Impacts of ICTs on Transport and Mobility (ICTRANS)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.V

1 INTRODUCTION . 1

1.1 Background . 1

1.2 Challenges. 1

1.3 Objectives 2

1.4 Approach and methodology . 4

1.5 Structure of the report 6

2 TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY IMPACTS OF ICT: THE CURRENT KNOWLEDGE 7

2.1 Traditional views 7

2.2 New interpretations 7

2.3 Impacts of ICT on Transport and Mobility in the sphere “Living” 9

2.4 Impacts of ICT on transport and mobility in the sphere “Working” 13

2.5 Impacts of ICT on transport and mobility in the sphere “Producing” 16

2.6 Unresolved questions and research needs 19

3 CONTEXTUAL DEVELOPMENTS IN ICT AND SOCIETY: TRENDS AND FRAMEWORK

SCENARIOS FOR E-SOCIETY 2010/2015 . 21

3.1 Socio-economic and technological trends 21

3.2 Framework scenarios for “e-society” 2010/2015 . 22

3.2.1 Scenario “The New New Economy“ 23

3.2.2 Scenario “Big Business as Usual” 25

3.2.3 Scenario “Smart Social Policies” . 26

3.3 Summary of framework scenarios 29

4 TRANSPORT IMPACTS IN SCENARIOS AND ISSUES FOR POLICY 33

4.1 From frameworks scenarios to policy options 33

4.2 Policy implications of the ICTRANS scenarios. 34

4.3 Robust and adaptive options for policy: a cross-scenarios perspective 39

4.3.1 Issue 1: The coordination of manufacturing, logistics and distribution . 40

4.3.2 Issue 2: Making distance working reduce transport demand . 42

4.3.3 Issue 3: Matching customised mobility services with diversified lifestyles and attitudes 45

4.3.4 Issue 4: Avoiding digital divides that limit the potential positive impacts of ICT on transport .

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4.3.5 Issue 5: Turning relative cost increases in transport into a benefit 49

4.3.6 Issue 6: Lock-in and how to overcome it . 50

5 CONCLUSIONS. 53

5.1 General conclusions . 53

5.2 Policy options and the current policy agendas . 54

REFERENCES 59

BACKGROUND PAPER 1: WORKING

1 TELEWORKING. 65

1.1 Problems and Issues . 65

1.2 Possibilities 65

1.2.1 The Quantitative Significance of Telework . 66

1.3 About the Mobility Effect 70

1.4 Policy 72

2 SELF-EMPLOYMENT. 73

2.1 Issues and problems . 73

2.2 Possibilities 73

2.3 Trends in self-employment. 74

2.4 Policies 74

3 TELESHOPPING. 75

3.1 Problems and Issues . 75

3.2 Possibilities 75

3.2.1 Business to Customers (B2C) 75

3.2.2 Business to Business (B2B) . 78

3.3 Policy 81

Executive Summary

4 MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS. 83

4.1 Problems and Issues . 83

4.2 Possibilities 83

5 LOGISTIC SERVICES. 85

5.1 Problems and Issues . 85

5.2 Possibilities 85

5.3 Policies 87

6 LITERATURE 89

BACKGROUND PAPER 2: PRODUCING

1 PROBLEMS AND ISSUES. 95

2 DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS. 97

2.1 Manufacturing systems 97

2.2 Transport and logistics . 99

2.2.1 Structure of the supply chain 99

2.2.2 Alignment of the supply chain . 100

2.2.3 Product flow scheduling. 102

2.2.4 The management of logistics resources . 102

2.2.5 Product configuration. 104

2.2.6 Possible impacts of ICT in logistics and transport . 104

3 CHALLENGES FOR MEASURING THE IMPACT OF ICT ON TRANSPORT IN THE

PRODUCTION DOMAIN 107

3.1 The impact assessment problem in the production domain 107

3.2 The state of current knowledge 108

3.2.1 Impacts on general transport demand. 108

3.2.2 Impacts on transport modality 109

3.2.3 Impacts on transport processes and methods . 110

4 CONCLUSIONS. 113

5 REFERENCES 115

BACKGROUND PAPER 3: LIVING

1 INTRODUCTION . 123

1.1 Transport and mobility as a social dilemma. 123

1.2 Problems and solutions 123

1.3 Divergence and convergence . 124

1.4 Conclusion . 125

2 POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPACTS. 127

2.1 ICT in households – possible impacts on transport 128

2.1.1 Potential substitution effects 128

2.1.2 Neither generation nor substitution 129

2.1.3 Generation of mobility . 130

2.1.4 Conclusions 131

2.2 ICT in urban areas – possible impacts on transport . 132

2.2.1 ICT to enhance efficiency and capacity in urban areas 132

2.2.2 ICT and spatial developments 133

2.2.3 Conclusions 133

2.3 ICT in the mobility system – possible impacts on transport 134

2.3.1 ICT and customised mobility . 134

2.3.2 Electronic pricing and ticketing . 135

2.3.3 Conclusions 136

3 POLICIES – CHALLENGES AND IMPLICATIONS 137

3.1 Key themes in EU policies and their implications . 137

3.2 Policy trends and possible trend breaks . 139

3.3 Conclusions. 141

4 LITERATURE 143