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Transportation, Communication and Sustainability : In Search of a Pathway to Comparative Research
Black, William R.; Nijkamp, Peter - Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen en … - 2004
This paper maps out recent trends in transportation, communication and mobility, against the background of the need for … comparative research on a Transatlantic basis. Particular attention is given to the importance of the ICT sector. Questions on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010782456
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Environmentally Unfriendly Consumption Behaviour: Theoretical and Empirical Evidence from Private Motorists in Mexico City
González, Alva; Ángel, Miguel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This dissertation treats the topic of environmentally unfriendly consumption behaviour in relation to air pollution and the use of automobiles in Mexico City by analyzing three related aspects: i) relevant factors of driving patterns, ii) differences in the extent of pollution arising from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008578221
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Discussão de temas de cenarização para a indústria automóvel para aplicação do método Delphi em Portugal
Moniz, António - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
from the first discussions was preciselly “Mobility: individually atractive and socially sustainable”. Also the IMVP … analysed several scenario topics on the issue of mobility and automotive industry. Those scenario topics are explained and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005621737
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Too Expensive to Meter: The influence of transaction costs in transportation and communication
Levinson, David; Odlyzko, Andrew - Networks, Economics and Urban Systems Research Group … - 2007
Technology appears to be making fine-scale charging (as in tolls on roads that depend on time of day or even on current and anticipated levels of congestion) increasingly feasible. And such charging appears to be increasingly desirable, as traffic on roads continues to grow, and costs and public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005747993
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Mobilising private investment in sustainable transport : the case of land-based passenger transport infrastructure
Ang, Géraldine; Marchal, Virginie - 2013
the extent of investment required to meet escalating global transportation infrastructure needs, and the growing strains …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009767466
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Shared-Use Infrastructure Along the World's Largest Iron Ore Operation : Lessons Learned from the Carajás Corridor
Dietrich Brauch, Martin; Maennling, Nicolas; Toledano, … - 2021
From a government perspective, shared-use or open-access infrastructure arrangements can provide significant prospects for sustainable development. The shared use of infrastructure built by mining companies can spur and support additional mining projects and other economic activities and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013244863
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Mobilising Private Investment in Sustainable Transport: The Case of Land-Based Passenger Transport Infrastructure
Ang, Géraldine; Marchal, Virginie - Environment Directorate, Organisation de Coopération … - 2013
the extent of investment required to meet escalating global transportation infrastructure needs, and the growing strains …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276641
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Marginal Cost Curves for Decarbonizing the European Cement Industry
Strunge, Till; Küng, Lukas; Renforth, Phil; Van der … - 2022
The cement industry which is characterised by the highest carbon intensity per unit of revenue among all major industries needs to rapidly reduce their CO2 equivalent (CO2e) emissions to reach carbon neutrality. To do so economically optimal strategies for emission reductions need to be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014241540
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Information, communication, travel behavior and accessibility
Wee, Bert van; Geurs, Karst; Chorus, Caspar - In: The Journal of Transport and Land Use 6 (2013) 3, pp. 1-16
Over the past two decades many papers have been published on the impact of Information and Communication Technologies … (ICT) on travel behavior, but the literature focusing on the impact of ICT on accessibility is relatively scarce. In this … paper we give an overview of the impact of ICT on four components of accessibility as distinguished by Geurs and van Wee …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010840405
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Information and Telecommunications Technology – Factor of Sustainable Rail Development
Balan, Gheorghe-Stelian; Balan, Mariana; Iorgulescu, … - In: Hyperion Economic Journal 1 (2013) 4, pp. 54-61
Among today’s modes of transportation, rail remains of great interest because of its explicit advantages arising from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010781481