Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 1,234
Cover Image
Electric Vehicles: Charging into the Future
Schill, Wolf-Peter - In: Weekly Report 6 (2010) 27, pp. 207-214
vehicles as such will not be able to solve all current problems of transportation policy. Yet they may constitute an important … component of a larger roadmap for sustainable transportation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011601316
Cover Image
Elektromobilität: kurzfristigen Aktionismus vermeiden, langfristige Chancen nutzen
Schill, Wolf-Peter - In: DIW Wochenbericht 77 (2010) 27/28, pp. 2-9
Elektrische PKW-Antriebe bieten im Vergleich zu konventionellen Verbrennungsmotoren viele Vorteile, insbesondere geringere lokale Emissionen, eine höhere Energieeffizienz und eine geringere Mineralölabhängigkeit. Andererseits stellen Batterietechnik, Anschaffungskosten und Ladeinfrastruktur...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011602197
Cover Image
Elektromobilität in Deutschland: Chancen, Barrieren und Auswirkungen auf das Elektrizitätssystem
Schill, Wolf-Peter - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 79 (2010) 2, pp. 139-159
Electric mobility has recently received much attention from politics, media, car companies and electric utilities. This … article discusses technical aspects, chances and barriers of electric mobility. Compared to internal combustion engines … generating the additional electricity required by future e-mobility scenarios. Problematic peak loads however can only be avoided …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010377925
Cover Image
The impact of distance in seaborne trade: An analysis of bilateral container transport flows
Biermann, Franziska - 2012
A significant part of world trade volume is transported by container ship today. Growing world trade will enforce containerization, since standardized shipment reduces transport costs. The research aim of this paper is to identify the impact of variables used in merchandise trade flow models,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010311022
Cover Image
Elektromobilität in Deutschland : Chancen, Barrieren und Auswirkungen auf das Elektrizitätssystem
Schill, Wolf-Peter - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 79 (2010) 2, pp. 139-159
Electric mobility has recently received much attention from politics, media, car companies and electric utilities. This … article discusses technical aspects, chances and barriers of electric mobility. Compared to internal combustion engines … generating the additional electricity required by future e-mobility scenarios. Problematic peak loads however can only be avoided …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010473759
Cover Image
The influence of transport infrastructures on land-use conversion decisions within municipal plans
Padeiro, Miguel - In: The Journal of Transport and Land Use 7 (2014) 1, pp. 79-93
Transit-oriented development (TOD) is one of the most popular means of public intervention in the field of spatial planning, which aims at reducing land consumption caused by urban sprawl. In this paper, a logit model is computed to assess whether the Municipal Master Plans approved during the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010991413
Cover Image
The impact of distance in seaborne trade: An analysis of bilateral container transport flows
Biermann, Franziska - Hamburgisches WeltWirtschaftsInstitut (HWWI) - 2012
A significant part of world trade volume is transported by container ship today. Growing world trade will enforce containerization, since standardized shipment reduces transport costs. The research aim of this paper is to identify the impact of variables used in merchandise trade flow models,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957906
Cover Image
Backhauling in forest transportation - models, methods and practical usage
Carlsson, Dick; Rönnqvist, Mikael - Institutt for foretaksøkonomi, Norges Handelshøyskole … - 2006
Transportation planning in forestry is divided into strategic, tactical and operational depending on the length of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005206981
Cover Image
History, Path Dependence and Development: Evidence from Colonial Railroads, Settlers and Cities in Kenya
Jedwab, Remi; Kerby, Edward; Moradi, Alexander - Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP), … - 2014
Little is known about the extent and forces of urban path dependence in developing countries. Railroad construction incolonialKenyaprovidesanaturalexperimenttostudytheemer- gence and persistence of this spatial equilibrium. Using new data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010836369
Cover Image
Chapter 20. Transportation Costs and the Spatial Organization of Economic Activity
Redding, Stephen J.; Turner, Matthew A. - In: Handbook of regional and urban economics : volume 5, (pp. 1339-1398). 2015
economic activity and transportation costs. We develop a multiregion model of economic geography that we use to understand the … general equilibrium implications of transportation infrastructure improvements within and between locations for wages … effects of transportation infrastructure improvements on economic development, paying particular attention to the use of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014025295