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Different Perspectives on the Global Development of Transport (2000)
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@MISC{Ubbels00differentperspectives,
author = {Barry Ubbels and Barry Ubbels and Caroline Rodenburg and Caroline Rodenburg and Peter Nijkamp and Peter Nijkamp},
title = {Different Perspectives on the Global Development of Transport},
year = {2000}
}
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Abstract
It may be clear that the future of the transport sector is fraught with uncertainties, as the system can be influenced by many factors that can develop in various ways. The aim of this for the transport sector, expressed in transported volumes for both passenger transport and freight transport, are first qualitatively described based on expected developments of several indicators. Next, based on those descriptions, quantitative numbers of transported volumes are calculated with the time horizon being 2020. It appears that all scenarios foresee a growth in transport volumes (for both passenger- and freight transport) world-wide. The achievement of sustainable mobility based on the outcomes presented in this paper may seem and will be confronted with several hurdles. But policy changes and (unexpected) technology developments offer possibilities to realise this objective. Policy makers are thus faced with formidable policy challenges to achieve the Kyoto objectives in the next 20 years....
Keyphrases
global development different perspective freight transport transport sector transport volume policy change time horizon several indicator passenger transport policy maker quantitative number various way expected development transported volume technology development formidable policy challenge several hurdle kyoto objective many factor sustainable mobility
