Transport, Trade and Economic Growth — Coupled or Decoupled? An Inquiry into Relationships between Transport, Trade and Economic Growth and into User Preferences concerning Growth-oriented Transport Policy.

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
• Series: Mobilitätsverhalten in der Freizeit
• Subjects: Engineering.; Production management.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Automotive engineering.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Economic growth.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Automotive Engineering.; Operations Management.; Economic Growth.

Over the past decade, the transport industry has been the target of growing criticism over its role in the pollution of the environment, while the advocates of free trade stress the importance of transport in enhancing economic growth and consequently living standards. These starkly contrasting view...

Table of Contents:

• Management Summary (German)
• Freight Transport and Economic Growth — Two Inseparable Twins?
• Coupled or Decoupled? An Inquiry into the Relationships between Transport, Trade and Economic Growth
• Qualitative Aspects of Transport Infrastructure
• Concluding Remarks and Outlook.