Graham Currie (ed.) – Handbook of Public Transport Research (2021)

Graham Currie (ed.) – Handbook of Public Transport Research

Providing a comprehensive overview and analysis of the latest research in the growing field of public transport studies, this Handbook looks at the impact of urbanization and the growth of mega-cities on public transport. Chapters examine the significant challenges facing the field that require new and original solutions, including congestion and environmental relief, and the social equity objectives that justify public transport in cities.

This cross-disciplinary Handbook explores current topics in public transport research, focusing on the impact of innovative research on planning and operations in practice. Looking at the research frontiers in this increasingly complex and growing industry, the Handbook offers detailed analysis of the foundations, trends and futures of research, user perspectives, policy, planning and operational perspectives, and the future of service developments.

A critical read for transport and urban planning students and scholars, this cutting-edge book showcases important case studies and insights into current research. The practical applications of research discussed in the Handbook will also be useful to transport and urban planners as well as public transport regulators.

Contents:
1 Introduction to the Handbook of Public Transport Research
Part I – Research Foundations, Trends and Futures
2 World transit research: state of the art
3 Methodologies for empirical research on the link between the built environment and transit use
Part II – User Perspectives
4 Transit customer satisfaction research: is the customer always right?
5 Personal safety on public transport: research frontiers and new tools for an old problem
6 The power of design to enrich the public transport experience
7 The paradigm shift in revenue protection research and practice
Part III – Policy Perspectives
8 The governance of public transport: towards integrated design
9 The total social cost (TSC) of public transport modes
10 New approaches and insights to managing on-road public transport priority
11 Paying for public transport
Part IV – Planning and Operational Perspectives
12 Public transport network resilience
13 Service reliability: a planning and operations perspective
14 Rail transit disruption management: a comprehensive review of strategies
15 Demand management in urban railway systems: strategy, design, evaluation, monitoring and technology
16 Transit signal priority: research and practice review and future needs
17 ACES technologies and public transportation operations and control
18 Research in public transport vehicle scheduling
Part V – Service Development and Future Perspectives
19 Incorporating Mobility-on-Demand (MOD) and Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) automotive services into public transportation
20 Large increases in bus use in Sweden: lessons learned
21 Advances in transit customer information
Index

Format: PDF
Length: 491 pages
Published: 2021 by Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN-13: 9781788978668