Download or read book Transport Developments and Innovations in an Evolving World written by Michel Beuthe and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-05 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The technological developments as well as urban future of an information age where the development of ICT sets the pace and options is explored in this book. The text examines the current state of daily travelling, and highlights the achievable impact and acceptability of transport policy measures. Freight transport is discussed from an industry viewpoint. In addition, the text presents various innovative approaches to rearranging current freight transport networks. Methods to evaluate the societal consensus related to the spatial development - linked to transport infrastructures - are also described. Still further, the text discuses methods for assessing spatial planning policies.