Information and Pricing in Road Transportation
Author | : Richard H.M. Emmerink |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 303 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783642721434 |
ISBN-13 | : 3642721435 |
Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Download or read book Information and Pricing in Road Transportation written by Richard H.M. Emmerink and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years more emphasis has been placed in transport research on using existing roads as efficiently as possible in order to diminish the impact of traffic congestion. This book describes new theoretical, empirical and simulation models to analyse the impact of information provision to drivers and road pricing on congestion levels. It is the first publication presenting a wide variety of economic models to study information and road pricing effects jointly.