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Transport appears to be a sector where growth often results in increasing pressure on the environment. Road traffic volumes are increasing faster than GDP, and the intensity of air traffic is growing even faster. Diagram 18:1 shows the development for road transport in EU15 during 1980 to 1993. Vehicle kilometres is in an environmental context a better indicator than tonne and passenger kilometres. The trend has resulted in modal shift towards road transport and aviation.
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Kågeson, P. (1998). A Closer Look at Transport. In: Growth versus the Environment: Is there a Trade-off?. Economy & Environment, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5264-8_18
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