Overview

This collection explores the opportunities for and possible infrastructure in the United States: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and the National Information Infrastructure (NII). The text is based on a workshop that was sponsored by the US Department of Transportation, MIT and Harvard, ""Converging Infrastructures"" frames the programmatic, organizational and technical issues involved.

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Author:   Lewis M. Branscomb (1600 Ludington Lane) ,  James H. Keller ,  Brian Kahin (University Of Michigan)
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:   MIT Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.40cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780262522151

ISBN 10:   0262522152
Pages:   406
Publication Date:   17 June 1996
Recommended Age:   From 18
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Overview - policy frameworks for ITS and the NII: assessing Federal roles; common policy concerns; the problems of success - privacy, property and transactions. Part 2 ITS requirements in the context of the NII: ITS information service content; NII support for ITS user services; metropolitan communications requirements; why build a dedicated ITS communications system?. Part 3 Technical issues: intelligent agents; international implications of ITS standards development; compatibility issues for geospatial data - the need for Federal policy. Part 4 Public/private roles and implementation issues: institutional issues in local implementation; state and local barriers to leveraging the NII; valuing rights of way in public/private infrastructure development; approaches to delivering traveller information - two case studies; market deployment of transportation information infrastructure - Siemen's European strategy.

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Lewis M. Branscomb is Aetna Professor in Public Policy and Corporate Management, Emeritus, at Harvard University.

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