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Authors: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dr. Theo Notteboom and Dr. Brian Slack Transport policy tries to make decisions concerning the allocation of transport resources while transport planning is their effective implementation. 1. Policy and Planning The terms policy and planning are used very loosely and are frequently interchangeable. However, substituting one

While sustainable goals in transportation can be vague and elusive, it is for the transportation industry to address them through regulatory compliance and innovations. This covers two interrelated dimensions related to modes and infrastructures. Modes. The main dimension concerns the manufacturing and disposal of conveyances. This can involve the use

As a concept, sustainable transportation is intricately linked with developing sustainable transport modes, infrastructures, and operations. Three major dimensions are considered: Sustainable transportation fits within the sustainable development goals (SDG). Some SDGs are core to sustainable transportation, such as: Other SDGs are more secondary to sustainable transportation, including (7) energy

The outcome of the 2015 United Nations resolution was to set a series of 17 sustainable development goals, also known as the 2030 Agenda. Each of these goals can be associated with societal, economic, or environmental improvements: Two goals are more general. One considers the institutional setting, particularly the rule

“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Brundtland Report, Our Common Future. The concept of global sustainability is commonly linked with the “three E’s“, which are economic development, ecological development, and social equity (or development).

Author: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue Natural and anthropogenic disruptive events have effects on transportation systems, which can impact modes, terminals, and infrastructure differently. 1. Transportation and Disruptions There is often more to learn from failure than success, even if failure is never welcomed. While the factors behind success can, at times,

Authors: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dr. Theo Notteboom and Dr. Brian Slack Transport planning focuses on the public provision and financing of transportation assets, particularly roads and public transit systems. 1. The Purpose of Planning “Long-range plans engender the dangerous belief that the future is under control.” Max Gunther Transport planning

For a given node, the ego network corresponds to a sub-graph where only its adjacent neighbors and their mutual links are included. The respective ego networks of node 10 (A) and node 8 (B) exhibit similar structures, although their actual situation in the whole network differs significantly (node 10 is

Authors: Dr. Cesar Ducruet and Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue Graph theory relies on several measures and indices that assess the efficiency of transportation networks. 1. Measures at the Network Level Transportation networks are composed of many nodes and links, and as they rise in complexity, their comparison becomes challenging. For instance,

Source: adapted from Notteboom, T. and P. Carriou (2009) “Fuel surcharge practices of container shipping lines: Is it about cost recovery or revenue making?”. Proceedings of the 2009 International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) Conference, June, Copenhagen, Denmark. Fuel consumption by a containership is mostly a function of ship size