Non-technological Innovations for Sustainable Transport Four Transport Case Studies /

• Main Author: Hyard, Alexandra (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Energy.; Transportation.; Electric power production.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Environmental economics.; Energy Technology.; Environmental Economics.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.

Examining non-technological innovations for environmentally and socially-friendly transport, this book provides the reader with a better understanding of this often overlooked topic. It features four illustrative case studies, and presents a concise review of the core transport modes (road, rail and...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Which policy tools to move towards low carbon mobility?
• 3 Recent innovation in last mile deliveries
• 4 New innovative rail services: stakes and perspectives
• 5 Maritime ports and inland interconnections: a transactional analysis of container barge transport in France.