Urban transportation economics

KA Small - Regional and Urban Economics Parts 1 & 2, 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
KA Small
Regional and Urban Economics Parts 1 & 2, 2013taylorfrancis.com
The study of transportation involves researchers trained in many disciplines, including
engineering, economics, geography, planning, business, and regional science.
Transportation research has become increasingly sophisticated in its use of economics. This
trend has brought a more solid practical footing to policy analysis, by showing how the ideas
and goals generated within various analytical frameworks can be reconciled with the actual
behavior of users and with the resource constraints of a real economy.
The study of transportation involves researchers trained in many disciplines, including engineering, economics, geography, planning, business, and regional science. Transportation research has become increasingly sophisticated in its use of economics. This trend has brought a more solid practical footing to policy analysis, by showing how the ideas and goals generated within various analytical frameworks can be reconciled with the actual behavior of users and with the resource constraints of a real economy.
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