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Public Transport: Its Planning, Management and Operation
Peter R. White
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Description for Public Transport: Its Planning, Management and Operation
Paperback. Series: Natural and Built Environment Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 black & white tables, 20 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: RGC; RPC; RPT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
Public Transport provides an accessible introductory text to the field of public transport systems, covering bus, coach, rail, metro, domestic air and taxi modes. The market structure is set out, together with data collection methods. The technology of bus and rail systems is introduced with particular reference to peak capacity and energy consumption. An analysis of cost structures and costing methods leads into a review of pricing concepts and their application. In addition to issues related to urban systems, specific chapters cover rural public transport and the long-distance sector. A concluding chapter examines long-run policy issues, such as likely population ... Read more
Public Transport provides an accessible introductory text to the field of public transport systems, covering bus, coach, rail, metro, domestic air and taxi modes. The market structure is set out, together with data collection methods. The technology of bus and rail systems is introduced with particular reference to peak capacity and energy consumption. An analysis of cost structures and costing methods leads into a review of pricing concepts and their application. In addition to issues related to urban systems, specific chapters cover rural public transport and the long-distance sector. A concluding chapter examines long-run policy issues, such as likely population ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Natural and Built Environment Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138938229
SKU
V9781138938229
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About Peter R. White
Peter White is Emeritus Professor of Public Transport Systems at the University of Westminster in London, UK. Within this field, his particular interests include rural transport, data collection methods, and the deregulation and privatisation of the bus and coach sectors, together with privatisation of railway systems.
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