All Transport
Adapting Transport Policy to Climate Change
Research Report, Policy Insights,
30 November 2015
- Uncertainty is different from risk.
- Climate effects are subject to uncertainty.
- There are techniques to deal with risk.
- There is currently no robust method to treat Knightian uncertainty.
- Risk, uncertainty and discount rate all affect carbon value.
Road Infrastructure Safety Management
IRTAD, Policy Insights,
6 October 2015
- Benchmark road infrastructure against good practices in other countries.
- Implement new minimum safety standards for road infrastructure.
- Continue evaluation and research to quantify safety impacts of planning decisions.
- Implement suitable Road Infrastructure Safety Management procedures for each stage of road development including planning design, pre-opening and full operation.
- Make Road Infrastructure Safety Management procedures legally binding.
- Involve both road and health authorities when developing road accident data bases.
- Assure adequate institutional management capacity and investment levels.
- Use existing tools and guidelines; adopt second-best solutions where state-of-the-art solutions are not feasible.
- Identify the Road Safety Infrastructure Management procedures that fit specific needs and understand barriers to implementation.
- Share good practices of Road infrastructure Safety Management procedures and intervention measures.
- Monitor the safety performance of road infrastructure.
- Develop self-explaining roads.
Integrated Transport Development Experiences of Global City Clusters - Urban and Suburban Transport in Mexico City
Presentation, slides, speech,
2 July 2015
Urban Development, Transport Investments and Connectivity in the Ile-de-France Region
Presentation, slides, speech,
2 July 2015
Integrated Transport Development in China’s Emerging Urban Agglomerations
Presentation, slides, speech,
1 July 2015
Urban Planning and Transport Infrastructure Provision in the Randstad, Netherlands – a Global City Cluster
Presentation, slides, speech,
1 July 2015
Cities as Labor Markets: Relevance to China City Cluster Development
Presentation, slides, speech,
1 July 2015
Forecasting Airport Demand: Review of UK Airports Commission Forecasts and Scenarios
Case-Specific Policy Analysis,
31 May 2015
Expanding Airport Capacity: Competition, Connectivity and Welfare
Case-Specific Policy Analysis,
31 May 2015
The Impact of Mega-Ships
Case-Specific Policy Analysis, Policy Insights,
30 April 2015
- Cost savings from bigger container ships are decreasing.
- The transport costs due to larger ships could be substantial.
- Supply chain risks related to mega-container ships are rising.
- Public policies need to better take account of this and act accordingly.
- Further increase of maximum container ship size would raise ransport costs.
Recent Evolution of Research into the Wider Economic Benefits of Transport Infrastructure Investments
Presentation, slides, speech,
24 October 2007
Transport Infrastructure Inside and Across Urban Regions: Models and Assessment Methods
Presentation, slides, speech,
30 September 2007
Wider Economic Benefits of Investments in Transportation Infrastructure
Presentation, slides, speech,
30 September 2007