The rebound effect on road freight transport: Empirical evidence from Portugal

Matos, Fernando José Fagundes; Silva, Francisco J. F.

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2011.02.056

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“…This again can lead to an aggregate absolute increase in negative sustainability impacts e.g., emissions. For transportation in general, this is for example outlined by Wang and Lu [188], Winebrake et al [189] or Matos and Silva [190]. In the analysed business reports, this is present for example with the following citation: "For example, by using dedicated freight aircraft, versus utilizing belly cargo in passenger planes, greenhouse gas emissions per ton-km of cargo can be reduced."…”

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How to Achieve Supply Chain Sustainability Efficiently? Taming the Triple Bottom Line Split Business Cycle

Klumpp

2018

Sustainability

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For sustainable supply chains, specific concepts regarding how to efficiently improve sustainability are needed in a global comprehensive triple bottom line (TBL) approach, especially for forwarders as central actors in supply chain design. Such specific advice is provided by reporting empirical DEA Malmquist index findings from seven large European forwarders regarding a TBL sustainability analysis from 2006 to 2016. A major obstacle in improving sustainability consists in the newly discovered fact that with the business cycle, the three TBL areas of economic, ecologic and social objectives for logistics are undergoing different up-and down-ward trends, making it very hard to improve all three simultaneously. Additional factors are identified in the characteristics of size and government influence regarding the sustainability efficiency of forwarders. This has important impacts on supply chain design like e.g., with selection criteria.

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How to Achieve Supply Chain Sustainability Efficiently? Taming the Triple Bottom Line Split Business Cycle

Klumpp

2018

Sustainability

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“…As described by Jevons, the rebound effect may lead to the consequence that, with increased sustainability efficiency, the increased use of transportation resources may lead to an overall absolute increase in negative sustainability impacts. For transportation in general, this is outlined by Wang and Lu [167], Winebrake et al [168], or Matos and Silva [169]. In order to identify such rebound effects for the specific triple bottom line objectives and indicators suggested here would have to be tested in further research, but a similar rebound effect may not be rejected out of hand in light of the existing research results.…”

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Do Forwarders Improve Sustainability Efficiency? Evidence from a European DEA Malmquist Index Calculation

Klumpp

2017

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Sustainability performance and efficiency is an important topic in transportation and for forwarders. This is shown, for example, by the fact that major logistics service providers LSP publish sustainability reports, often within the annual legal business report. However, in depth research is missing regarding the efficiency of forwarders regarding the established triple bottom line approach for sustainability, including economic, social, and ecology performance areas. This is especially true for a dynamic time-series perspective, as usually only static analyses for one point in time are presented (in most cases single business years). Therefore, the operations research technique of a data envelopment analysis (DEA) Malmquist index calculation is used in order to provide a longitudinal calculation of efficiency, incorporating multiple objectives regarding the triple bottom line approach for European forwarders. Several indicators are tested, including total revenues and assets as input types, profit (EBIT) and dividend volume (economic dimension), employment and gender equality in management (social), and carbon-equivalent emissions (environmental) as output types.

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“…Su (2011) found a value of 11% in the United States during the 2001-2008 period and found that the rebound effect became stronger at higher fuel prices. In Europe, when examining road freight transport, Matos (2011) determined that during the 1987-2006 period the rebound effect was 24%, higher than Su found in the United States.…”

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Searching for induced travel: Elimination of a freeway bottleneck and subsequent effects on rail and freeway volumes

Seeherman

Skabardonis

2016

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The removal of a freeway bottleneck in California has allowed researchers to investigate shortterm induced travel and a potential mode switch from rail transit. This particular bottleneck, a double lane drop from reduced tunnel capacity, is a unique case as alternate auto routes are quite undesirable; the only other option is to consider nearby rail transit. Freeway volumes and rail ridership were examined before and after the removal of the bottleneck to estimate the extent of induced travel. Freeway volumes during both commute periods increased 10-13%, faster than other nearby locations, and rail transit ridership between stations on either side of the preexisting bottleneck showed modest declines despite system wide increases. Differences of means testing confirmed that many of these changes were statistically significant. Examining the magnitude of induced travel is relevant when making policy decisions for removing mature bottlenecks that involve the use of public finances.

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The rebound effect on road freight transport: Empirical evidence from Portugal

Cited by 78 publications

References 31 publications

How to Achieve Supply Chain Sustainability Efficiently? Taming the Triple Bottom Line Split Business Cycle

How to Achieve Supply Chain Sustainability Efficiently? Taming the Triple Bottom Line Split Business Cycle

Do Forwarders Improve Sustainability Efficiency? Evidence from a European DEA Malmquist Index Calculation

Searching for induced travel: Elimination of a freeway bottleneck and subsequent effects on rail and freeway volumes

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