TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Shared value potential of transporting cargo via hyperloop
JO  - Frontiers in built environment
A1  - Werner, Max
A1  - Eissing, Klaus
A1  - Langton, Sebastian
SP  - e17
EP  - e17
VL  - 2
IS  - 
N2  - This research estimates the shared value created by constructing a hypothetical Hyperloop to transport cargo along 300 km in Northern Germany. Following Porter and Kramer (2011, 2012), we identified and evaluated eight factors that create shared value: travel speed, operating costs, safety, noise pollution, air pollution, climate effect/carbon footprint, separation effect/property efficiency, and maintenance. Using official data compiled by several German institutes and organizations, we conducted comparative analysis to quantify and compare the above-mentioned factors for Hyperloop and over-the-road cargo transport in Germany. Then, we monetized the individual and collective benefits of the shared value created by Hyperloop replacing a significant share of cargo transported by truck. Our findings indicate that the hypothetical Hyperloop project in Northern Germany would create €660-€900 million of shared value annually. Our research method establishes a framework for assessing future transportation projects, such as Hyperloop, and our findings can be generalized to industrialized nations beyond Germany.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2297-3362
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2016.00017
ID  - ref1
ER  -