Passenger Travel in the Logistics Era
Taxation revenue has traditionally been used to address market failures but the social and environmental market failures evident today can only partially be addressed through publicly funded programmes. In a recent column in the Scotsman Newspaper Derek Halden explained the opportunities for the transport industry to offer passenger logistics services with smarter travel solutions.
By balancing the economic, social and environmental benefits transport helps to organise a more complete and circular economy consistent with sustainable development.