TY - BOOK AU - Cowie,Jonathan AU - Ison,Steve AU - Rye,Tom AU - Riddington,G. TI - The economics of transport: a theoretical and applied perspective SN - 9780415419796 (hbk.) U1 - 388.049 PY - 2010/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Transportation KW - Economics N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-374) and index; Introduction to the economics of transport -- Transport and economic development -- The market for transport services -- Elasticity demand for transport services -- Transport costs -- Competition for the provision of transport services -- Imperfect competition in the provision of transport services -- The pricing of transport activities -- Transport and the environment -- Transport, organisation, regulation and ownership -- Transport subsidy -- The economics of freight transport -- Forecasting the demand for transport -- Transport appraisal -- Final thoughts and reflections ER -