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Professor Derek Scrafton

Position: Adjunct Professor
Division/Portfolio: Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment
School/Unit: Institute for Sustainable Systems and Technologies
Campus: Mawson Lakes Campus
Office: BJ3-27
Telephone: +61 8 830 21860
Fax: +61 8 830 21880
Email: Derek_dot_Scrafton_at_unisa_dot_edu_dot_au
URL for Business Card: http://people.unisa.edu.au/Derek.Scrafton


I can be found in BJ3-17 in the Transport Systems Centre, Bonython Jubilee building.I come in most mornings, when I am in Adelaide


Professional associations

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

Royal Geographical Society

Transport Economists Group

Canadian Transportation Research Forum

World Conference on Transport Research


Qualifications

B.Sc. (Special), Geography, Queen Mary College, University of London 1959

Ph.D. University of London, 1968 Thesis: Development of Public Transport in the West Yorkshire metropolitan area


Research interests

  • National transport policy
  • Urban and regional transport planning
  • Performance of public transport - service, finance, patronage, etc.
  • Rail and road freight transport
  • Busways and Bus Rapid Transit. Light rail and suburban passenger rail.

Research publications

Transport Policy in New Zealand and Australia, in Hensher D (Ed.): Handbook on Transport Ploicy & Strategy. (2005)

The Outlook for Rail in 2005 and Beyond:Track & Signal, Vol 9 No 1, 2005.


Expertise for Media Contact

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline: Planning

  • Transport Planning
  • Transport Policy
  • Urban Transport
  • Public Transport
  • Rail and Road Transport




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