The role of railways in urban development is the subject of this book. The central aim is to inquire into how especially the development of high-speed rail and light rail links will affect European cities. The analyses are carried out with special attention given to the broader institutional...

Alonso's Theory of Movements is a widely applicable Spatial Interaction Model, describing an equilibrium of inflows and outflows. Based on a survey of estimation attempts in the past, we conclude that econometric estimation of the so-called systemic parameters is somewhat problematic. In this...

The value of travel time plays an important role in cost benefit analysis of infrastructure projects. However, the issue of uncertainty on travel times and the implications this has for estimations of travel time values has received much less attention in the literature. In this paper we compare...

In this paper an airport and airline choice model, based on a nested multinomial logit model, is developed to investigate both airport competition and airline competition in a metropolitan area with multiple departure airports. The model can be used to analyze the effects of, e.g., an...

As the importance and value of information increases, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is rapidly evolving and taking centre stage in everyday life in the 21st century. This is particularly evident in the transport sector, where ICT is greatly influencing our mobility and travel...