POTENTIAL FORMS OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION TO REDUCE GOODS TRANSPORT
Defines what constitutes a region and seeks to answer the question: what can be done to avoid the trend towards increasing goods transport distances and the replacement of regional by supra-regional co- operation? Suggests three sets of measures, namely: regional information systems to improve market transparency; installation of multiple forms of regional co-operation with appropriate devolution of financial and regulatory powers; and greater orientation of traffic infrastructures towards regional transport interests. Uses the example of a specific manufactured food product to illustrate the transport savings and other advantages of co-ordinated regional supply. Concludes that, in spite of specified limitations, there is a major overall potential for regionalization measures. (A)
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Corporate Authors:
MCB University Press Limited
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Authors:
- Holzapfel, H
- Publication Date: 1995
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 34-9
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Serial:
- World Transport Policy & Practice
- Volume: 1
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: Eco-Logica Limited
- ISSN: 1352-7614
- Serial URL: https://www.worldtransportjournal.org/journal
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Publication flags:
Open Access (libre)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Freight transportation; Networks; Railroad transportation; Statistics
- Identifier Terms: European Commission; European Union
- Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation networks
- ITRD Terms: 226: Cost benefit analysis; 8303: EU; 741: Goods traffic; 1054: Network (traffic); 1173: Rail bound transport; 6555: Statistics
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00714435
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Dec 27 1995 12:00AM