Transport Policy and Economy
DHC has been trusted by influential government organisations and departments, economic development bodies, and businesses, to undertake research on the topic of transport policy and its relationships to the economy. Our work has guided investment decisions, and evolved government policy in a wide range of areas, from "e-working" to land use planning.
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Projects
- The Future of Retail Property: Future Transport (2006) for the British Council of Shopping Centres. The review is identifying the factors that will affect transport change and predicting what users can expect from future transport systems.
- Evaluation of the Economic and Social Impacts of the Skye Bridge (2006) - This work for Highlands and Islands Enterprise and HITRANS is reviewing how ferry, bridge and price changes have affected travel patterns in the ten years since the Skye bridge opened.
- Impacts of ICT on travel behaviour in Scotland (2005) This research for the Scottish Executive reviewed existing research, multiple data sources and economic forecasts to estimate the overall impact of e-behaviour change on travel.
- Development and Transport in the Inner Moray Firth (2005) This project for Highlands and Islands Enterprise reviewed the implications of planned development in the Inner Moray Firth, particularly on the strategic road network.
- Transport and Rural Economies (2004-05) This work for the Countryside Agency reviewed how local and strategic accessibility affected the economic prospects for communities through economic linkages for access to work and other services. It developed understanding of the ways in which transport interacts with the wider economy and how to take account of these interactions in community and transport planning.
- City Region Boundaries Study (2002) This work for the Scottish Executive and looked at travel to work patterns, transport links, housing market areas and retail catchments for each of Scotland's four largest cities. It was used to inform the national review of strategic planning and the national cities review.
- Settlements Services and Access (2001-2004) This project with Aberdeen University and UK government departments led by Treasury, reviewed the cross-sectoral nature of accessibility concepts and developed a methodological approach for evaluating accessibility related policies.
- Planning and Transport in Wales (2001) for the Welsh Assembly Government with Steer Davies Gleave. As part of the development of the national spatial strategy in Wales this research reviewed data availability and accessibility measuring techniques that could be used in land use planning by each tier of government.
- Integrated Transport and Economic Development (1997) - A review for Scottish Enterprise of the implications of the integrated transport white paper for economic development activity across Scotland. The work including reviewing the linkages between transport and economic development and how the activities of the Enterprise Network related to these.
- Review of Transport Policy and Research Needs (1996-97) - A review was undertaken for the World Wildlife Fund on the challenges facing transport policy and recommending how a more evidence based approach could be adopted to policy. The work involved, an extensive literature review and consultation with relevant agencies.
Features
- October 2005: Identifying Through Accessibility Planning how Sustainable Growth can be achieved in the Compact City: A case study of Edinburgh - Describes how measures of accessibility have been used in Edinburgh to support sustainable land use planning decisions. The paper explores the relationship between accessibility and travel demand by each mode and considers the circumstances in which improved accessibility by public transport and walking can reduce car use. First presented to the European Transport Conference, Strasbourg.
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Contact
For further information on this topic, or to informally discuss a future project, please contact Derek Halden.
Last updated April 2006 by Tim.