ISBN:
9789282112823
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (656 p.)
,
ill.
Series Statement:
International Symposium on Theory and Practice in Transport Economics no.15
Parallel Title:
Druckausg.
Parallel Title:
Parallelausg. Les transports dans les années 2000 ; Questions-clés
Parallel Title:
Parallelausg. Les transports dans les années 2000 : Questions-clés
DDC:
388
Keywords:
Transport
;
Greece
;
Konferenzschrift 2000
;
Transport
Abstract:
A clear dichotomy exists between an European economy centred on international trade and the environmental damage to which this focus gives rise. There is a need for a novel approach based on a shift away from the goal of ever-faster travel and ever-greater time savings, and the adoption of a different concept of accessibility. Will the 2000s see the emergence of a new way of thinking? These and other topical issues were the subject of the ECMT’s 15th International Symposium. Are we likely to see a decoupling of economic growth from transport growth? In designing future transport systems, will the pendulum swing away from the criterion of efficiency towards greater concern for equity and the environment ? This book reproduces the 17 introductory reports presented at the Symposium, together with a summary of the discussions on the three main topics: scenarios and forecasts; transforming structures and trends in technology; peripherality and pan-European integration. It highlights the key ideas to emerge from the final Round Table on "Efficiency, Equity and the Environment in Transport: Experience and Prospects", reviews the issues facing the transport sector in the coming years and sets out policy recommendations for meeting the challenges of the 2000s.
DOI:
10.1787/9789282112823-en
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