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Sustainable intermodal freight transportation : applying the Geospatial Intermodal Freight Transport model
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Comer, Bryan |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Abstract | This paper applies a geospatial network optimization model to explore environmental, economic, and time-of-delivery tradeoffs associated with the application of marine vessels as substitutes for heavy-duty trucks operating in the Great Lakes region. The geospatial model integrates U.S. and Canadian highway, rail, and waterway networks to create an intermodal network and characterizes this network using temporal, economic, and environmental attributes (including emissions of carbon dioxide, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides, volatile organic compounds, and nitrogen oxides). A case study evaluates tradeoffs associated with containerized traffic flow in the Great Lakes region, demonstrating how modal choice affects the environmental performance of goods movement. These results suggest opportunities to improve the environmental performance of freight transport through infrastructure development, technology implementation, and economic incentives. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://scholarworks.rit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4980&context=theses |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
