englischThis last volume of the Karlsruhe Papers on Economic Policy Research, edited by Rolf Funck and Werner Rothengatter, focuses on the interactions between man, environment, space and time, following the holistic research approach of Walter Isard which initiated a re-orientation of regional [...]

englischFollowing the systems of innovation approach, corporate innovative activities are characterised by the companies’ interactions with external actors, organisations and institutions. This raises the question how far external factors affect the technological scope decisions of firms. What role [...]

englischThis study focuses on the condition of the American material infrastructure which had deteriorated sharply in the 1980s. To find what caused the deterioration in the condition of the U.S. public capital stock, the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives [...]

englischSea-port throughput breaks records every year bringing hard competition over their markets. Hinterland is the market area of a sea-port and the battle-of-ports is accomplished at that place. An explanation of agents, transport modes and decision-making reveals the functioning of this area [...]

Der vorliegende Band analysiert, wie effizient Standortfaktoren deutscher Stadt- und Landkreise genutzt werden. Ziel ist es, die Nutzung von Wirtschaftsstandorten zu verbessern. Die Messung der Effizienzen von Wirtschaftsstandorten erfolgt dabei einerseits durch den Vergleich des realen [...]

englischTo attempt to counter the possible impacts of global warming, the European Union promised to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 8 % until 2010 compared to 1990. So far, the transport sector, which contributes to around 28 % of European CO2 emissions, has been exempted from the [...]

englischIn 2000 the Pällmann-Commission of the German Federal Government recommended a fundamental change in infrastructure financing of the German federal trunk roads. Instead of tax based investments, user pays principles should be pursued in future. Since January 2005 HGVs are charged on German [...]

englischThe author analyzes the impacts of income distribution on mobility behavior in Europe. Based on observations in European mobility surveys the significance of income is quantified and implemented in the macroeconomic, transport and environmental System Dynamics model ASTRA. An income [...]

englischThe study identifies, in a first step, gender- and age-specific production patterns. The combination of time use data, input-output analysis and material balances allows for the simultaneous consideration of women’s and men’s working time and their contributions to GDP, household production [...]

englischCases like the Rostock Warnow tunnel in Germany have emphasised the requirement of assessing transport infrastructure projects not individually, but in the context of all other relevant infrastructure measures. The occurrence of interdependencies poses a challenge for project appraisal, for [...]