Widening the Panama Canal and U.S. ports: historical and economic impact analyses

ABSTRACT

The economic history of the U.S. illustrates how the role of many cities has been changed by being seaports or located on navigable rivers or lakes. Based on the widening of the Panama Canal in 2016, the West Coast ports that include the west coast seaports of California, Oregon, and Washington were expected to become less important, while the freight shares of the East Coast and Gulf ports would increase. By how much it has been not easy to measure or predict so far, but this study attempted to define some of the key parameters in the measurement. As well as several relevant background topics, both the demand- and supply-side versions of the National Interstate Economic Model, have been applied for the measurement of economic impacts. U.S. port authorities and policy makers at the local and national levels who respond and develop plans for coping with the new realities of the Panama Canal are able to understand the extent to which changes in shippers’ and land-mode transporters’ behaviors would undermine the logistics and the costs of their activities. Therefore, this study is important for a diverse spectrum of port development strategies in the U.S. to respond to the Canal expansion.     

Integrated models of land use and transportation for the autonomous vehicle revolution

ABSTRACT

The advent of the autonomous vehicle (AV) will affect not only the transportation system, but also future patterns of land development. Integrated land use and transportation models will be critical tools in assessing the path forward with this technology. Key questions with respect to land use impacts of AVs arise from potential changes in sensitivity to travel and reduced demand for parking. It is an open question whether AVs will induce urban sprawl, or whether spatial economies of agglomeration will mitigate any reductions in travel time sensitivity. The deployment of shared fleets of AVs would likely reduce parking demand, producing yet to be explored impacts on property development within existing urban footprints. We perform a critical assessment of currently operational models and their ability to represent the adoption of AVs. We identify the representation of time in such models as a vital component requiring additional development to model this new technology. Existing model applications have focused on the discrete addition of new infrastructure or policy at a fixed point in time, whereas AV adoption will occur incrementally through time. Stated adaptation surveys are recommended as tools to quantify preferences and develop relevant model inputs. It is argued that existing models that assume comparatively static equilibrium have been convenient in the past, but are insufficient to model technology adoption. In contrast, dynamic model frameworks lack sufficient structure to maintain reasonability under large perturbations from base conditions. The ongoing advancement of computing has allowed models to move away from being mechanistic aggregate tools, towards behaviourally rich depictions of individual persons and firms. However, much work remains to move from projections of existing conditions into the future, to the evolution of the spatial economy as it evolves through time in response to new technologies and exogenous stresses. Principles from complex and evolutionary systems theory will be important in the development of models with the capacity to consider such dynamics.     

从温州经济模式学到的经验

叙述了温州经济模式的发展 ,并总结了温州模式的思想精髓     

量本利分析法在港口施工企业中的具体应用

在简要阐述量本利分析基本原理的基础上,运用该方法对某港口施工企业中商品砼业务进行具体分析,说明其在企业经营及决策中的作用。     

MBR工艺在车站站房污水回用中的经济分析

MBR（Membrane Bioreactor）工艺是将生物处理与膜分离技术相结合而成的一种高效污水处理新工艺。此文就其在车站站房污水回用工程领域的应用进行了经济分析和比较，结果表明，MBR工艺比传统的中水处理工艺具有更强的竞争力。     

沪杭磁浮线的社会经济效益分析

沪杭磁浮线对长江三角洲的经济将会带来巨大影响,同时其投入资金巨大.从可量化效益(节约乘客出行时间、提高安全性、提高乘客的劳动生产率、节约城市土地、降低污染、带动沿线不动产的增值、节约能源)和不可量化效益(改善交通促进城市发展、改善居民生活质量)这两大方面对沪杭磁浮线的社会经济效益进行分析.     

隧道施工涌水处理方案及技术经济分析

铁路隧道工程涌水是施工中常见且容易造成严重后果的灾害之一,不仅影响隧道工程建设的正常施工,还会波及到隧道建成后的安全运营。此文以某特长隧道工程施工涌水为例,针对工程特点和施工组织设计。论述涌水处理方案及具体排水工作方式。并依据涌水处理方案进行技术经济分析,即抽水设备台班单价分析、抽水台班数量分析、某一段抽水总台班及费用分析,可为今后类似工程提供借鉴。     

关于构建环首都经济圈城际铁路网的研究

近年来,随着我国经济发展的突飞猛进和社会进步的日新月异,经济全球化和区域经济一体化已成为必然趋势,新经济形势下对区域经济的统一规划布局、生产力配置,统一开发、调配区域资源提出了更高的要求。环首都经济圈的建设和发展将成为中国经济增长的第三极,随之而来的便是完善环首都经济圈城市群之间的综合交通运输体系,实现城市群之间交通一体化。对国内的城际铁路发展现状及其对都市经济圈发展的促进进行了简要的分析,阐述了城际铁路对构建环首都经济圈发展的重要作用。     

莱钢厂区复杂环境石方深孔控制爆破技术及经济分析

介绍莱钢厂区复杂环境深孔控制爆破技术和施工技术措施,对爆破效果和对周围环境的影响、危害程度进行严格控制,提高准爆率和爆破效率,降低炸药单耗,严格控制石块粒径,以达到加快施工进度,降低成本,提高经济效益,保证安全和质量的目的,为类似工程施工和预算提供参考。     

施工企业统计数据的分析及应用

通过对企业全年经济数据分析,得出企业全年经济运行拐点上扬的趋势。结合国内基础建设现况,指出建设项目按基建程序办事的重要性;针对企业情况,提出企业经济增长需提高内生动力。