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Decarbonizing Freight Transport

Acceptance and Policy Implications

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Authors:
  1. Sarah Pfoser

    1. University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Logistikum Steyr, Steyr, Austria

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Sarah Pfoser
    Pages 1-13Open Access
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  3. Conceptual Background

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    Pages 15-23Open Access
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  4. Research Design

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    Pages 25-30Open Access
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  5. Strategies for Sustainable Freight Transport

    • Sarah Pfoser
    Pages 31-49Open Access
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  6. The Acceptance of Sustainable Freight Transport

    • Sarah Pfoser
    Pages 51-66Open Access
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  7. Policy Measures to Promote Sustainable Freight Transport

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    Pages 67-89Open Access
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  8. Conclusion

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    Pages 91-107Open Access
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  9. Back Matter

    Pages 109-128
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This Open-Access-Book analyzes the acceptance of sustainable freight transport and suggests a new framework for policy measures to decarbonize freight transport. Despite intense political endeavors, the environmental performance of the transport system has not improved in the previous years. It seems that the existing measures are not sufficient to motivate transport users to implement sustainable freight transport strategies. The case of three different strategies for sustainable freight transport is studied: horizontal collaboration in a Physical Internet network, multimodal freight transport and liquefied natural gas (LNG) as alternative truck fuel. Each of these three strategies falls within a different pillar of the avoid-shift-reduce framework. The determinants of acceptance and suggested policy measures in this study reflect transport users’ needs towards sustainable freight transport. This should support policy makers and the logistics industry to implement sustainable practices and achieve the ambitious emission targets by decarbonizing freight transport.


Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Logistikum Steyr, Steyr, Austria

    Sarah Pfoser

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About the author

Sarah Pfoser is working as a senior researcher at the Logistikum Steyr, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria. She obtained her doctoral degree from the University of Bremen in 2021. Her research is intended to promote sustainable innovation in the logistics industry. This includes not only freight transport, but also other areas such as transport packaging.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Decarbonizing Freight Transport

  • Book Subtitle: Acceptance and Policy Implications

  • Authors: Sarah Pfoser

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-37103-6

  • Publisher: Springer Gabler Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2022

  • License: CC BY

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-37102-9Published: 15 March 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-37103-6Published: 14 March 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 128

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 24 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Logistics

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