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Milan Janic - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a Freight Transport optimization model for integrated network service and policy design
Transportation Research Part E-logistics and Transportation Review, 2015Co-Authors: Min Zhang, Milan Janic, L A TavasszyAbstract:This paper presents a Freight Transport optimization model that simultaneously incorporates multimodal infrastructure, hub-based service network structures, and the various design objectives of multiple actors. The model has been calibrated and validated using real-life data from the case study of hinterland container Transport of the Netherlands, where CO2 pricing, terminal network configuration, and hub-service networks are chosen as the design measures. Policy packages combining multiple types of policies show better network performance as compared with the optimal performance resulting from a single policy type. This illustrates the value of incorporating multiple types of policies simultaneously in Freight Transport optimization.
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estimating potential reductions in externalities from rail road substitution in trans european Freight Transport corridors
Transportation Research Part D-transport and Environment, 2012Co-Authors: Milan Janic, Jaap M VleugelAbstract:This paper develops a method for analysing and estimating savings in externalities that could be achieved by substituting truck with rail Freight services in a given Trans-European Freight Transport corridor. The externalities affected include energy consumption, emissions of greenhouse gases, noise, congestion, and traffic incidents/accidents. The European Commission Transport policy aims to provide an institutional framework for the medium- to long-term sustainable development of the Transport sector. An important aspect of this policy is to stimulating the modal shift from truck to rail Freight Transport in inland Trans-European corridors.
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modelling the full costs of an intermodal and road Freight Transport network
Transportation Research Part D-transport and Environment, 2007Co-Authors: Milan JanicAbstract:This paper develops a model for calculating comparable combined internal and external costs of intermodal and road Freight Transport networks. Internal costs consist of the operational-private costs borne by the Transport and intermodal terminal operators, and the time costs of goods tied in transit. The external costs include the costs of the impacts of both networks on society and the environment such as local and global air pollution, congestion, noise pollution, and traffic accidents. The model is applied to the simplified configurations of both networks using the inputs from the European Freight Transport system. The objective is to investigate some effects of European Union policy, which aims to internalise the external costs of Transport, on the prospective competition between two networks from a social perspective.
Maria Lindholm - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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assessing knowledge and awareness of the sustainable urban Freight Transport among swedish local authority policy planners
Transport Policy, 2014Co-Authors: Maria Lindholm, Magnus BlingeAbstract:Sustainable Freight distribution is of growing interest for many local authorities in urban areas. Numerous policy measures on urban Freight Transport have been taken throughout Europe during the last decade. This paper presents the results of a study on the state of urban Freight Transport policies and planning among Swedish local authorities. Results are compared with existing research in the European context in order to find possible links between the Freight Transport awareness and the successes or failures of measures addressing urban Freight Transport issues. A questionnaire sent to all Swedish municipalities was combined with a literature study, to map the state of policy and planning within the Freight Transport as well as the knowledge and awareness of the area. The importance of adequate knowledge and personnel resources in municipalities as well as communication, information dissemination and knowledge exchange is discussed. The empirical data confirm the lack of coordination, sufficient resources and effective knowledge transfer among stakeholders in urban Freight Transport.
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a comparative study of urban Freight Transport planning addressing stakeholder needs
Journal of Transport Geography, 2013Co-Authors: Erica E. F. Ballantyne, Maria Lindholm, A E WhiteingAbstract:Over the last decade, research in the area of urban Freight Transport has increased and local authorities are slowly beginning to acknowledge the need to consider Freight in their overall Transport planning. Most urban Freight studies to date consider specific solutions and measures, as opposed to ways in which the local authorities could and should consider this issue in the wider Transport planning and decision making process. The aim of this paper is to examine cities that differ in context in order to demonstrate that urban Freight Transport planning can be improved by involving a wider range of stakeholders. Interview data from Sweden, the UK and the Baltic Sea Region has been analysed to draw out the factors that influence the perceptions of local authorities and Freight operators of Freight Transport issues in urban areas. The findings show that the issues faced by the Freight industry are still not fully understood. The paper contradicts earlier research results that suggest differences in the ways that local authorities consider Freight Transport, and goes some way towards demonstrating that the problems faced by local authorities are not unique to one country or any specific category of urban area, and hence a generic decision-making framework would be of value. A framework is developed to facilitate meaningful interaction between the various urban Freight actors and stakeholders.
