ITLS Working Papers 2013: Recent submissions
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The impacts of production base relocation on port cluster competition: The case of the Pearl River Delta region
Published 2013-10-01Due to increases in labor and operational costs within the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region, many manufacturing firms are relocating their plants to inland provinces in China. The existence of significant intra- and inter-port ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Sunday drive: Review of automobile ownership, societal and environmental impacts and behavioural change
Published 2013-02-01The automobile is a pervasive component of modern life; it has played a crucial role in shaping the society in which we live and the way in which we behave and interact with those around us. This paper provides an overview ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Investigating the impacts of introducing emission trading scheme to shipping industry
Published 2013-05-01Although international shipping is the most energy efficient means of transportation in terms of unit CO2 emission per tone-mile cargo shipped, due to enormous cargo volume and continuous growth, it still contributes a ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
How much does new transport infrastructure add to land values? Evidence from the bus rapid transit system in Sydney, Australia
Published 2013-09-01This paper examines the impact of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system on residential housing prices in Sydney, Australia. A quasi experimental approach and a hedonic regression model are employed to identify the housing price ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Requirements for traffic assignment models for strategic transport planning: A critical assessment
Published 2013-08-01Transport planning models are used all over the world to assist in the decision making regarding investments in infrastructure and transport services. Traffic assignment is one of the key components of transport models, ...Open AccessWorking Paper