1st Edition
Transport Issues and Problems in Southeastern Europe
Edited By Caralampo Focas
Copyright 2004
306 Pages
by
Routledge
305 Pages
by
Routledge
305 Pages
by
Routledge
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The collapse of previous command economic structures in Eastern Europe has led to an often chaotic reorganization of transport operations. Southeastern Europe in particular not only lags behind the western EU countries in terms of transport infrastructure, but also in terms of management and policy. However, despite this, or perhaps even because there are no long-standing established patterns,... Read more
Contents: What is missing in South-eastern Europe?, Caralampo Focas. European Policy and Transport Corridors: European Union transport policy and enlargement, Johannes Baur; Transportation corridors for Europe and their development, Chris Germanacos; The extension of trans-European networks to the Balkan region: planning and financing issues, Meteu Turró; The Czech transport infrastructure and pan-European corridors, Antonín Peltrám; Prospects for the development of the southeast section of Rail Corridor IX, Christos Pyrgidis and George Giannopoulos; Major improvements and challenges in transport logistics along Corridor V in Hungary, P r Rónai and Katalin Tánczos. The 'Missing Transport Links' In South-eastern Europe: Construction of a new combined road/rail bridge over the Danube at Vidin- Calafat and its European Integration potential, Simeon Evtimov; The role of the Corinth canal in the development of the South-eastern European short sea shipping, Evangelos Sambracos. Improving Management and Quality in Transport in South-eastern Europe: Organization, monitoring and efficiency of Athens' urban public transport, Alexandros Deloukas; The use of smart card technology for efficient transport: the case study of Thessaloniki, Geogria Aifadopoulou and Vasilis Mizaras; Tools of market-orientated rail restructuring with special regard to improving management information systems, Zoltán Bokor and Katalin Tánczos; Port competitiveness as a function of trans-shipment development in the Mediterranean: the case of the Trieste container terminal, Marco Mazzarino; Elements of an intelligent transport system-based European freight architecture: The THEMIS Approach, George Giannopoulos; Government policy to facilitate private participation in tolled road infrastructure, through investment risk mitigation measures: South-eastern Europe and Asian countries, Gi Seong Kong and Katalin Tánczos; Considering multi-modal capacity in the assessment of road design, Markus Mai
Biography
Caralampo Focas
