The Future of Intermodal Freight Transport: Operations, Design and Policy (Transport Economics, Management, and Policy)

The Future of Intermodal Freight Transport: Operations, Design and Policy (Transport Economics, Management, and Policy) Review

This book explores the numerous challenges to increase the use of intermodal transport systems in freight transport. In view of the current dominant role of road transport and the increasing difficulties in coping with growing number of vehicles in an efficient and sustainable way, intermodal freight transport could be considered a viable alternative. However, the book makes recognition of the fact that there is still a need to improve the performance of the intermodal transport system. The expert contributors provide an overview of the present role of intermodal freight transport, address opportunities to significantly improve current performance, and demonstrate design and modelling tools used to analyse and support this performance. Requirements for the implementation of intermodal innovations are also prescribed, and policies needed to improve competitiveness are outlined.Many factors contributing to the performance and competitiveness of intermodal freight transport are explored, from technological and organisational innovations through to institutional settings and policy frameworks. This comprehensive range of topics will attract a broad audience including academics, researchers, policymakers and practitioners involved in the design and development of freight transport systems. It will also strongly appeal to those with an interest in the future of freight transport.

Transport for a Sustainable Future: The Case for Europe

Transport for a Sustainable Future: The Case for Europe Review

Presents well-grounded arguments concerning the current shortcomings of European transport policy based on a philosophy which regards transportation as much more important than the consideration of movement, modes and networks in isolation. Congestion in cities, effects of traffic on health and the environment, social distribution of mobility, access to jobs and medical facilities are among the topics discussed.

Future Transport in Cities

Future Transport in Cities Review

Cities around the world are being wrecked by the ever-increasing burden of traffic. A significant part of the problem is the enduring popularity of the private car - still an attractive and convenient option to many, who turn a blind eye to the environmental and public health impact. Public transport has always seemed to take second place to the car, and yet alternative ways of moving around cities are possible. Measures to improve public transport, as well as initiatives to encourage walking and cycling, have been introduced in many large cities to decrease car use, or at least persuade people to use their cars in different ways.
This book explores many of the measures being tried. It takes the best examples from around the world, and illustrates the work of those architects and urban planners who have produced some of the most significant models of "transport architecture" and city planning. The book examines the ways in which new systems are evolving, and how these are being integrated into the urban environment. It suggests a future where it could be mandatory to provide systems of horizontal movement within large-scale development, using the analogy of the lift, upon which every high-rise building depends. In so doing, future cities could evolve without dependence on the private car.

Transport for a Sustainable Future: The Case for Europe. (book reviews): An article from: The Geographical Review

Transport for a Sustainable Future: The Case for Europe. (book reviews): An article from: The Geographical Review Review

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Citation Details
Title: Transport for a Sustainable Future: The Case for Europe. (book reviews)
Author: Thomas A. Maraffa
Publication:The Geographical Review (Refereed)
Date: October 1, 1994
Publisher: American Geographical Society
Volume: v84 Issue: n4 Page: p485(3)

Article Type: Book Review

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