Public Transport: Its Planning, Management and Operation - Softcover

White, Peter R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0091674611 ISBN 13: 9780091674618

Publisher: Routledge, 1991

Synopsis

This book is a revised, updated and expanded edition of "Planning for public transport". The new text reflects the major changes in transport organization and research findings in the years since first publication. It is a comprehensive textbook on public transport, including its technology, organization, planning, costing and pricing, with particular reference to Britain. The author pays special attention to the structure of local government and the transport industry from 1986 (following local government reorganization), as well as to bus industry deregulation, to land use planning, and to developments in other countries with innovations relevant to Britain. A series of texts on environmental planning for use in undergraduates and postgraduate planning courses and for those involved in all aspects of the planning process. "Peter White has been responsible for postgraduate teaching in public transport systems at the Polytechnic of Central London ( PCL ) since 1971 and is currently course leader for the MSc transport planning course. Since joining the PCL he has been responsible for developing research in public transport and has undertaken consultancy work in a number of areas, including work with the Select Committee on Nationalized Industries and a study of the West Midlands Travelcard.". This book is intended for students and researchers in planning and public transport.

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Review

'The value of this book for students of the industry - of all ages - since the first edition in 1976 must represent an outstanding acheivement. If you want to understand how the public transport industry works, and what are its successes and its problems, it is all here. But the great virtue of Professor White's book is that it is not merely descriptive, but also analyses the way things work, and it is an interesting read... I congratulate him on having achieved a fouth edition.' - John Hibbs, FOCUS (The Institute of Logistics and Transport) November 2002

From the Back Cover

Widened in scope and completely updated, this new edition of a well-established textbook provides an authoritative introduction to all modes of public transport; from taxis and local buses to intercity rail, domestic air and express coach. The principal emphasis is on the urban and regional market sector, with separate coverage given of rural and long-distance issues.
The latest changes in organisation and legislation are covered, together with current polices issues in Britain and similar countries, such as bus deregulation and rail privatisation. Extensive use is made of the National Travel Survey and operator data to describe the present market structure. The technology of bus and rail systems is described. Network structures and their relationship with urban form are reviewed, leading to an examination of pricing policies in which particular emphasis is given to forms such as the travelcard as well as conventional cash fare systems. Sources of evidence and references for further reading are given in each chapter.
The concluding chapter examines long-run policy issues and developments likely to influence the role of public transport in the near future, including the British government's Ten Year Plan for 2000-2010, global warming and the role of the European Union in transport.
This book serves as a textbook for both specialist students in transport and those in related fields - such as planning, geography, civil engineering and business students - taking optional courses in transport. Any reader concerned with transport as a policy issue will find the book useful as a contemporary account of a crucial dimension of any advanced economy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091674611
• ISBN 13: 9780091674618
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 296