Transport Systems of Russian Cities Ongoing Transformations /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Blinkin, Mikhail (Editor), Koncheva, Elena (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Transportation Research, Economics and Policy,
• Subjects: Transportation.; Public finance.; Development economics.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Economics.; Regional/Spatial Science.; Development Economics.; Public Economics.

This volume discusses post-socialist urban transport functioning and development in Russia, within the context of the country’s recent transition towards a market economy. Over the past twenty-five years, urban transport in Russia has undergone serious transformations, prompted by the transitioning...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• 1. Russian Cities Mobility Culture: International Comparison
• 2. Urban Spatial Structure as a Factor of Transport Behavior
• 3. Travel Demand Management in the Largest Cities
• 4. Road Pricing as a Modern Mechanism for Road Sector Financing
• 5. Road Safety Issues in Cities
• 6. Urban Public Transport Development: Trends and Reforms
• 7. Integration of the suburban passenger rail service into the urban transport system
• 8. Transport Planning and Transport Modelling
• 9. Formal and Informal Institutions for Urban Transport Management
• 10. Forecast for Transport Systems Development in Russian Cities.