Environmental and economic impact study of the two alternative routes for freight transportation connecting Navarre and Guipuzcoa (Spain).

Abstract

This work will try to solve a current issue on the logistics of vehicles for the transport of goods in the Community of Navarra in its connection with Gipuzkoa, taking into account the negative externalities that this transport produces (air pollution, greenhouse gases, noise, accidents ...). To this end, two alternative routes from Pamplona to Irún will be compared: • Pamplona-Irun connection via the AP15 motorway • Pamplona-Irun connection via the N-121-A road Focusing on the environmental impact due to its emissions that depend on the fuel consumed, which varies from one route to another by changing route characteristics such as distance, speed and gradient. The calculation of fuel consumption will be carried out using an analytical mathematical emission model, called the MEET model, which estimates the kilograms of emissions based on controllable factors such as distance, speed and gradient of each route, obtaining an environmental comparison between both routes.