Peter White – Public Transport: Its Planning, Management and Operation, 5th edition

Peter White – Public Transport: Its Planning, Management and Operation, 5th edition

Public Transport covers the planning of all public transport systems (bus, coach, rail, taxi and domestic air travel) in Britain and other countries with similar systems. The term “planning” is used both in the context of local authority and central government roles and in the work done by transport operators (for example, network structures, vehicle type selection). The emphasis is primarily on the urban and regional market, with issues specific to long-distance and rural sectors considered separately. Material has been extensively updated to reflect changes in policy, recent statistical data, and research outcomes. A new chapter has been added on the role of service quality and marketing. A concluding chapter examines the broader long-term policy issues.

Public Transport serves as a textbook for both specialist students in transport and those in related fields, such as planning, geography, civil engineering and business studies who are taking optional courses in transport. It is also of interest to transport planners in local authorities and consultancies and managers in transport operations.

Peter White is Professor of Public Transport Systems, Department of Transport Studies, School of Architecture and the Built Environment, University of Westminster, UK.

Contents:
Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Organization and control of transport in the British Isles
2 The role of public transport
3 Service quality and marketing
4 The technology of bus and coach systems
5 Urban railways and rapid transit systems
6 Network planning
7 Costing and cost allocation methods
8 Pricing theory and practice
9 Rural public transport
10 Intercity public transport
11 Some current policy issues
Index

Format: PDF
Length: 239 pages
Published: 2008 by Routledge
ISBN: 0203892283