Outputs (10)

A booking portal for shared transport in rural areas. (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Cooper, J. A., Duffell, J., & Nelson, J. D. (2011, January). A booking portal for shared transport in rural areas. Paper presented at Universities Transport Studies Group

Although Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) has developed in a number of urban and rural areas, solutions are local with no mechanism to offer services further afield. Furthermore, transport providers, particularly smaller ones, cannot offer their ser... Read More about A booking portal for shared transport in rural areas..

Identifying demand and optimal location for taxi ranks in a liberalized market. (2010)
Conference Proceeding
Cooper, J. A., Farrell, S., & Simpson, P. (2010). Identifying demand and optimal location for taxi ranks in a liberalized market.

The supply of taxi services can be materially affected within the market as taxi drivers respond to market opportunities, and from the outside, where regulators influence supply through regulation – quality, quantity and/or economic controls, and bes... Read More about Identifying demand and optimal location for taxi ranks in a liberalized market..

Taxi! Urban economies and the social and transport Impacts of the taxicab. (2010)
Book
Cooper, J. A., Mundy, R. A., & Nelson, J. D. (2010). Taxi! Urban economies and the social and transport Impacts of the taxicab. Ashgate Publishing

The taxicab provides a significant contribution to the accessibility of a city and provides a wide range of services across many social groups. Considering the role of the taxi this books examines the impacts that the mode currently has, and how it m... Read More about Taxi! Urban economies and the social and transport Impacts of the taxicab..

Taxi Demand Modeling to Ensure Appropriate Taxi Supply: Do Both Open Access and Model Based Restrictions Fail? (2010)
Conference Proceeding
Cooper, J. M., & Faber, W. (2010). Taxi Demand Modeling to Ensure Appropriate Taxi Supply: Do Both Open Access and Model Based Restrictions Fail?. In Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Studies (60-72). https://doi.org/10.1061/41123%28383%296

As a transport mode, the taxi is often given scant attention. The mode is consistent, in appearance and function, and has followed the same patterns of licensing, rather than mainstream transport, from its origin as the first licensed public transpor... Read More about Taxi Demand Modeling to Ensure Appropriate Taxi Supply: Do Both Open Access and Model Based Restrictions Fail?.

Taxi Supply Controls, UK testing methods, defined and undefined links to demand. (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Cooper, J. A. (2010, July). Taxi Supply Controls, UK testing methods, defined and undefined links to demand. Paper presented at Scottish Taxi Federation

This paper is intended to martial some of the key points allied to the operational controls applied to the Scottish taxi industry. Much of the content is also applicable in other parts of the UK, but has been omitted given that the governing legislat... Read More about Taxi Supply Controls, UK testing methods, defined and undefined links to demand..

Achieving access to work, improved social inclusion and reducing rural access costs. (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Cooper, U., Nelson, J. D., Wright, S., & Cooper, J. A. (2010, April). Achieving access to work, improved social inclusion and reducing rural access costs. Paper presented at Scottish Transport Applications and Research (STAR) Conference

The paper considers the contribution that focused Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) may make to the delivery of improved access to work in rural Scottish locations. Whilst access to employment is treated as a generic issue in policy-related discussio... Read More about Achieving access to work, improved social inclusion and reducing rural access costs..

Taxis beyond the comfort zone. (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Cooper, J. A. (2010, January). Taxis beyond the comfort zone. Paper presented at International Association of Transportation Regulators

Taxi services are a long-standing, well-established, mode of transport, commonly available and instantly recognizable. The mode has a significant history of supply which pre-dates motorized transport in many countries, and relates to a combination of... Read More about Taxis beyond the comfort zone..

An evaluation of the transport to employment (T2E) scheme in Highland Scotland using social return on investment (SROI) (2009)
Journal Article
Wright, S., Nelson, J. D., Cooper, J. M., & Murphy, S. (2009). An evaluation of the transport to employment (T2E) scheme in Highland Scotland using social return on investment (SROI). Journal of Transport Geography, 17, 457-467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2008.10.006

This paper presents findings from an evaluation of transport to employment (T2E) in rural Highland Scotland. T2E is a centrally co-ordinated shared transport service which provides access to workplace, training and childcare where no alternative tran... Read More about An evaluation of the transport to employment (T2E) scheme in Highland Scotland using social return on investment (SROI).

Taxi Licensing, Regulation and Control: An analysis of taxi supply in medium sized UK cities (2007)
Thesis
Cooper, J. M. Taxi Licensing, Regulation and Control: An analysis of taxi supply in medium sized UK cities. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7242

The primary objective of this thesis is to provide a new approach to optimizing the supply of taxis as applied in UK cities. Taxi supply, both in the UK and elsewhere, is controlled by a series of regulations (defined in relation to controls affectin... Read More about Taxi Licensing, Regulation and Control: An analysis of taxi supply in medium sized UK cities.

Densification and urban compaction: reinforcing the drive for sustainability. (2002)
Journal Article
Cooper, J. A., Donegan, K. S., Ryley, T. J., Smyth, A., & Granzow, E. (2002). Densification and urban compaction: reinforcing the drive for sustainability. Transportation research record, 1817, 102-109. https://doi.org/10.3141/1817-13

The consumer response to sustainable development initiatives provided the focus for a series of research projects undertaken at the Transport Research Institute at Napier University. Evidence of the relationship between residential density and travel... Read More about Densification and urban compaction: reinforcing the drive for sustainability..