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Accessibility Indicators for Freight Transport Terminals

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Accessibility is usually defined as the possibility to reach some activities from a given point and with a given transport system. With respect to the comparison of different project scenarios, an accessibility analysis could be used like a decision support system for planning a territorial system, allowing a comparative evaluation based on accessibility variations. In this paper, a methodology is proposed for the estimation of a transport terminal influence area based on an accessibility analysis. The methodology has been applied for the influence areas of two commercial ports of Campania region in southern Italy. Moreover, some accessibility indicators specific for freight transport are presented and estimated overcoming some limitations of the existing measures.

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Cartenì, A. Accessibility Indicators for Freight Transport Terminals. Arab J Sci Eng 39, 7647–7660 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-014-1333-y

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