Decarbonizing Freight Transport : : Acceptance and Policy Implications.

• Author: Pfoser, Sarah.
• Place / Publishing House: Wiesbaden : : Springer Vieweg. in Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (143 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Foreword of Supervisor -- Preface -- Danksagung -- Abstract -- List of Publications of the Cumulative Thesis -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Motivation and Background -- 1.2 Research Gap and Objectives -- 1.3 Structure and Research Questions -- 1.4 Outline -- 2 Conceptual Background -- 2.1 Definition of the Term Acceptance -- 2.1.1 Stages of Acceptance -- 2.1.2 Further Differentiation of Acceptance -- 2.1.3 Defining Acceptance in Context of Sustainable Freight Transport -- 2.2 Definition and Classification of Policy Measures -- 2.2.1 Regulation (Sticks) -- 2.2.2 Economic Incentives (Carrots) -- 2.2.3 Information (Sermons) -- 3 Research Design -- 3.1 Methodology and Data Collection -- 3.2 Theoretical Perspectives -- 4 Strategies for Sustainable Freight Transport -- 4.1 Avoid-Shift-Improve (ASI) Framework -- 4.2 Avoid Transport-PI Collaboration &amp -- Bundling -- 4.3 Shift Transport-Multimodality -- 4.4 Improve Transport-LNG as an Alternative Fuel -- 4.5 Comparison of the ASI Pillars -- 5 The Acceptance of Sustainable Freight Transport -- 5.1 Theoretical Background on Behavioral Intention and Technology Acceptance -- 5.1.1 Theory of Reasoned Action -- 5.1.2 Theory of Planned Behavior -- 5.1.3 Technology Acceptance Model -- 5.2 Determinants of Sustainable Freight Transport Acceptance -- 5.2.1 Overview / Comparison of Determinants -- 5.2.2 Profitability -- 5.2.3 Customer Demand -- 5.2.4 Availability of Infrastructure -- 5.2.5 Organizational Efforts -- 5.2.6 Legal Framework -- 6 Policy Measures to Promote Sustainable Freight Transport -- 6.1 Theoretical Background on Organizational Management -- 6.1.1 Organizational Obligations -- 6.1.2 Organizational Capabilities -- 6.1.3 Organizational Functioning -- 6.2 Market Failures in Sustainable Freight Transport.

6.2.1 Tragedy of the Commons -- 6.2.2 Existence of Externalities -- 6.2.3 Information Failure -- 6.2.4 Free-rider Behavior -- 6.3 Policy Measures to Promote Sustainable Freight Transport -- 6.3.1 Overview / Comparison -- 6.3.2 Carrots for Sustainable Freight Transport -- 6.3.3 Means for Sustainable Freight Transport -- 6.3.4 Sermons for Sustainable Freight Transport -- 6.3.5 Theoretical Support for the Identified Policy Measures -- 7 Conclusion -- 7.1 Synthesis of Results -- 7.2 Responses to the Research Questions -- 7.3 Contributions to the Domain of Sustainable Freight Transport -- 7.4 Limitations, Further Research and Outlook -- References.