TY - JOUR
T1 - Freight Transport Decarbonization
T2 - A Systematic Literature Review of System Dynamics Models
AU - Ghisolfi, V.
AU - Tavasszy, Lorant
AU - Correia , Gonçalo
AU - de Lorena Diniz Chaves, Gisele
AU - Mattos Ribeiro, Glaydston
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Freight transport decarbonization is currently an urgent challenge. Decarbonization strategies have a specific time to take effect, and it is essential to consider their time dependence. The system dynamics approach is well suited to represent feedback, lagged responses, and the time dependence of decarbonization strategies. We carried out a systematic literature review of system dynamics models in relation to strategies for freight decarbonization to identify the treatment of relevant dynamics of the system within the models. The 50 studies that fulfilled our search criteria were categorized by decarbonization strategies, the external factors needed to support them, and simulated policy instruments. The results show that no model presented a broad view of the system, addressing a limited combination of strategies. Most importantly, system dynamics models do not clarify how time-dependent behavior is determined, which indicates a significant research gap that can be critical for understanding the policy’s urgency and impacts.
AB - Freight transport decarbonization is currently an urgent challenge. Decarbonization strategies have a specific time to take effect, and it is essential to consider their time dependence. The system dynamics approach is well suited to represent feedback, lagged responses, and the time dependence of decarbonization strategies. We carried out a systematic literature review of system dynamics models in relation to strategies for freight decarbonization to identify the treatment of relevant dynamics of the system within the models. The 50 studies that fulfilled our search criteria were categorized by decarbonization strategies, the external factors needed to support them, and simulated policy instruments. The results show that no model presented a broad view of the system, addressing a limited combination of strategies. Most importantly, system dynamics models do not clarify how time-dependent behavior is determined, which indicates a significant research gap that can be critical for understanding the policy’s urgency and impacts.
KW - freight transport
KW - decarbonization
KW - policy analysis
KW - systematic literature review
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85127381854&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/su14063625
DO - 10.3390/su14063625
M3 - Article
VL - 14
JO - Sustainability
JF - Sustainability
SN - 2071-1050
IS - 6
M1 - 3625
ER -