Transport and Reputation EU, Norway, and Logistical Operations in the Barents region
This study aims to investigate how the EU exerts its influence in the Barents Region through cooperation with Norway in the cross-border transport sector. To achieve sustainable development in Norway’s northernmost territory, developing green, efficient, and safe transport becomes the main objective...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Other Authors: | |
Format: | Master Thesis |
Language: | English |
Published: |
NTNU
2021
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2775872 |
id |
ftntnutrondheimi:oai:ntnuopen.ntnu.no:11250/2775872 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftntnutrondheimi:oai:ntnuopen.ntnu.no:11250/2775872 2023-05-15T15:37:57+02:00 Transport and Reputation EU, Norway, and Logistical Operations in the Barents region Caijun Zhao Tobias Etzold 2021 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2775872 eng eng NTNU no.ntnu:inspera:80876345:48124666 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2775872 Master thesis 2021 ftntnutrondheimi 2021-09-15T22:35:34Z This study aims to investigate how the EU exerts its influence in the Barents Region through cooperation with Norway in the cross-border transport sector. To achieve sustainable development in Norway’s northernmost territory, developing green, efficient, and safe transport becomes the main objective of the Norwegian National Transport Plan and the Joint Barents Transport Plan, in which the importance of ports are emphasized. The importance of transportation has been addressed by discussing its roles in Geopolitics and sustainable development theories. Given the reputation of Norway as a Polar nation, its geopolitical weight and rich resources, Norway is an important strategic partner of the EU. At the same time, the EU managed to participate in the Barents transport cooperation by using its economic strength, regulatory power, financial support and rich knowledge gained from its experience of developing the TEN-T. Besides, the transport cooperation in the Barents region could strengthen the EU’s ideas of the Single Market and Freedom Movements and may bring the EU reputation for being involved in future projects in this region. Master Thesis barents region NTNU Open Archive (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) Norway |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
NTNU Open Archive (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) |
op_collection_id |
ftntnutrondheimi |
language |
English |
description |
This study aims to investigate how the EU exerts its influence in the Barents Region through cooperation with Norway in the cross-border transport sector. To achieve sustainable development in Norway’s northernmost territory, developing green, efficient, and safe transport becomes the main objective of the Norwegian National Transport Plan and the Joint Barents Transport Plan, in which the importance of ports are emphasized. The importance of transportation has been addressed by discussing its roles in Geopolitics and sustainable development theories. Given the reputation of Norway as a Polar nation, its geopolitical weight and rich resources, Norway is an important strategic partner of the EU. At the same time, the EU managed to participate in the Barents transport cooperation by using its economic strength, regulatory power, financial support and rich knowledge gained from its experience of developing the TEN-T. Besides, the transport cooperation in the Barents region could strengthen the EU’s ideas of the Single Market and Freedom Movements and may bring the EU reputation for being involved in future projects in this region. |
author2 |
Tobias Etzold |
format |
Master Thesis |
author |
Caijun Zhao |
spellingShingle |
Caijun Zhao Transport and Reputation EU, Norway, and Logistical Operations in the Barents region |
author_facet |
Caijun Zhao |
author_sort |
Caijun Zhao |
title |
Transport and Reputation EU, Norway, and Logistical Operations in the Barents region |
title_short |
Transport and Reputation EU, Norway, and Logistical Operations in the Barents region |
title_full |
Transport and Reputation EU, Norway, and Logistical Operations in the Barents region |
title_fullStr |
Transport and Reputation EU, Norway, and Logistical Operations in the Barents region |
title_full_unstemmed |
Transport and Reputation EU, Norway, and Logistical Operations in the Barents region |
title_sort |
transport and reputation eu, norway, and logistical operations in the barents region |
publisher |
NTNU |
publishDate |
2021 |
url |
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2775872 |
geographic |
Norway |
geographic_facet |
Norway |
genre |
barents region |
genre_facet |
barents region |
op_relation |
no.ntnu:inspera:80876345:48124666 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2775872 |
_version_ |
1766368623519072256 |