques du transport ferroviaire des voyageurs à grande vitesse....Pages 319-329
Research issues in rail transport operations....Pages 330-334
Advanced Airline Planning Models as a Tool for Developing Regulatory Policy....Pages 335-345
Aspects économiques de la propulsion nucléaire civile....Pages 346-353
Interaction of costs and technological developments in the shipping industry....Pages 354-361
Uncertainties in airport cost analysis....Pages 362-376
Safety at sea and related research....Pages 377-383
Pedestrian safety: the role of research....Pages 384-398
Some observations on evaluation methods pertinent to selection of a public urban transport system....Pages 399-409
Environmental problems related to railways in Japan....Pages 410-413
Environmental impact assessment and transport facilities....Pages 414-416
Measuring the impacts of Singapore’s area license scheme....Pages 417-422
Transportation systems management; Alternatives to capital investment in a period of uncertainty....Pages 423-430
Uncertainty and the transport investment decision....Pages 431-437
A predictive model of highway interchange land use development: A decision tool for planning....Pages 438-446
The effect of alternative urban forms on two-mode transportation system requirements....Pages 447-461
An integrated system for airline planning and management information....Pages 462-471
Management information systems in local public transport....Pages 472-477
Planification opérationnelle des transports urbains en commun: approches et applications....Pages 478-495
Transport International et Pays en Voie de Développement....Pages 496-501
Infrastructural growth and developmental planning: A comparative study of road infrastructure in the national development of ASEAN countries....Pages 502-511
EMME: A planning method for multi-modal urban transportation systems....Pages 512-518
Scope for the substitution of labor and equipment in civil construction A Progress Report....Pages 519-530
Rural road planning in developing countries....Pages 531-535
Mobility problems and solutions for elderly, handicapped, and poor persons in the United States....Pages 536-543
Social assessment of technology and its application to urban transportation....Pages 544-550
The state of mobility research....Pages 551-558
Accessibility and its application to a dynamic model of spatial land-use distribution....Pages 559-585
Freight transport models as a tool for management....Pages 586-592
Minimizing uncertainties in master planning the transport sector of a developing country....Pages 593-596
Traffic research relating to both short-term and long-term traffic planning....Pages 597-601
The planning of an airport system, a comprehensive approach....Pages 602-615
CANPASS: A Strategic Planning Capability for Intercity Passenger Transportation....Pages 616-624
Transport policy models and transport policy development a major challenge or a search for a “Philosopher’s stone”?....Pages 625-631
Application of demographic and econometric models to regional transportation planning....Pages 632-638
New trends in rural feeder roads planning....Pages 639-642
Back Matter....Pages 643-657