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Chapter 4.4 (Transportation, sustainability and decarbonization) update
An overview of the concept of sustainable transportation and the complexity of its conceptualization and implementation. Decarbonization is the outcome of the evolution of sustainability into a more practical field of application. 4.4 – Transportation, Sustainability and Decarbonization | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)
Continue readingGlobal Electric Vehicles Sales, 2010-2022
Source: IEA. Before 2010, electric vehicles were marginal products almost used as prototypes. From 2010 sales increased rapidly, with electric vehicles becoming mainstream to reach 10.2 million units in 2022, accounting for 14% of global sales. The exponential growth pattern may be indicative that a paradigm shift is underway. Electrification
Economic and Social Outcomes of Sustainable Transportation
Source: Adapted from World Bank (2017) Global Mobility Report 2017: Tracking Sector Performance. Washington DC.
Carbon Emissions by Country, 1965-2020
Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy. Note: Data for USSR before 1985. While global carbon emissions have increased, they appear to be close to their peak. Further, the composition of the largest emitters has evolved, with a growing share of developing economies. There is thus a divergence between developed
Environmental, Social and Governance Criteria
Source: Adapted from World Economic Forum (2020) Measuring Stakeholder Capitalism: Towards Common Metrics and Consistent Reporting of Sustainable Value Creation. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria have been advocated by the World Economic Forum as a stakeholder capitalism approach trying to define corporate standards that can be used for investment
Chapter 4.3 (Environmental footprint of transportation) updated
An analysis of the physical footprint of transportation systems and their environmental impacts, including modes and terminals. 4.3 – The Environmental Footprint of Transportation | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)
Continue readingThe concept of inventory in transit at freight terminals
Freight terminals are not only responsible to transfer goods from one mode to another, but also hold a large quantity of cargo that can be considered in transit, but at the terminal. Inventory in Transit at Freight Terminals | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)
Continue readingInventory in Transit at Freight Terminals
Since freight terminals act as buffers between different systems of circulation, a notable amount of inventory can be found at terminals at any given time. Occasionally, the inventory remains for a short duration (a few days of dwell time for high turnover terminals). Still, terminals can perform a storage function
Geography of Transport Systems (6th Edition – 2023)
Earlier this week I signed with the editor (Routledge) the contract for the 6th edition of the geography of transport systems. DIfficult to believe that I initiated this web site project about 25 years ago. In 2006, the first edition was published and a new edition gets published every three
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