Freight transport and the environment

The present environmental crisis R.B.J.C. van Noort ................................................................. 3 Growth scenarios and corresponding emissions for the transport of goods by truck and train in Europe H.G. Graf ............................................................................... 15 Sustainable development and goods traffic G. Maier-Rigaud ..................................................................... 3 1 Facts and figures on environmental effects of freight transport in The Netherlands Th.J.H. Schoemaker and P.A. Bouman ..................................... 41 New policy developments concerning traffic, freight transport and environment in The Netherlands M. Kroon and R. Smit ............................................................. 63 A California and United States perspective on the impact of air quality policies on goods movement by heavy duty trucks J. D. Boyd ............................................................................. 81 TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS Prospects for the reduction of noxious emissions from diesel Current and future emission standards for exhaust gases and The heavy-duty diesel engine: prospects for reduced emissions Prospects for the reduction of noise from heavy duty diesel Fuel effects on road transport engines - emissions and cold Noise pollution from railway traffic and possibilities for New progress in designing inland cargo vessels. A winner for fuelvehicles and the role of alternative fuels and power sources C.C.J. French ......................................................................... 93 noise, and test procedures for goods vehicles C. Cucchi and M. Bidault ......................................................... 99 and improved fuel efficiency T. Bertilsson .......................................................................... 1 13 vehicles F. Filippi ................................................................................ 1 19 starting J.R. Puttick and G. W. Dwyer ................................................... 13 1 improvement at source A. Zach ................................................................................. 143 efficiency H.H. Heuser ........................................................................... 151 xii Emissions from inland and coastal shipping and potential for Emissions from aircraft: standards and potential for improvement improvement L. Kolle, 0. Melhus, K. Bremnes and G. Fiskaa ........................... 163 D.M. Snape and M.T. Metcalfe ................................................ 175 NEW APPROACHES IN LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORT POL1 Cl ES Cost-benefit-analyses for goods transport on roads Possibilities for a shift in modal split in favour of rail and inland Determining the prospect for a shift in modal split in freight Innovation in logistics: the impact on transport and the Is European marine transport a way to escape from inland Speed limits, effects and benefits in terms of energy efficiency and W. Rothengatter .................................................................... 187 shipping traffic A. Eisenkopf. ......................................................................... 2 1 5 transport Y .H.F. Cheung and P.M. Blok.. ................................................. 223 environment J. Cooper .............................................................................. 235 congestion? J. Duquesne .......................................................................... 255 reduction of emissions W.A.M. den Tonkelaar ........................................................... 26 1 Haulage Association (NOB Wegtransport) M.G. W. Hallmans and J.M. Handel6 ......................................... 27 1 Road transport and environment. A view by the Dutch Road TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, DISTRIBUTION AND URBAN IN FRASTRUCTURAL MEASURES Freight transport and the quality of the environment in towns Minimizing traffic nuisance (in cities) by optimization of logistics Strategies to rid the environment of pollution by inner-city freight R. Kurer ................................................................................ 279 and means of transport T. Postma ............................................................................. 295 transport-case studies in Cologne and Gelsenkirchen M. Garben ............................................................................. 301 ... Xlll Measures to guide traffic of dangerous goods transports in the Inland transport of dangerous goods - an overview Logistical developments in urban distribution and their impact on The perspective of urban traffic and its pollution control in China Federal Republic of Germany H.-G. Triebel .......................................................................... 31 3 P.T. Mabbitt .......................................................................... 3 19 energy use and the environment R. ter Brugge ......................................................................... 331 Zi-Zhu Jia .............................................................................. 343 AUTHOR INDEX ...................................................................... 349 INDEX ..................................................................................... 351