Commuting (Transportation)

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Dictionary of Concepts in Human Geography ("Journey to Work" begins on p. 135)
by Robert P. Larkin, Gary L. Peters. 288 pgs.

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"The Larkin and Peters book would be especially helpful for faculty and students outside geography who would need general information concerning concepts and trends in the field. Recommended for academic libraries at all levels, as well as large public libraries." Choice

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Foreword

Preface

The Dictionary

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B

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D

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L

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The Evolution of Public Policy: Cars and the Environment
by Toni Marzotto, Vicky Moshier Burnor, Gordon Scott Bonham. 231 pgs.

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Illustrations

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1: Policy Stages and Advocacy Coalitions

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2: The Demand for Action

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3: Taking the Demand to Government

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4: From Idea to Law

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5: The Public Actors

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6: The Private Actors

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7: Deliberate or Rushed Judgment?

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8: The Problem Revisited

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Appendix

Bibliography

Index

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Transportation and Urban Land (Chap. III "The Economics of the Journey-to-Work")
by Lowdon Wingo Jr. 134 pgs.

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Preface

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I Introduction

Ii Characterizing Technology in Urban Transportation Systems

Iii the Economics of the Journey-To-Work

Iv Economic Dimensions of Urban Space

V the Demand for Space and the Basic Model

Vi Applications of the Model

Summary and Index of Important Expressions and Equations

Appendix a A Further Note on Ingression and Congestion Along Transportation Routes

Appendix B the Mathematics of Ingression
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The Journey to Work, in Historical Methods
by A. Victoria Bloomfield, Richard Harris. 13 pgs.

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Essays in Transportation Economics and Policy: A Handbook in Honor of John R. Meyer (Chap. 12 "Transportation and Land Use")
by Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez, William B. Tye, Clifford Winston. 580 pgs.

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1: The Legacy of John R. Meyer

Part I Techniques of Transportation Analysis

2: The Demand for Transportation: Models and Applications

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3: Learning About Transport Costs

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4: Pricing

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5: Project Evaluation

Appendix: Calculation of the Shadow Price of Capital

Appendix: Calculation of the Shadow Price of Capital

Part II the Automobile in Society

6: Congestion

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7: The Politics of Controlling Auto Air Pollution

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8: Fuel Economy and Auto Safety Regulation: Is the Cure Worse Than the Disease?

Condusion

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9: Technology-Forcing Public Policies and the Automobile

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10: Determinants of Motorization and Road Provision

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Part III Transportation and Cities

11: The Urban Transportation Problem: A Reexamination and Update

Condusion

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12: Transportation and Land Use

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13: Accessibility and Economic Opportunity

Condusion

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Part IV Regulatory Issues in Transportation

14: Regulatory Reform of U.S. Intercity Transportation

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15: Regulation and Innovation: Lessons from the American Railroad Industry

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16: The Economics of Commercial Transportation Safety

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Gender, Work and Space ("How Long Does It Take You to Get to Work?" begins on p. 95)
by Susan Hanson, Geraldine Pratt. 272 pgs.

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1: Spatial Stories and Gendered Practices

2: Continuity and Change in Worcester, Massachusetts

3: The Worcester Study

4: The Friction of Distance and Gendered Geographies of Employment

5: Household Arrangements and the Geography of Employment

6: Employer Practices, Local Labor Markets, and Occupational Segregation

7: Communities, Work, and Gender Relations

8: Crossing Boundaries

Appendix

Notes

References

Index
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The Cost of Commuting to Work, in Journal of Accountancy
by Kaye F. McClung, Robert D. Ivy, Edward E. Milam. 3 pgs.

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Employers as Mediating Institutions for Public Policy: The Case of Commute Options Programs, in Policy Studies Journal
by Leisha Dehart-Davis, Randall Guensler. 23 pgs.

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The Spatial Distribution of Black Employment between the Central City and the Suburbs, in Economic Inquiry
by Keith R. Ihlanfeldt, Madelyn V. Young. 15 pgs.

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The Spread of Commuter Development in the Eastern Shore Zone of Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1920-1988, in Urban History Review
by Hugh Millward. 12 pgs.

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