The organisation of urban public transport systems in Western European metropolitan areas

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 1996

Authors

Álvaro Costa (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Vol. 30 No. 5

Pages: 349-359

ISSN: 0965-8564

Publisher: Elsevier

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Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Economics and Business

CORDIS: Social sciences > Economics > Transport economics

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Authenticus ID: P-001-DTH

DOI: 10.1016/0965-8564(96)00002-X

Abstract (EN): The structure-conduct-performance paradigm is applied to organisation change in urban public transport in Western Europe, to show how structural form affects public transport conduct and performance. This paper outlines organisation changes in several western European metropolitan areas, with reference to four common structural forms, and indicates expected changes in market conduct and performance.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

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