Benefits of Different Transport Modes Report of the Ninety-Third Round Table on Transport Economics Held in Paris on 30 June-1 July 1992

Much research has focussed on the negative aspects of transport (emissions, noise, congestion and safety problems), particularly with respect to road traffic. The ECMT decided to organise a Round Table which would consider the transport sector differently, by looking at the benefits of different mod...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: European Conference of Ministers of Transport.
Autores Corporativos: European Conference of Ministers of Transport (-), Round Table on Transport Economics (content provider), European Conference of Ministers of Transport Economic Research Centre. Content Provider
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 1994.
Colección:ECMT Round Tables, no.93.
Materias:
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • INTRODUCTORY REPORTS
  • Benefits of Different Transport Modes by Rainer Willeke, Germany
  • -Introduction
  • The position of transport and the transport modes in economic development
  • The main performance characeristics of the different transport modes
  • The performance advantages of road transport
  • Sources of external transport benefits
  • External benefits of road transport: Criticism and counter-criticism
  • Internal and external benefits of freight transport
  • Internal and external benefits of passenger transport
  • Conclusion
  • Summary
  • Bibliography
  • Benefits of Different Transport Modes by Jan Simons, the Netherlands
  • -Introducction
  • Some theoretical considerations
  • Place and quality (and macro-economic data on) transport modes
  • Added value studies
  • Conclusion
  • Tables
  • Bibliography
  • SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS
  • LIST OF PARTICIPANTS