Planning, Economics and Governance

• Overview
• Research Projects

Overview

This research theme covers institutional, economic and planning aspects of transport. Governance and planning are the main means by which interventions in the transport system take place. They refer to formal and informal structures of institutions responsible for shaping and implementing transport policies. The specific effects of transport policies, especially in relation with the development and planning objective, are transferred into indicators, which can be dealt with through economic analysis. Economic models can be useful by incorporating this information and calculating the policy impact i.e. whether transport policy measures can improve welfare. Economics is also used to elucidate historical trends and predicted outcomes of policies via econometric methods. Using a series of applied economics tools, political economy analysis and planning methodologies, TSU aims to make practical contributions to transport policy and transport policy-making.

Research Projects

• Blue-sky Thinking for Oxfordshire County Council's Local Transport Plan III
  Funded by Oxfordshire County Council; 2009-2011; University of Oxford; Dr Karen Lucas, Prof. David Banister, Dr Robin Hickman and Lara Scott
• CABE Sustainable Cities, Transport Chapter
  Funded by Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment; 2009; University of Oxford with Halcrow; Dr Robin Hickman and Prof. David Banister
• Dynamic between Airplanes and high-speed Train modes in Europe (DATE)
  Funded by the European Union; 2011-2013; University of Oxford; Dr Frederic Dobruszkes and Dr Moshe Givoni
• Freightvision - Freight Transport Foresight 2050
  Funded by the European Commission Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport within the European Commission 7th Framework Programme; 2008-2010; University of Oxford with AustriaTech, Austria, Faculty of Transportation Sciences (CVUT), Czech Technical University, Technical University Denmark (DTU), EGIS Mobilité, TSB Technologiestiftung Inov. Berlin GmbH/Forschungs- und Anwendungsverbund Verkehrssystemtechnik Berlin (FAV), Institute Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS), Diepens en Okkema Groep BV (Mobycon), ProgTrans AG, Suomen Ympäristökeskus (SYKE), TetraPlan A/S, Transver GmbH and the Institute for International Economics and Development, WU Vienna; Dr David Bonilla and Nihan Akyelken
• LogMan: Logistics and Manufacturing CO₂ Footprint
  Funded by the European Commission Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport within the European Commission 7th Framework Programme; 2009-2011; University of Oxford with AustriaTech, Austria European Commission Joint Research Centre Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics ProgTrans AG Suomen Ympäristökeskus (SYKE) University of Portsmouth Prognos Transver GmbH Institute for International Economics and Development, WU Vienna; Dr David Bonilla and Nihan Akyelken
• Low-Carbon Mobility Futures
  Funded by Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford; 2011; University of Oxford; Prof. David Banister, Dr Moshe Givoni, and James Macmillen
• Merseytravel Neighbourhood Travel Teams Evaluation Study
  Funded by Merseytravel Passenger Transport Authority; 2011-2012; University of Oxford; Dr Karen Lucas
• Optimal Policies for Transport in Combination (OPTIC)
  Funded by European Commission 7th Framework Programme; 2009-2011; University of Oxford with Technical University of Denmark, Institute of Transport Economics, Norway, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, AustriaTech, Austria, Centrum dopravniho výzkumu, v.v.i., Czech Republic, German Aerospace Center, Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis, Germany; Prof. David Banister, Dr Moshe Givoni, and James Macmillen
• OxTran (Oxford Transport Network)
  Funded by John Fell Fund; 2008-2010; University of Oxford; Dr Karen Lucas, Dr Moshe Givoni, Lara Scott and Prof. David Banister
• Planning for Sustainable Travel
  Funded by Commission for Integrated Transport; 2008-2009; University of Oxford with Halcrow, Peter Headicar (Oxford Brookes) and Tim Pharoah; Dr Robin Hickman and Prof. David Banister
• Spatial Competition between Railway Stations (SCaRSe)
  Funded by a Marie Curie European Reintegration Grant within the 7th European Commission Framework Programme; 2008-2011; University of Oxford with Department of Spatial Economics, Free University Amsterdam (unofficial partner); Dr Moshe Givoni
• The Use of State-of-the-Art Models by Policy Makers to Address Global Energy and Environment Challenges: The case of transport policy
  Funded by British Council; BIRAX: The Britain-Israel Research and Academic Exchange Partnership; 2010-2011; University of Oxford with Technion Israel Institute of Technology; Dr Moshe Givoni and Eda Beyazit
• Visioning and Backcasting for Transport Futures in Chinese Cities
  Funded by the Centre for Studies in Property Valuation and Management Trust and Oxford Martin School; 2010-2011; University of Oxford with Shandong University of Finance, Shandong Academy of Sciences, and Jinan Municipal Government, China; Dr Jimin Zhao, Prof. David Banister, and Dr Robin Hickman
• Visions of the Role of Walking and Cycling in 2030
  Funded by the ESPRC; 2008-2011; University of Oxford with University of Leeds, University of East Anglia, University of Salford and University of Manchester; Prof. David Banister, Dr Moshe Givoni, and James Macmillen