Bus Transport ：Economics, Policy and Planning ( Volume 18 )

Publication subTitle ：Economics, Policy and Planning

Publication series ：Volume 18

Author： Hensher David A

Publisher： Elsevier Science‎

Publication year： 2007

E-ISBN: 9780080469584

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780762314089

P-ISBN(Hardback): 9780762314089

Subject： C0 Social Science Theory and Methodology;F0 Economics;TU Architectural Science;U Transportation

Language： ENG

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Description

The bus is the most patronised of all land–based public passenger mode but is seen as a somewhat unglamorous means of supporting mobility and accessibility, in contrast to rail – heavy and light, yet offers so much to the travelling public as well as offering attractive sustainability opportunities. This book reflects the author’s perspective on issues of importance to the preservation and health of the bus sector. The twenty one chapters cover the themes of institutional reform, performance measurement and monitoring, service quality, costing and pricing of services including commercial and non-commercial contracts, travel choice and demand, integrated bus-based systems, and public transport policy, especially challenges in growing patronage.

Chapter

Cover

pp.： 1 – 4

Bus Transport: Economics, Policy and Planning

pp.： 4 – 5

pp.： 5 – 8

Contents

pp.： 8 – 20

About the Author

pp.： 20 – 22

List of Chapters and Previous Sources of Publication

pp.： 22 – 24

List of Figures

pp.： 24 – 26

List of Tables

pp.： 26 – 30

Chapter 1. Introduction

pp.： 30 – 34

Chapter 2. Organisation and Ownership of Public Transport Services

pp.： 34 – 44

Chapter 3. User Needs and Impact on Public Transport

pp.： 44 – 54

Chapter 4. Contracting Options

pp.： 54 – 76

Chapter 5. Contract Areas and Service Quality Issues in Public Transit Provision: Some Thoughts on the European and Australian Context

pp.： 76 – 96

Chapter 6. Performance-Based Quality Contracts in Bus Service Provision

pp.： 96 – 110

Chapter 7. Performance-Based Quality Contracts for the Bus Sector: Delivering Social and Commercial Value for Money

pp.： 110 – 134

Chapter 8. Delivering Value for Money to Government Through Efficient and Effective Public Transit Service Continuity: Some Thoughts

pp.： 134 – 152

Chapter 9. Melbourne’s Public Transport Franchising: Lessons for PPPs

pp.： 152 – 174

Chapter 10. Establishing a Fare Elasticity Regime for Urban Passenger Transport

pp.： 174 – 202

Chapter 11. Preserving the Symmetry of Estimated Commuter Travel Elasticities

pp.： 202 – 224

Chapter 12. TRESIS (Transport and Environmental Strategy Impact Simulator): A Case Study

pp.： 224 – 250

Chapter 13. Productivity Measurement in the Urban Bus Sector

pp.： 250 – 288

Chapter 14. A Service Quality Index for Area-Wide Contract Performance Assessment

pp.： 288 – 306

Chapter 15. Developing a Service Quality Index (SQI) in the Provision of Commercial Bus Contracts

pp.： 306 – 328

Chapter 16. Non-Commercial Contract Reimbursement: The Institute of Transport Studies (ITS) Model

pp.： 328 – 382

Chapter 17. A Bus-Based Transitway or Light Rail? Continuing the Saga on Choice Versus Blind Commitment

pp.： 382 – 408

Chapter 18. The Future of Exclusive Busways: The Brazilian Experience

pp.： 408 – 436

Chapter 19. The Imbalance Between Car and Public Transport use in Urban Australia: Why does it Exist?

pp.： 436 – 460

Chapter 20. Urban Public Transport Delivery in Australia: Issues and Challenges in Retaining and Growing Patronage

pp.： 460 – 474

Chapter 21. Urban Public Transport Agendas and Challenges

pp.： 474 – 494

Notes

pp.： 494 – 518

References

pp.： 518 – 534

Subject Index

pp.： 534 – 538

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