Print Email Facebook Twitter Policy analysis of water management for the Netherlands. Vol IX: Assessment of impacts on shipping and lock operation Title Policy analysis of water management for the Netherlands. Vol IX: Assessment of impacts on shipping and lock operation Author Bolten, J.G. Corporate name Rijkswaterstaat Project PAWN Date 1981-08-01 Abstract This volume discusses the data, methodology, results, and conclusions relevant to each aspect of the study. Chapter 2 describes inland shipping operations in the Netherlands and their importance to Western Europe. Chapter 3 discusses shipping costs and the problem of defining what cost elements should be considered in the analysis. Chapter 4 explains the need for the low water loss functions, and presents their development. Chapter 5 considers the implications of water management policies for the size of the shipping fleet in the long run. Chapter 6 discusses the general problem of lock analysis. Chapter 7 explains the general methodology for estimating the impact of major changes in the shipping network and its operation. Chapter 8 discusses the structure of the industry and market, explaining how difficult it is to determine direct and indirect effects of changes in shipping costs. Chapter 9 summarizes the results of the analysis, and presents observations and conclusions about the relationship between shipping and water management policies. Subject watermanagement Classification TMA5000 To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:d8109678-45ff-44dc-99dd-58ca628ffed1 Publisher Rand corporation Source N_1500/9-NETH for Rijkswaterstaat Part of collection Hydraulic Engineering Reports Document type report Rights © 1981 Rand corporation Files PDF N1500.9.pdf 6.1 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:d8109678-45ff-44dc-99dd-58ca628ffed1/datastream/OBJ/view