Comparative Analysis of Accessibility for Freight Transport in Corridor Regions: Results of Two Case Studies

Alessandro Africani (), Roberta Delpiano (), Hansjörg Drewello, Antonello Fontanili (), Marcel Huschebeck and Daniela Taake
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Alessandro Africani: Uniontrasporti scarl
Roberta Delpiano: Uniontrasporti scarl
Hansjörg Drewello: University of Applied Sciences Kehl
Antonello Fontanili: Uniontrasporti scarl
Marcel Huschebeck: PTV Group
Daniela Taake: PTV Group

A chapter in Integrated Spatial and Transport Infrastructure Development, 2016, pp 133-146 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Regional accessibility is the main ‘product’ of a transport system in a region. It determines the locational advantage of an area relative to other areas. To measure regional accessibility, various quantitative indicators were developed in the past. The idea of most of those indicators is that the accessibility of a region is directly proportional to the attractiveness or size of the region, and indirectly proportional to distance, travel time or cost. As those indicators are based exclusively on quantitative data, qualitative aspects as the quality of the infrastructure and the quality of the supply of logistic services are neglected. Therefore, a logistics accessibility analysis is performed for regions along the corridor. A methodology is presented which allows the examination and evaluation of qualitative aspects of regional accessibility concerning freight transport. An important module of this methodology is an expert assessment which addresses terminal and infrastructure operators as well as important forwarders. The aim is to identify regional issues as well as to reach an overview about a region’s logistics accessibility that allows a comparison with other regions in the corridor. Finally the results of the exemplary application of this accessibility analysis in the corridor regions ‘Technology Region Karlsruhe’ and ‘Liguria’ are presented.

Keywords: Transport Cost; Transport Mode; Freight Transport; Technology Region; Good Transport (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-15708-5_8

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