PASSENGER RAIL TRANSPORT: ECONOMICS and MANAGEMENT Сourse Reading for the Scientific Seminar
PASSENGER RAIL TRANSPORT: ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT Сourse reading for the scientific seminar Speaker: Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor Larisa V. Lapidus Lomonosov Moscow State University Moscow, 2013 Kenneth Button, Transport Economics, 3rd Edition, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2010, 528 p. M.R. Cairns, Transport ' . this book does read very much like a textbook; it explains economic concepts clearly, often in both words and mathematical equations, and identifies their relevance in the transport field. Transport Economics does provide a good basis with which to understand most of the issues behind what is one of the fastest moving areas of environmental activity in an area where most books will be out of date almost as soon as they are written anyway.' Marcus Enoch, Environmental Politics Transport Economics is a thoroughly revised edition of a well- established textbook which applies economic analysis to transport issues.* About the Author Kenneth J. Button, Professor, Director, Center for Transportation Policy, Operations and Logistics, George Mason University, US * http://books.google.ru/books?id=S1JJYSxo_kUC&dq=transport+economics&hl=ru&source=gbs_navlinks_s David J. Sparling, Introduction to Transport Economics: Demand, Cost, Pricing, and Adoption, Universal-Publishers, 2009, 452 p. Introduction to Transport Economics looks at the different modes of transport and investigates the past and present influences on their behaviour. … He discusses the future of transport; in the light of climate change and likely fossil fuel shortages, it is important to have a clear idea of what we wish to achieve with a transport system. Also included are a chapter on developing countries, as well as a chapter about international transport as a whole.
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