Accessibility, Equity and Efficiency

Edited by Karst T. Geurs, Professor of Transport Planning, University of Twente, the Netherlands, Roberto Patuelli, Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Italy and Tomaz Ponce Dentinho, Professor of Regional, Environmental and Agricultural Economics, University of the Azores, Portugal

• Contents:PART I INTRODUCTION1. Accessibility, Equity and EfficiencyKarst T. Geurs, Tomaz Ponce Dentinho and Roberto PatuelliPART II EQUITY ISSUES IN POPULATION ACCESSIBILITY2. Does Accessibility Still Matter? Evidence from Swiss MunicipalitiesBoris A. Portnov3. Population Decline and Accessibility in the Portuguese InteriorPaulo Rui Anciães 4. Rural Depopulation, Labour Market Accessibility, and Housing PricesDavid Philip Mcarthur, Liv Osland, Inge Thorsen and Jan Ubøe PART III EQUITY IN ACCESS TO DAILY ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES5. Ensuring Accessibility to Daily Activities for Different Population Segments with Respect to Sharp Increases in Mobility CostsBenjamin Büttner, Gebhard Wulfhorst and Jordan Evans6. Efficiency and Equity Indicators to Evaluate Different Patterns of Accessibility to Public Services. An Application to Huambo, AngolaCésar Pakissi and Tomaz Ponce DentinhoPART IV EFFICIENCY OF RAILROADS AND TRAIN STATION ACCESS7. Influence of the First and Last Mile on HSR Accessibility LevelsAndrés Monzón, Emilio Ortega and Elena López 8. Train Station Access and Train Use: A Joint Stated and Revealed Preference Choice Modelling StudyLissy La Paix Puello and Karst T. Geurs9. Industrial Accessibility and the Efficiency of the US Freight RailroadsKenneth Button, Zhenhua Chen and Rui NeivaPART V ACCESSIBILITY EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL10. The Value of Bicycle Trail Access on Home PurchasesPaul Mogush, Kevin J. Krizek and David Levinson11. Accessibility and Territorial Cohesion: Ex-Post Analysis of Cohesion Fund Infrastructure ProjectsMert Kompil, Hande Demirel and Panayotis Christidis Index

‘This book uses the powerful lens of accessibility analysis to answer questions in spatial development, travel behavior, facilities planning, locational efficiency, metropolitan resilience, and more. Its pragmatic and empirical approach - and its bringing together of leading accessibility scholars into a single volume - make it an invaluable reference for scholars and policymakers in the areas of transportation, land use, and public-service provision.’