ITF Round Tables Competitive Interaction between Airports, Airlines and High-Speed Rail


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This round table proceedings examines whether and how airports should be regulated to contain market power. It determines which approaches are likely to work best and also assesses strategies for managing greenhouse gas emissions including the alternative of high-speed rail.




ITF Round Tables Integration and Competition between Transport and Logistics Businesses


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This International Transport Forum Round Table identifies critical competition issues and appropriate regulatory responses. In particular it examines whether very large multinational transport and logistics firms escape regulatory oversight because of their sheer scale.







ITF Round Tables Better Economic Regulation The Role of the Regulator


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Discussion at this Roundtable focused on how to achieve effective independent regulation and how to reconcile independence with the legitimate control of policy by the executive part of government.




ITF Round Tables Improving the Practice of Transport Project Appraisal


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This report examines the extent to which shortcomings in cost-benefit analysis for tranport projects can be addressed, focusing on equity and distributional impacts, agglomeration benefits and external costs. It also shows how best to present guidance on project selection to decision makers.




ITF Round Tables Implementing Congestion Charges


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Recent advances in the scientific understanding of urban traffic congestion have only strengthened the already solid case for congestion charges as an element of a successful urban transport policy. This report draws lessons from attempts to introduce congestion charges.




ITF Round Tables Stimulating Low-Carbon Vehicle Technologies


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This report reviews the rationale and measures for government intervention to improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 emissions from new vehicles.




Highlights of the International Transport Forum 2009: Transport for a Global Economy Challenges & Opportunities in the Downturn


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The International Transport Forum 2009 on the “Challenges and Opportunities in the Downturn” took place at a very difficult time, with finances drying up, companies failing, supply chains weakened, and protectionism on the increase. There are real ...




ITF Round Tables Major Transport Infrastructure Projects and Economic Development


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This report discusses the state of the art in understanding the economic effects of major transport infrastructure projects. It examines the limits of socio-economic cost-benefit analysis (CBA) and reviews the development of approaches to assessing the benefits of investment in large projects.




The Future for Interurban Passenger Transport Bringing Citizens Closer Together


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This conference proceedings explores the future for interurban passesnger transport. The first group of papers investigates what drives demand for for interurban passenger transport and infers how it may evolve in the future. The remaining papers investigate key challenges.