GLOBALISATION, INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT AND THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT: A STUDY FROM A DUTCH PERSPECTIVE

GLOBALISERING, INTERNATIONAAL TRANSPORT EN HET MONDIALE MILIEU: EEN VERKENNING VANUIT EEN NEDERLANDS PERSPECTIEF

In this paper the effects of globalisation and related international transport on the global environment are studied. Globalisation refers to changing world outputs (scale effects), shifts in the composition and location of production and consumption activities (structural effects), innovation and diffusion of different technology paths (technology effects), and the production and consumption of different product mixes (product effects). In particular, the consequence of transport flows from and to the Netherlands for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the 1987-1996 period are investigated. It is concluded that CO2 emissions caused by international transport from and to the Netherlands have fluctuated. Changes in transport volumes (scale effects) are the main cause for this. Countries of origin and destination are relatively constant and are therefore of less importance for changes in CO2 emissions. Changes in modal split contribute to a lowering of CO2 emissions. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 493592.

• Corporate Authors:

  Colloguium Vervoersplanologisch Speurwerk

  P.O. Box 45
  Delft,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • VAN VEEN-GROOT, D
  • Nijkamp, P
• Conference:
  • COLLOQUIUM VERVOERSPLANOLOGISCH SPEURWERK 1997. SPRONG IN HET DUISTER?: LANGE TERMIJN ONTWIKKELINGEN IN HET VERVOERSPLANOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK. AMSTERDAM, 27-28 NOVEMBER 1997. DEEL III
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1039-57

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carbon dioxide; Conferences; Economics; Environmental impact analysis; Freight transportation; International; Modal split; Origin and destination; Pollutants
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 7393: Carbon dioxide; 8525: Conference; 255: Economics; 2442: Emission; 741: Goods traffic; 2436: Impact study (environment); 9034: International; 675: Modal split; 8078: Netherlands; 687: Origin destination traffic
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00761895
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 15 1999 12:00AM