Conference
on Rail Infrastructure 20-21 Sept 2001
Facts and Figures
Development freight transport: Europe
Development freight transport: Sensitive Areas
Development freight transport: European Countries
Environmental Impacts of Transport
Developments
of freight transport: Europe
Freight transport doubled
during last 30 years within the European Union. Road freight tripled whereas
rail transport even decreased. Rail freight share fell below 10 % while road
became the dominant mode.
Links to statistics of transport on the European Union and on international level can be found at:
European Commission DG TREN Transport in Figures english
EUROSTAT official transport statistics english, français, deutsch
UIC rail traffic statistics english
Developments
of freight transport: Sensitive Areas
Freight transport in
sensitive areas as the Alps or the Pyrenees have particular environmental
impacts. These transports have increased in the past and thus increased the
negative impacts.
Links to the development of transport in sensitive areas can be found:
Swiss Federal Office for Spatial Development (transport coordination) français, deutsch, italiano
Development
of freight transport: European Countries
Transport developed in
various countries differently. However, the trend is anywhere the same: away from
railways towards road.
National institute of statistic english, español
National road institute english, español
SIKA official transport statistics english/svenskå
Federal Road Office english, français, deutsch, italiano
Federal Statistics Office transport figures english, français, deutsch
LITRA (figures on public transport) français, deutsch
Environmental
Impacts of Transport
Environmental impacts of
transport as noise and air pollution emissions, green housse gas emissions, land
use and habitat loss and direct health impacts from accidents and imissions are
a growing problem in Europe.
European Commission DG TREN figures on environment english
EEA European Environment Agency which issued the TERM Report on the transport indicators english
OECD Environment Climate Change and Sustainable Transport specially the EST project on Environmentally Sustainable Transport english
Please contact the project manager to propose other links containing transport figures and statistics on environmental impacts of transport.
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