1 Introduction -- 2 The Political Economy of Transport Innovations -- 3 ICTs and Accessibility: An Action Space Perspective on the Impact of New Information and Communication Technologies -- 4 E-commerce and the Container Shipping Industry -- 5 In Search of Urban Futures in the E-economy -- 6 Inertia of Travel Behaviour: A Stated Preference Analysis of Commuting -- 7 The Same Procedure as Last Weekend: Routines and Leisure Mobility -- 8 Parking Policy Measures and Their Effects on Shopping and Work Trips -- 9 Acceptability of Marginal Cost-based Pricing in Urban Transport -- 10 Transport and Logistics as Network Competencies in a Localized Industrial Cluster -- 11 A Methodology to Evaluate Potential Locations for Intermodal Barge Terminals: A Policy Decision Support Tool -- 12 Rail-rail Hub-terminals as an Alternative for Shunting: An Explorative Comparative Case Study -- 13 Light Rail: Backbone of European Urban Regions -- 14 Scenario Building for the Future of the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area and Its Transportation System Using the Delphi Method -- 15 Assessing Spatial Planning Policy with Accessibility Indicators: The Case of Lille's Metropolis Scenario -- 16 European Innovations in Multi-modal Assessment: How Will They Support and Enhance the Public Policy Process? -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors.

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