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Title:

INTRODUCING MORE RATIONAL TRANSPORT PRICING IN EUROPE

Accession Number:

00794738

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00978515

Abstract:

Pricing of transport in Europe has traditionally had little to do with economic efficiency. It has generally been closely related instead to the fiscal needs of governments. In many countries it has also frequently been used as part of wider political and social processes. This has gradually changed in recent years, with the appreciation of the role pricing can play in stemming excessive environmental damage associated with transport and as the importance of making economically efficient use of transport infrastructure has become more appreciated. Significant changes in attitude have emerged within European nation states as to the importance of achieving sustainable transport, and the theme is central to the transport strategy being developed within the European Union. This paper looks at some of the changes that have taken place in Europe and sets them in a broader geographical context. It takes as axiomatic that "rational" implies efficient in its broadest sense to embrace the range of social and environmental consideration in addition to more narrow financial criteria.

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Monograph Accession #:

00794736

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Button, K

Pagination:

p. 23-35

Publication Date:

1999-8

Serial:

Transportation Research Circular

Issue Number: 492
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0097-8515

Conference:

Conference on Policies for Fostering Sustainable Transportation Technologies

Location: Pacific Grove, California
Date: 1997-8-17 to 1997-8-20
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Energy; U.S. Federal Highway Administration; U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics; University of California Transportation Center; Energy Foundation; William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures (1) ; References; Tables (4)

Identifier Terms:

European Union

Geographic Terms:

Europe

Subject Areas:

Environment; Highways; Policy

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jun 20 2000 12:00AM

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