Transportation for the Future

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XII

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • David F. Batten, Roland Thord

      Pages 1-9

3. Transportation and Distribution Systems: Three Visionary Perspectives

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. Future Goods Transport in Europe

      • Curt Nicolin

      Pages 13-16

   3. The Future of the Automobile

      • George C. Eads

      Pages 17-28

   4. The Emerging C-Society

      • Åke E. Andersson, Ulf Strömquist

      Pages 29-39

4. The Transport-Communication Nexus: Some Evolutionary Trends

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41

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   2. Expanding Territories: Transport Systems Past and Future

      • Nebojsa Nakicenovic

      Pages 43-66

   3. The Future of Transport and Interface Communication: Debating the Scope for Substitution Growth

      • David F. Batten

      Pages 67-86

   4. Using Technology to Improve Transportation Services

      • William L. Garrison

      Pages 87-119

5. The Future of Surface Transport

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121

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   2. Progress with Navigation Technology

      1. Automobile Navigation Technology: Where is It Going?

         • Robert L. French

         Pages 123-144

      2. The Cacs Project: How Far Away are We from the Dynamic Route Guidance System?

         • Haruki Fujii

         Pages 145-159

      3. Contributions of Transportation Network Modeling to the Development of a Real-Time Route Guidance System

         • David E. Boyce

         Pages 161-177

   3. Goods Transportation

      1. The Future of Truck Transportation in Europe

         • Hellmuth St. Seidenfus

         Pages 181-194

      2. The Influence of Advanced Technology on Future Truck Development

         • Stig Ericsson

         Pages 195-207

   4. Passenger Transport and Commuting

      1. Passenger Transport Trends

         • Karl Krel

         Pages 211-224

      2. The Long Term Development of Passenger Traffic Demand: The German Example

         • Johannes Grevsmähl

         Pages 225-240

6. Preparing for the Future

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 241-241

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   2. Transport Education and Training: Preparing for the Future

      • Joseph van Stappen

      Pages 243-255

During the seventies and eighties, the industries associated with the transportation of goods and people have been exposed to some profound changes. The quickening pace of technological change - with its growing emphasis on telecommunications, knowledge-handling capacity, and air transportation - is increasing the discrete character of the world economy. Thus the network structure of global development patterns is becoming more important, with metropolitan centres as key nodes and rapid transportation routes as key links. In this evolutionary situation, changes in the preferred mix of transport modes are inevitable. The faster and more direct modes will be favoured, individually and in combination, and there will be an increasing interest in transportation policies and the provision of infrastructure. This volume contains a collection of innovative papers presented at the First International Conference on Transportation for the Future, held in Södertälje, Sweden in July 1988. Twenty industry leaders and prominent scientists from Europe, USA and Japan present their views about the ongoing transformation of production and distribution systems among firms striving for Just-In-Time methods, economies of scope, and a fully integrated approach to their economic activities. The future of passenger travel and infrastructure are also discussed. The resulting book presents a surprisingly consistent picture of how the transportation industries of the industrialized nations may be expected to grow and change in a long-term perspective.

• Import
• Infrastruktur
• Just-in-time Verfahren
• Transport
• science and technology
• technologischer Wandel

• Centre for Regional Science Research and Department of Economics, University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden

  David F. Batten

• Temaplan AB, Applied Systems Analysis for Industry and Government, Stockholm, Sweden

  Roland Thord

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