Publications

There is an increasing body of evidence that the earth's climate is changing with some of the changes attributable to human activities. Climate change can have direct and indirect impacts on road infrastructure. The direct impacts are due to the…

This report documents work undertaken in relation to the Austroads Business Systems Project BS.A.N.523 Salinity and Rising Water-Tables - Risks for Network Asset management. The purpose of the project was to identify the potential impact of dryland…

Describes a forecasting and scenario-testing model for freight flows between regions of Australia (by 16 commodities, by all modes).

This report reviews and compares processes and tools for access management employed in Australia and New Zealand. It highlights both commonalities and wide variations in practice in dealing with proposals for new points of access (driveways and…

This is the winning entry in the Australian and New Zealand section of the PIARC World Road Association 2003 Essay Competition in the category Essays of Young Professionals. Recent history has shown an increasing desire for mobility

This report draws out principles of successful environmental management from case studies of various projects. The case studies have been selected to cover a wide range of phases of road planning, construction, maintenance and operation. It…

This report outlines a number of methods for estimating externalities and gives a brief description of the current position with development of estimates of road transport externalities, based on a review of recent local and international literature.…

This report includes a review of recent freight transport case studies including a number involving intermodal operations, and the identification of broader trends and conclusions on freight operations that can be inferred from case studies.…

The purpose of the project was to test the applicability of procedures and ideas from the contemporary Organisation Learning and System Dynamics areas to transport policy and planning. This main aim of this project was to develop a process through…

This essay provides a synopsis of Transport SA's move beyond a predominance of road building to an inclusive (multi-disciplinary) approach to the changing and eclectic future of Transport Business. The authors view "Infrastructure" at an…