TRANSPORTATION IN SPARSELY POPULATED REGIONS. IN: HANDBOOK OF TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL

The central problem of transportation planning and policymaking in sparsely populated regions is the inefficient use of capacity. Financing infrastructure in these regions is challenging because charges related to the use of transport equipment as a means of covering infrastructure costs tend to reinforce the problem of excess capacity. The combination of economies of scale and low accessibility levels in sparsely populated regions has a consequence of monopolistic pricing of transportation services. Improvement of the transport system in such regions can lead to changes in the market form. In addition to the problems of spatial monopolies and excess capacity, this paper also discusses sparsely populated regions in developed countries, the importance of accessibility, transport quality and optimal maintenance investment and the impact of transportation investment on regional development.

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  Elsevier

  Radarweg 29
  Amsterdam,   Netherlands  1043 NX
• Authors:
  • Andersson, A E
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 287-298
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Incorporated
  • Publisher: Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Developed countries; Economies of scale; Financing; Highway capacity; Infrastructure; Investments; Maintenance; Monopoly; Policy making; Population density; Pricing; Quality of service; Regional development; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Excess capacity; Sparsely populated regions
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00923280
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0080435955
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 9 2002 12:00AM