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a comparative study of urban Freight Transport planning addressing stakeholder needs
Journal of Transport Geography, 2013Co-Authors: Erica E. F. Ballantyne, Maria Lindholm, A E WhiteingAbstract:Over the last decade, research in the area of urban Freight Transport has increased and local authorities are slowly beginning to acknowledge the need to consider Freight in their overall Transport planning. Most urban Freight studies to date consider specific solutions and measures, as opposed to ways in which the local authorities could and should consider this issue in the wider Transport planning and decision making process. The aim of this paper is to examine cities that differ in context in order to demonstrate that urban Freight Transport planning can be improved by involving a wider range of stakeholders. Interview data from Sweden, the UK and the Baltic Sea Region has been analysed to draw out the factors that influence the perceptions of local authorities and Freight operators of Freight Transport issues in urban areas. The findings show that the issues faced by the Freight industry are still not fully understood. The paper contradicts earlier research results that suggest differences in the ways that local authorities consider Freight Transport, and goes some way towards demonstrating that the problems faced by local authorities are not unique to one country or any specific category of urban area, and hence a generic decision-making framework would be of value. A framework is developed to facilitate meaningful interaction between the various urban Freight actors and stakeholders. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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urban Freight Transport from a local authority perspective a literature review
European Transport - Trasporti Europei, 2013Co-Authors: Maria LindholmAbstract:On the path towards sustainability for the urban area, local authorities make decisions that affect Freight Transport. However, in many ways, urban Freight Transport is a neglected issue. The purpose of this paper is to map out the current status of urban Freight Transport research from a local authority perspective. A literature review is performed, looking through research in urban Freight Transport during the last 15 years. The review presents a large amount of references and it is clear that the area of urban Freight Transport has gained a larger interest during the later part of the time period studied. Research mainly focuses on Freight measures (pilot actions) performed in an urban context, but the local authority perspective is lacking in many aspects. The review shows some areas that local authorities need to consider when working with Freight Transport in the urban area, according to the literature: measures; monitoring and evaluation; performance indicators; transfer of knowledge between cities/countries; and, stakeholder involvement.
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challenges in urban Freight Transport planning a review in the baltic sea region
Journal of Transport Geography, 2012Co-Authors: Maria Lindholm, Sönke BehrendsAbstract:Freight Transport in urban areas is still not well understood and there is no methodology aimed at the analysis and planning of such areas. To achieve urban sustainability, new models for the management of urban Freight movements are needed, in which local authorities play a pro-active role. The aim of this paper is to contribute to lay the groundwork for designing strategies to overcome the challenges involved in sustainable urban Freight Transport. This paper is based on a multiple-case study analysing the current state of urban Freight Transport and current planning practices in cities around the Baltic Sea. While the cities differ in size, economy, and political and cultural frameworks, the Transport sector plays a strong role in all cities. In-depth Freight interviews with public and private stakeholders were conducted and complemented with several holistic interview sessions and document analysis. Potentials and shortcomings in urban Freight Transport planning are presented and the results show that Freight Transport is increasingly important for regional competitiveness while Freight traffic is a growing threat for urban sustainability. In turn, the urban context is a barrier for efficient Freight operations. However, both local authorities and Transport operators neglect the problems that arise from Freight in urban areas. An overall awareness is needed to understand that a deeper integration of Freight Transport and urban sustainability strategies can be beneficial for both the efficiency of Freight Transport networks and for local sustainability. City authorities need more logistics competence to facilitate the required integration between private and public actors.
A E Whiteing - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a comparative study of urban Freight Transport planning addressing stakeholder needs
Journal of Transport Geography, 2013Co-Authors: Erica E. F. Ballantyne, Maria Lindholm, A E WhiteingAbstract:Over the last decade, research in the area of urban Freight Transport has increased and local authorities are slowly beginning to acknowledge the need to consider Freight in their overall Transport planning. Most urban Freight studies to date consider specific solutions and measures, as opposed to ways in which the local authorities could and should consider this issue in the wider Transport planning and decision making process. The aim of this paper is to examine cities that differ in context in order to demonstrate that urban Freight Transport planning can be improved by involving a wider range of stakeholders. Interview data from Sweden, the UK and the Baltic Sea Region has been analysed to draw out the factors that influence the perceptions of local authorities and Freight operators of Freight Transport issues in urban areas. The findings show that the issues faced by the Freight industry are still not fully understood. The paper contradicts earlier research results that suggest differences in the ways that local authorities consider Freight Transport, and goes some way towards demonstrating that the problems faced by local authorities are not unique to one country or any specific category of urban area, and hence a generic decision-making framework would be of value. A framework is developed to facilitate meaningful interaction between the various urban Freight actors and stakeholders.
