The revival of water-borne transport.

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Luiting Maten, J.H.D. Pielage, B.A. & Rijsenbrij, J.C.
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Abstract

The paper discusses the potential of water-borne transport for urban goods distribution. The increasing demand for goods, combined with governmental restrictions within the city for improving living conditions, has resulted in the use of more and smaller trucks. This has led to a less efficient transport system with a larger total amount of kilometres driven. Water-borne transport is presented as an alternative solution for urban goods distribution, able to contribute to a more efficient, environmentally friendly transport system. The potential of water-borne transport for urban goods distribution is presented using the city of Amsterdam as a case study. Water-borne transport is compared with other innovative urban transport systems such as rail concepts and underground freight transportation systems. A water-borne transport system is developed for the city of Amsterdam, showing the main advantages of the concept. The feasibility is shown for older cities with an existing navigable water network. However, the concept can also be integrated when planning new urban areas. For the covering abstract see ITRD E120462.

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C 28678 (In: C 28674) /72 / ITRD E120466
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In: Urban transport IX : urban transport and the environment in the 21st century : proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century, Crete, Greece, 10 - 12 March 2003, p. 33-42, 7 ref.

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