Impacts of Improving Interconnectivity between Local and Long-Distance Transport Networks in Europe

The role of the Trans-European network as an integrated international system is compromised due to poor interconnectivity. Improved interconnections can result in more competitive multi-modal alternatives to uni-modal road transportation and contribute to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reduction. However, the fact is that nowadays 73% of all kilometres completed through long-distance trips in Europe are made by road. One of INTERCONNECT goals was to investigate to what extent reducing interconnectivity costs (between different modes and between local and long-distance networks) may result in an optimised transport system, induce modal shifts towards rail and contribute to decrease CO2 emissions. Conclusions indicate that although these impacts are likely to happen, depending on which specific strategies are adopted to reduce interconnectivity costs, rebound effects may also appear, thereby compromising any potential benefits.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.06.1248
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042812029916
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/18770428
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Ulied, Andreu
  • Biosca, Oriol
  • Larrea, Efrain
  • Franco, Nati
• Conference:
  • Transport Research Arena 2012
  • Location: Athens , Greece
  • Date: 2012-4-23 to 2012-4-26
• Publication Date: 2012

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 2789-2803
• Serial:
  • Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Volume: 48
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1877-0428
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/18770428/53
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Environmental impacts; Intermodal transportation; Modal shift; Networks; Optimization; Pollutants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interconnectivity
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Railroads; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01487444
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 9 2013 9:13AM