A Billion Trips a Day: Tradition and Transition in European Travel Patterns

List of Figures. List of Tables. Preface. List of Abbreviations. Part I: European Mobility Patterns. 1. Introduction: can a Billion Trips be Reduced to a Few Patterns? I. Salomon, J.-P. Orfeuil, P. Bovy. 2. European Mobility is Different: a Global Perspective; J.-P. Orfeuil, P. Bovy. 3. Europe: a Heterogeneous `Single Market'; P. Bovy, J.-P. Orfeuil, D. Zumkeller. 4. Travel Patterns of Europeans in Everyday Life; J.-P. Orfeuil, I. Salomon. Part II: Dimensions of European Mobility. 5. Taming the Peak: Time and Timing as Travel Moderators; I. Salomon, M. Tacken. 6. Cars: Increasing Ownership and Decreasing Use? W. Korver, J. Klooster, G.R.M. Jansen. 7. Commuting: Home Sprawl, Job Sprawl and Traffic Jams; G.R.M. Jansen. 8. Public Transport: Requiem or Revival? E. Stern, T. Tretvik. 9. Travelling across Europe: Going for Pleasure and Profit; F. Potier, A. Turel, J.-P. Orfeuil. 10. Transport Policy: the European Laboratory; P. Jones, P. Bovy, J.-P. Orfeuil, I. Salomon. Part III: National Perspectives. 11. Austria: Something is Happening between East and West; G. Sammer. 12. Belgium: Mobility at the Political Heart of Europe; H. Meersman, E. Van de Voorde. 13. Finland: Mobility on the Top of Europe; L. Hilska, V.-P. Kallberg. 14. France: a Centralized Country in between Regional and European Development; J.-P. Orfeuil. 15. Germany: On the Verge of a New Era; C. Heidemann, U. Kunert, D. Zumkeller. 16. Greece: Growing Slow, Travelling Fast;K. Petrakis. 17. Israel: Transport in a Turbulent `Island-State'; I. Salomon, E. Feitelson. 18. Italy: Transport along the Peninsula; G. De Sole, M. Pazienti. 19. The Netherlands: Ground Transport below Sea Level; W. Korver, G.R.M. Jansen, P. Bovy. 20. Norway: Crossing Fjords and Mountains; A. Hervik, T. Tretvik, L. Ovstedal. 21. Sweden: Moving towards a Safer Environment; K. Westin. 22. Switzerland: Neutrality at the Center of Europe; R. Maggi, M. Philippini. 23. Turkey: Coping with High Transit Demands through Entrepreneurship; G. Mentes, A. Turel, T. Gunal. 24. United Kingdom: Deregulated Transport in an Over-regulated Continent; S. Cullinane. References. Appendix A: Currency Exchange Table (31.12.88). Appendix B: Purchasing Power Parities (1989). Index.