Kroon M., Smit R., van Ham J. (Eds.) Freight Transport and the Environment

Amsterdam: Elsevier Science, 1991. — 356 p. — ISBN10: 0444887709, ISBN13: 9780444887702Studies in Environmental Science 45In the past few decades, freight transport on roads has grown considerably because of the quick and flexible movement of goods. With an expanding market due to product specialization, there will be an increase in the demand for freight transport. There are however, several negative implications for the environment (air and noise pollution), human health and other more far-reaching phenomena such as acidification, photochemical air pollution and the greenhouse effect. Solutions to this problem are probed in this book including the stimulation of technological breakthroughs, new transport policies and better traffic management. The book provides a survey of present and potential approaches to reconcile the strong need for increasing transport and the necessity to stop the current destruction of natural resources and harm to human health.The book has an introductory part referring to the present situation with the environment and transport of goods and continues with the prospects for improvements during the next decade and the beginning of the next century along three main tracks:
the potential for technological solutions
the new approaches in logistics and transport policies
the new concepts in distribution and their application in cities.