Freight Transport and the Environment (eBook)

Cover 1
TOC$Contents 12
PART I. PROBLEM AND FRAMEWORK FOR SOLUTIONS 16
CH$Chapter 1. The present environmental crisis 18
CH$Chapter 2. Growth scenarios and corresponding emissions for the transport of goods by truck and train in Europe 30
CH$Chapter 3. Sustainable development and goods traffic 46
CH$Chapter 4. Facts and figures on environmental effects of freight transport in The Netherlands 56
CH$Chapter 5. New policy developments concerning traffic, freight transport and environment in The Netherlands 78
CH$Chapter 6. A California and United States perspective on the impact of air quality policies on goods movement by heavy duty trucks 96
PART II. TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS 106
CH$Chapter 7. Prospects for the reduction of noxious emissions from diesel vehicles and the role of alternative fuels and power sources 108
CH$Chapter 8. Current and future emission standards for exhaust gases and noise, and test procedures for goods vehicles 114
CH$Chapter 9. The heavy-duty diesel engine: prospects for reduced emissions and improved fuel efficiency 128
CH$Chapter 10. Prospects for the reduction of noise from heavy duty diesel vehicles 134
CH$Chapter 11. Fuel effects on road transport engines - emissions and cold starting 146
CH$Chapter 12. Noise pollution from railway traffic and possibilities for improvement at source 158
CH$Chapter 13. New progress in designing inland cargo vessels. A winner for fuel- efficiency 166
CH$Chapter 14. Emissions from inland and coastal shipping and potential for improvement 178
CH$Chapter 15. Emissions from aircraft: standards and potential for improvement 190
PART III. NEW APPROACHES IN LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORT POLIClES 200
CH$Chapter 16. Cost-benefit-analyses for goods transport on roads 202
CH$Chapter 17. Possibilities for a shift in modal split in favour of rail and inland shipping traffic 230
CH$Chapter 18. Determining the prospect for a shift in modal split in freight transport 238
CH$Chapter 19. Innovation in logistics: the impact on transport and the environment 250
CH$Chapter 20. Is European marine transport a way to escape from inland congestion? 270
CH$Chapter 21. Speed limits, effects and benefits in terms of energy efficiency and reduction of emissions 276
CH$Chapter 22. Road transport and environment. A view by the Dutch Road Haulage Association (NOB Wegtransport) 286
PART IV. TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, DISTRIBUTION AND URBAN INFRASTRUCTURAL MEASURES 292
CH$Chapter 23. Freight transport and the quality of the environment in towns 294
CH$Chapter 24. Minimizing traffic nuisance (in cities) by optimization of logistics and means of transport 310
CH$Chapter 25. Strategies to rid the environment of pollution by inner-city freight transport-case studies in Cologne and Gelsenkirchen 316
CH$Chapter 26. Measures to guide traffic of dangerous goods transports in the Federal Republic of Germany 328
CH$Chapter 27. Inland transport of dangerous goods - an overview 334
CH$Chapter 28. Logistical developments in urban distribution and their impact on energy use and the environment 346
CH$Chapter 29. The perspective of urban traffic and its pollution control in China Zi-Zhu Jia 358
Author Index 364
IDX$Index 366