Maritime
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 in China’s Emerging Urban Agglomerations
Discussion Paper,
2 July 2015
Urban Planning and Transport Infrastructure Provision in the Randstad, Netherlands
Discussion Paper,
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.
What Do We Mean by a Level Playing Field in International Aviation?
Discussion Paper,
1 February 2015
Public Private Partnerships for Transport Infrastructure: Renegotiations, How to Approach Them and Economic Outcomes. Roundtable Summary and Conclusions.
Discussion Paper,
1 February 2015
Dominant Carrier Performance and International Liberalisation: The Case of North East Asia
Discussion Paper,
1 January 2015
Effective Regulatory Institutions: The Regulator's Role in the Policy Process, Including Issues of Regulatory Independence
Discussion Paper,
2 December 2010
Electric Vehicles: A Tentative Economic and Environmental Evaluation
Discussion Paper,
25 November 2010
Effectively Regulatory Institutions for Air Transport: A European Perspective
Discussion Paper,
1 November 2010
Transport Regulation from Theory to Practice: General Observations and a Case Study
Discussion Paper,
30 September 2010
What Sustainable Road Transport Future? Trends and Policy Options
Discussion Paper,
13 September 2010
Estimating the Agglomeration Benefits of Transport Investments: Some Tests for Stability
Discussion Paper,
30 June 2010
Achieving 80% Reduction in Transport Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Using the USA as a Case Study
Discussion Paper,
30 April 2010
So You're Considering Introducing Congestion Charging? Here's What You Need to Know
Discussion Paper,
4 February 2010
The Demand for and Supply of Fuel Efficiency in Models of Industrial Organisation
Discussion Paper,
1 January 2010
Why the Market for New Passgenger Cars Generally Undervalues Fuel Economy
Discussion Paper,
1 January 2010