Road Transport And Intermodal Linkages Research Programme Performance Based Standards For The Road Sector

Author : European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9282123383
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Road Transport and Intermodal Linkages Research Programme Performance-based Standards for the Road Sector written by European Conference of Ministers of Transport and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2005-10-27 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This OECD report on the road sector examines existing regulatory approaches and then explores how performance standards might be used to improve regulatory outcomes.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264193200
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Road Transport and Intermodal Linkages Research Programme Asset Management for the Roads Sector written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2001-07-06 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines the requirements of asset management systems, the integration of existing component systems into a comprehensive approach to asset management, the incorporation of a business-like approach, performance monitoring and the implementation of such systems.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264192948
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Performance Indicators for the Road Sector Summary of the Field Tests written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2001-06-20 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ThIS analysis of performance using key indicators provides road administrations with a basis for redefining their activities.

Author : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Performance Indicators for the Road Sector written by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ThIS analysis of performance using key indicators provides road administrations with a basis for redefining their activities.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264172912
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Road Transport and Intermodal Linkages Research Programme Safety Strategies for Rural Roads written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 1999-05-04 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following an in-depth review of the characteristics of road crashes in rural areas, the book proposes a series of safety measures, focusing on infrastructure management, enforcement, innovative tools, such as intelligent transport systems, and trauma management.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264189122
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Road Transport and Intermodal Linkages Research Programme Intermodal Freight Transport Institutional Aspects written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2001-02-23 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides insights into the institutional aspects of intermodal freight transport, examining what makes effective policy.

Author : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Road Transport Research Programme
Publisher : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Road Transport Research written by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Road Transport Research Programme and published by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. This book was released on 1997 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 30th Anniversary of the OECD Road Transport Research Programme (RTR).

Author : Kumares C. Sinha
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118169662
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transportation Decision Making written by Kumares C. Sinha and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-09 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pioneering text provides a holistic approach to decisionmaking in transportation project development and programming, whichcan help transportation professionals to optimize their investmentchoices. The authors present a proven set of methodologies forevaluating transportation projects that ensures that all costs andimpacts are taken into consideration. The text's logical organization gets readers started with asolid foundation in basic principles and then progressively buildson that foundation. Topics covered include: Developing performance measures for evaluation, estimatingtravel demand, and costing transportation projects Performing an economic efficiency evaluation that accounts forsuch factors as travel time, safety, and vehicle operatingcosts Evaluating a project's impact on economic development and landuse as well as its impact on society and culture Assessing a project's environmental impact, including airquality, noise, ecology, water resources, and aesthetics Evaluating alternative projects on the basis of multipleperformance criteria Programming transportation investments so that resources can beoptimally allocated to meet facility-specific and system-widegoals Each chapter begins with basic definitions and concepts followedby a methodology for impact assessment. Relevant legislation isdiscussed and available software for performing evaluations ispresented. At the end of each chapter, readers are providedresources for detailed investigation of particular topics. Theseinclude Internet sites and publications of international anddomestic agencies and research institutions. The authors alsoprovide a companion Web site that offers updates, data foranalysis, and case histories of project evaluation and decisionmaking. Given that billions of dollars are spent each year ontransportation systems in the United States alone, and that thereis a need for thorough and rational evaluation and decision makingfor cost-effective system preservation and improvement, this textshould be on the desks of all transportation planners, engineers,and educators. With exercises in every chapter, this text is anideal coursebook for the subject of transportation systems analysisand evaluation.

Author : David Lowe
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136394656
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intermodal Freight Transport written by David Lowe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-08-11 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an introduction to the whole concept of intermodal freight transport, the means of delivering goods using two or more transport modes, recounting both European experience and UK developments and reporting on the extensive political influences on this form of transport. This is placed into context with reference to developments in North America and Asia. Detailed explanations are given of the road and rail vehicles, the loading units and the transfer equipment used in such operations. In particular, the role of the Channel Tunnel in the development of long-haul combined transport operations between the UK and Europe is considered.

Author : Cambridge Systematics
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
ISBN 13 : 9780309066624
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Guidebook for Performance-based Transportation Planning written by Cambridge Systematics and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2000 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This [i.e. The] purpose of this guidebook is to help organizations improve the development, implementation, and management of their transportation plans and programs. By adding an element of performance measurement and monitoring to existing transportation planning processes, agencies can obtain better information about the performance of their existing programs and services. Performance-based planning provides a process and tools to identify and assess alternative programs, projects, and services with respect to overall transportation plan goals and objectives."--Ch. 1. Overview, p. 3.