TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH NEEDS RELATED TO SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

This report presents research problem statements (intended to help provide guidance to government agencies, research institutions, industry, universities and others in allocating funds and manpower), six workshop statements, and comments dealing with research needs. The research problem statements cover the following areas: citizen participation; economic and social aspects; engineering economic analysis; freight movement; intermodal freight; pricing; surface freight regulation; and urban goods movement. The workshop papers cover the need for research in industry and government; the social, economic and environmental field; transportation in the rural sector; and transportation energy conservation.

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• Publication Date: 1977-12

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 41 p.
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Circular
  • Issue Number: 187
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competition; Conservation; Deregulation; Development; Energy; Energy consumption; Environment; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Intermodal services; Intermodal transportation; Passenger transportation; Prices; Public participation; Rate making; Regulations; Research; Rural areas; Socioeconomic factors; Subsidies; Traffic managers; Transportation; Transportation modes; Transportation policy; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research and development; Shippers
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy requirements; Government regulations; National transportation policies; Transportation research
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Energy; Environment; Law; Research; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170400
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 18 1978 12:00AM