A decision analysis framework for intermodal transport: Comparing fuel price increases and the internalisation of external costs

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 550-561

  Macharis, Cathy ^a   Van Hoeck, Ellen ^a   Pekin, Ethem ^a   van Lier, Tom ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

External costs; Fuel price; GIS network model; Intermodal transport; Location analysis

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FUELS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INLAND WATERWAYS; INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION; LOCATION; NETWORK LAYERS; ROADS AND STREETS; TRUCK TRANSPORTATION;

EXTERNAL COSTS; FUEL PRICES; INTERMODAL TRANSPORT; LOCATION ANALYSIS; NETWORK MODELING;

COSTS;

COMMODITY PRICE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FUEL; GIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY APPROACH; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

ANTWERP [BELGIUM]; BELGIUM;

EID: 77953546217     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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