An assessment of the environmental impact of cargo transport by road and sea in Iceland

• Main Author: Gernez, Etienne
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Akureyri
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Coastal and marine management; University Centre of the Westfjords; Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnun; Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Landflutningar; Sjóflutningar; Umhverfisáhrif; Háskólasetur Vestfjarða; Akureyri; Haf; Reykjavík; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/9332

The environmental impact of cargo transport is qualified and quantified in the Westfjords and Nothern regions of Iceland. A simplified Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) framework is applied to 5 transport scenarios: 1 land-based scenario reflecting the existing offer in Iceland and 4 maritime alternatives (2 s...