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The International Transport Forum, which replaces the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT), is an inter-governmental organisation linked to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Topics covered included:
Opening Session
Keynote speech: How Transport Costs Shape the Spatial Pattern of Economic Activity
Jacques THISSE, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Session 1. Trends and Developments in Inter-Urban Passenger Transport
The Prospects for Inter-Urban Travel Demand
+ Yves CROZET, Laboratoire d'économie des transports, Lyon, France
+ International Air Transport in the Future
David GILLEN, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Session 2. Adapting the Intermodal Network to the Passenger Market: Long-Term Planning and Assessment
+ When to Invest in High-Speed Rail Links and Networks?
Chris NASH, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
+ High-Speed Inter-City Transport Systems in Japan: Past, Present and the Future
Katsuhiro YAMAGUCHI and Kiyoshi YAMASAKI, University of Tokyo, Japan
+ Inter-Urban Passenger Transport: Economic Assessment of Major Infrastructure Projects
Gines DE RUS, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Session 3. Competition and Regulation of Interurban Travel: Towards New Regulatory Frameworks?
+ Competition or Cooperation in Public Transport
Botond ABA, KTI, Budapest, Hungary
+ Governance and Regulation
Clifford WINSTON, Brookings Institute, Washington DC, USA
+ Long-Distance Bus Services in Europe: Concessions or Free Market
Didier VAN DE VELDE, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
+ Long-Distance Passenger Rail Services in Europe: Market Access Models and Implications for Germany
Thorsten BECKERS and Christian VON HIRSCHHAUSEN, Technische Universität Berlin / Fabian HAUNERLAND and Matthias WALTER, Dresden University of Technology, Germany
+ Competition for Long Distance Passenger Rail Services: The Emerging Evidence
John PRESTON, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Session 4. Transport System Interactions and Innovation
+ When Should We Provide Separate Auto and Truck Roadways?
Robert POOLE, Reason Foundation, Los Angeles, USA
+ Dedicated Lanes, Tolls and ITS Technology
Robin LINDSEY, University of Alberta, Canada
+ The Informed and Oriented Transport System User
Peter ZIMMERMANN, Management Consultant, Munich, Germany
+ Potential Economic Impacts of Technological and Organizational Innovation in Intermodal Access to Major Passenger Terminals
Francisco TAPIADOR, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain / Jordi Marti HENNEBERG, Universidad de Lleida, Spain
Session 5. Sustainable Inter-Urban Mobility
+ Managing Environmental Impacts
Per KAGESON, Nature Associates, Stockholm, Sweden
+ The Economics of CO2 Emissions Trading for Aviation
Peter MORRELL, Cranfield University, United Kingdom
+ Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
Rodrigo JILIBERTO, TAU Consultora Ambiental, Madrid, Spain
+ Does SEA Change Outcomes?
Maria Roasario PARTIDARIO, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal
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