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Inter-city modal competition

Vickerman, Roger (2021) Inter-city modal competition. In: Mulley, Corinne and Nelson, John and Ison, Stephen, eds. The Routledge Handbook of Public Transport. Routledge International Handbooks . Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 61-71. ISBN 978-0-367-41872-4. E-ISBN 978-0-367-81669-8. (KAR id:87975)

Abstract

The market for inter-city travel has received much less attention than those for local travel. It is more diverse and complex ranging from travel between two adjacent cities to that between major conurbations hundreds of kilometres apart. Journeys are typically made less frequently than the regular trips that dominate urban travel markets, and are more likely to involve multi-modal trips. Historically the markets for inter-urban travel were highly regulated. The growth of inter-city highway networks, the deregulation of airlines and coach services and the liberalisation of the market for rail services has changed the pattern of provision and competition. This has come alongside social change that has increased mobility. This Chapter explores the extent of changes in inter-urban travel markets by road, rail and air over recent decades and how regulation and competition has dealt with these changes in a range of countries including the US, UK and other European Countries. Priorities for future research on this topic are identified.

Item Type: Book section
Uncontrolled keywords: inter-city travel; deregulation; competition; rail; high-speed rail; coach services; air travel
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Economics
Depositing User: Roger Vickerman
Date Deposited: 08 May 2021 11:43 UTC
Last Modified: 13 Nov 2022 00:00 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/87975 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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