Transportation Policy and Project Evaluation

Methods and Practices
2024
ISBN: 978-981-97-5429-8
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 75 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 149 g

Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Geography

This book adopts a methodology-focused approach, concentrating on quantitative techniques for transportation. It specifically focuses on methods that have been or potentially could be applied to study the effects of transportation policies and projects. The prevailing research features three key research categories: cross-sectional regression models, simulation (forecasting) methods, and causal inference models.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yang, Huajie

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Transport- und Verkehrswirtschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Cross sectional regression methods.- Forecasting methods.- Causal models for project evaluation.

Über Autor(innen)

Huajie Yang, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Innovation and Design at City University of Macau. He was a research assistant at the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), a U.S. Department of Transportation national university transportation center. Dr. Yang received his Ph.D. in Urban Studies from Portland State University, M.Eng. in Urban Planning and Design from Zhejiang University, and B.Sc. in Resources Environment and the Management of Urban and Rural Planning from Shanxi University. Dr. Yang’s research interests include land use and transportation planning and modeling, urban planning, and public health. His recent research focuses on the impact of the commuting on physical and mental wellbeing. Huajie has been involved in research projects funded by the Macao Foundation, the Macau Science and Technology Development Fund, the joint funding of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Macau Science and Technology Development Fund, the joint funding of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China and the Macau Science and Technology Development Fund, and the U.S. Department of Transportation.