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a comparative study of urban Freight Transport planning addressing stakeholder needs
Journal of Transport Geography, 2013Co-Authors: Erica E. F. Ballantyne, Maria Lindholm, A E WhiteingAbstract:Over the last decade, research in the area of urban Freight Transport has increased and local authorities are slowly beginning to acknowledge the need to consider Freight in their overall Transport planning. Most urban Freight studies to date consider specific solutions and measures, as opposed to ways in which the local authorities could and should consider this issue in the wider Transport planning and decision making process. The aim of this paper is to examine cities that differ in context in order to demonstrate that urban Freight Transport planning can be improved by involving a wider range of stakeholders. Interview data from Sweden, the UK and the Baltic Sea Region has been analysed to draw out the factors that influence the perceptions of local authorities and Freight operators of Freight Transport issues in urban areas. The findings show that the issues faced by the Freight industry are still not fully understood. The paper contradicts earlier research results that suggest differences in the ways that local authorities consider Freight Transport, and goes some way towards demonstrating that the problems faced by local authorities are not unique to one country or any specific category of urban area, and hence a generic decision-making framework would be of value. A framework is developed to facilitate meaningful interaction between the various urban Freight actors and stakeholders. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Tooraj Jamasb - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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energy efficiency and rebound effect in european road Freight Transport
Transportation Research Part A-policy and Practice, 2017Co-Authors: Manuel Llorca, Tooraj JamasbAbstract:Energy efficiency has become a primary energy policy goal in Europe and many countries and has conditioned the policies towards energy-intensive sectors such as road Freight Transport. However, energy efficiency improvements can lead to changes in the demand for energy services that offset some of the achieved energy savings in the form of rebound effects. Consequently, forecasts of energy savings can be overstated. This paper analyses the energy efficiency and rebound effects for road Freight Transport in 15 European countries during the 1992–2012 period. We use a recent methodology to estimate an energy demand function using a stochastic frontier analysis approach and examine the influence of key features of rebound effect in the road Freight Transport sector. We obtain, on average, a fuel efficiency of 89% and a rebound effect of 4%. Our results indicate that the achieved energy efficiencies are retained to a large extent. We also find, among other results, that the rebound effect is higher in countries with higher fuel efficiency and better quality of logistics. Finally, a simulation analysis shows significant environmental externalities costs even in countries with lower rebound effect.
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Energy efficiency and rebound effect in European road Freight Transport
2016Co-Authors: Manuel Llorca, Tooraj JamasbAbstract:Energy efficiency has become a primary energy policy goal in Europe and many other countries and has conditioned the policies towards energy-intensive sectors such as road Freight Transport. However, energy efficiency improvements can lead to changes in the demand for energy services that offset some of the expected energy savings in the form of rebound effects. Consequently, forecasts of energy savings can be overstated. This paper analyses the energy efficiency and rebound effects for road Freight Transport in 15 European countries during the 1992-2012 period. We use a recent methodology to estimate an energy demand function using a stochastic frontier analysis approach and examine the influence of key features of rebound effect in the road Freight Transport sector. We obtain on average a fuel efficiency of 91% and a rebound effect of 18%. Our results indicate that the achieved energy efficiencies are retained to a large extent. We also find, among other results, that the rebound effect is higher in countries with higher fuel efficiency and better quality of logistics. Finally, a simulation analysis shows significant environmental externalities costs even in countries with lower rebound effect.
Erica E. F. Ballantyne - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a comparative study of urban Freight Transport planning addressing stakeholder needs
Journal of Transport Geography, 2013Co-Authors: Erica E. F. Ballantyne, Maria Lindholm, A E WhiteingAbstract:Over the last decade, research in the area of urban Freight Transport has increased and local authorities are slowly beginning to acknowledge the need to consider Freight in their overall Transport planning. Most urban Freight studies to date consider specific solutions and measures, as opposed to ways in which the local authorities could and should consider this issue in the wider Transport planning and decision making process. The aim of this paper is to examine cities that differ in context in order to demonstrate that urban Freight Transport planning can be improved by involving a wider range of stakeholders. Interview data from Sweden, the UK and the Baltic Sea Region has been analysed to draw out the factors that influence the perceptions of local authorities and Freight operators of Freight Transport issues in urban areas. The findings show that the issues faced by the Freight industry are still not fully understood. The paper contradicts earlier research results that suggest differences in the ways that local authorities consider Freight Transport, and goes some way towards demonstrating that the problems faced by local authorities are not unique to one country or any specific category of urban area, and hence a generic decision-making framework would be of value. A framework is developed to facilitate meaningful interaction between the various urban Freight actors and stakeholders.
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a comparative study of urban Freight Transport planning addressing stakeholder needs
Journal of Transport Geography, 2013Co-Authors: Erica E. F. Ballantyne, Maria Lindholm, A E WhiteingAbstract:Over the last decade, research in the area of urban Freight Transport has increased and local authorities are slowly beginning to acknowledge the need to consider Freight in their overall Transport planning. Most urban Freight studies to date consider specific solutions and measures, as opposed to ways in which the local authorities could and should consider this issue in the wider Transport planning and decision making process. The aim of this paper is to examine cities that differ in context in order to demonstrate that urban Freight Transport planning can be improved by involving a wider range of stakeholders. Interview data from Sweden, the UK and the Baltic Sea Region has been analysed to draw out the factors that influence the perceptions of local authorities and Freight operators of Freight Transport issues in urban areas. The findings show that the issues faced by the Freight industry are still not fully understood. The paper contradicts earlier research results that suggest differences in the ways that local authorities consider Freight Transport, and goes some way towards demonstrating that the problems faced by local authorities are not unique to one country or any specific category of urban area, and hence a generic decision-making framework would be of value. A framework is developed to facilitate meaningful interaction between the various urban Freight actors and stakeholders. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
