1st Edition
The Dynamics of Freight Transport Development A UK and Swiss Comparison
By Philippe Thalmann
Copyright 2004
247 Pages
by
Routledge
247 Pages
by
Routledge
247 Pages
by
Routledge
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Through the eye of an economist Thalmann explores 200 years of the dynamics of freight transport development in Switzerland and the United Kingdom. With a strong underlying theme concerned with the impact of government intervention on the efficiency of the freight transport system, Thalmann is able to provide an insight into the differences and similarities of the two countries who are currently... Read more
Contents: Introduction. Part I: Great Britain: The history of British transport, with emphasis on freight; British freight transport: graphical analysis and trends; British pollution emissions and transport history. Part II: Switzerland: The history of Swiss transport, with emphasis on freight; Swiss freight transport: graphical analysis and trends; Swiss pollution emissions and transport history. Part III: Comparison and Conclusions: Comparison Switzerland - Great Britain; General conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Philippe Thalmann (Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland)
