The Future of Transportation and Communication

The focus of this book is to analyze and structure the future development of transportation and communication and to highlight their significance for society, economy and for the people and their environment. It gives the reader visions and perspectives from Europe, Japan and the USA.

Inhalt
Foreword.- I: Visions of Future Arenas.- Infrastructure and the Transformation to the C-Society.- The Emerging New Arena of Transportation and Communication in Japan.- The Future of European Transport.- Taming the Wild Roadways: Teamwork, Communication, and Synchronization Across Space.- II: Regional Perspectives.- The Central European Perspective.- The Eastern European Perspective.- The North American Perspective.- The Japanese Perspective.- III: Network Perspectives.- Transportation Infrastructure, Productivity and Growth.- A Systems View of Infrastructure Planning.- Some Aspects on Interdependence of Countries and Regions of Improved Transport Links.- Transnational Planning Education and the Internationalization.- IV: Environment Perspectives.- The Environmental Situation in Europe.- Transportation and the Environment.- Human Aspects on Communication and the Infrastructure.- Technology for Improved Transportation and Environment.