Sustainable Transport in the Danube Region

Peter Mako, Andrej Dávid, Patrik Böhm and Sorin Savu
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Peter Mako: Department of Water Transport, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, Univerzitná 8215/1, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia
Andrej Dávid: Department of Water Transport, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, Univerzitná 8215/1, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia
Patrik Böhm: Department of Quantitative Methods and Economic Informatics, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, Univerzitná 8215/1, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia
Sorin Savu: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Craiova, Str. A. I. Cuza nr. 13, 1100 Craiova, Romania

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 12, 1-21

Abstract: Sustainability of transport systems is a key issue in transport. The main question is whether high levels of road and railway transport in areas along navigable waterways is an effective solution for this issue. The Danube waterway is an example. Generally, it is not observed that traffic performance is not as high as on the Rhine. This paper deals with the revelation of the available capacity of this waterway based on approximation functions and their comparison with real transport performances. This methodology points to the level of use of waterways. The connection of this model with the production of fossil fuels creates a basis for a case study. The case study in this paper offers a possibility for a sustainable and environmentally friendly transition from road transport to inland water transport on the example of specific transport routes. The main contribution of this paper is a presentation of the application of sustainable models of use transport capacity to increase the share of environmentally friendly and sustainable inland water transport. The conclusion based on the case study and materials is that the available capacity of inland water transport on the Danube could support the transition of traffic performances to sustainable and environmentally friendly means of transport.

Keywords: inland river transport; model; available capacity; emissions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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