Analyzing barriers to inland waterways as a sustainable transportation mode in India: A DEMATEL-ISM based approach

Trivedi, Ashish, Jakhar, Suresh Kumar and Sinha, Daneshwar (2021) Analyzing barriers to inland waterways as a sustainable transportation mode in India: A DEMATEL-ISM based approach. Journal of Cleaner Production, 295: 126301. pp. 1-11. ISSN 1879-1786

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Abstract

Finding sustainable measures for maritime transport has long been a significant issue owing to a rising global population and the internationalization of supply chains. In Indian contexts, it has become imperative to shift from highly congested and polluting road and rail transport to a more sustainable Inland Waterway Transport (IWT). Inland waterway transportation has numerous limitations and challenges in its implementation. This study aims to study the barriers to the implementation of IWTs in India by establishing and analyzing the complex interrelationships between them. Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) and Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) methods are employed to analyze the cause-effect relationship among the barriers and to further identify the key influential barriers from an identified set of factors. The results reveal that governance issues, policy bias, high cost requirements, and lack of river-interlinking are the most critical inhibitors for IWT development in India and the policymakers should focus on eliminating these ‘key’ inhibitors to ensure effective implementation of IWT in India. The findings of this study provide useful insights from a strategic and policy-making perspective.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Inland waterways | Dematelism | Decision support | Sustainable transport
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Public Policy
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Transportation
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Global Business School
Depositing User: Admin Library
Date Deposited: 15 Nov 2021 11:36
Last Modified: 23 Dec 2021 05:56
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126301
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/16

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