The Future of Intermodal Freight Transport – Operations, Design and Policy

The Future of Intermodal Freight TransportOperations, Design and Policy\nAuthor(s): Rob Konings, Hugo Priemus, Peter Nijkamp\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781845422387, 978-1845422387\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the great challenge of increasing the scope of intermodal freight transport. In view of the current dominant role of road transport and the increasing difficulties in coping with a growing number of vehicles in an efficient and sustainable way, intermodal freight transport could be considered a viable alternative. However, the book makes recognition of the fact that there is still a need to improve the performance of the intermodal transport system. The expert contributors provide an overview of the present role of intermodal freight transport, address opportunities to significantly improve current performance, and demonstrate design and modelling tools used to analyse and support t.