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Financing European Transport Infrastructure

Policies and Practice in Western Europe

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  1. Sheila Farrell

    1. Imperial College London, UK

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Sheila Farrell
    Pages 1-16

  3. Organisational framework

    • Sheila Farrell
    Pages 17-39

  4. Roads

    • Sheila Farrell
    Pages 41-81

  5. Railways

    • Sheila Farrell
    Pages 83-123

  6. Urban public transport

    • Sheila Farrell
    Pages 125-154

  7. Inland waterways

    • Sheila Farrell
    Pages 155-164

  8. Airways

    • Sheila Farrell
    Pages 165-178

  9. Airports

    • Sheila Farrell
    Pages 179-202

  10. Seaports

    • Sheila Farrell
    Pages 203-232

  11. Funding mechanisms for the future

    • Sheila Farrell
    Pages 233-243

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 245-258
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About this book

Financing European Transport Infrastructure examines organisational arrangements for planning and financing transport infrastructure in Western Europe. It covers all modes of transport - road, rail, sea, air, urban, and inland waterways - and asks why their financing arrangements are so different. It looks at the division of responsibilities between central and local government, and the growing role of autonomous public bodies, the European Commission and private finance. It examines the consequences of investment failing to keep up with demand - in congestion, environmental damage and slower growth - and the impact of new approaches, including public-private partnerships.

Reviews

'...the book is very readable, and is a valuable starting point for anybody interested in different financing mechanisms and possibilites for transport infrastructure used across Western Europe.' - Barry Ubbels, Journal of Transport Geography

'A very useful and valuable contribution to transport literature...I feel no hesitation in recommending it to the students of transport economics, as well as those professionals who want to have an in-depth understanding of the problems encountered in financing transport infrastructure investment and the solutions developed to deal with them in Western Europe.' - M.Q. Dalvi, Transport Reviews

Authors and Affiliations

  • Imperial College London, UK

    Sheila Farrell

About the author

SHEILA FARRELL is an independent transport consultant specialising in investment appraisal and project finance. Since 1993 she has been an Honorary Research Fellow at Imperial College London.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Financing European Transport Infrastructure

  • Book Subtitle: Policies and Practice in Western Europe

  • Authors: Sheila Farrell

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230502291

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-71896-4Published: 08 February 1999

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-50229-1Published: 08 February 1999

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 258

  • Topics: International Economics, Public Finance, Transportation

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