Seeking equity and justice in urban freight: where to look?
Urban freight systems embed and reflect spatial inequities in cities and imbalanced power
structures within transport decision-making. These concerns are principal domains of …
structures within transport decision-making. These concerns are principal domains of …
State of the art and practice of urban freight management Part II: Financial approaches, logistics, and demand management
The second in a series of two, this paper conducts a review of the public-sector initiatives
that could be used to improve freight activity in metropolitan areas, collects data about the …
that could be used to improve freight activity in metropolitan areas, collects data about the …
Do commercial vehicles cruise for parking? Empirical evidence from Seattle
Parking cruising is a well-known phenomenon in passenger transportation, and a significant
source of congestion and pollution in urban areas. While urban commercial vehicles are …
source of congestion and pollution in urban areas. While urban commercial vehicles are …
Simulating participatory urban freight transport policy-making: Accounting for heterogeneous stakeholders' preferences and interaction effects
This paper proposes a novel approach to support participatory decision-making processes
in the context of urban freight transport through the integration of discrete choice modeling …
in the context of urban freight transport through the integration of discrete choice modeling …
Towards a decision-support procedure to foster stakeholder involvement and acceptability of urban freight transport policies
Purpose This paper addresses the complex problem of multi-stakeholder decisions in urban
freight transport policy-making from a public authority perspective, by proposing a procedure …
freight transport policy-making from a public authority perspective, by proposing a procedure …
Integrating discrete choice models and agent-based models for ex-ante evaluation of stakeholder policy acceptability in urban freight transport
This paper discusses the potential benefits of combining discrete choice models (DCMs)
and agent-based models (ABMs) to provide a stakeholder behavioural analysis and support …
and agent-based models (ABMs) to provide a stakeholder behavioural analysis and support …
Smart urban freight planning process: integrating desk, living lab and modelling approaches in decision-making
Purpose This paper proposes an innovative approach to decision-making processes for
urban freight planning that could easily be transferred across cities while capable of jointly …
urban freight planning that could easily be transferred across cities while capable of jointly …
[HTML][HTML] How Urban Consolidation Centres affect distribution networks: An empirical investigation from the perspective of suppliers
Abstract An Urban Consolidation Centre (UCC) can decrease the number of freight vehicles
and their mileage in urban areas. In practice, however, UCCs often rely on subsidies and …
and their mileage in urban areas. In practice, however, UCCs often rely on subsidies and …
Freight demand management and the potential of receiver-led consolidation programs
The paper defines the field of Freight Demand Management (FDM), and positions it as an
important component of transportation policy and management. To establish the rationale for …
important component of transportation policy and management. To establish the rationale for …
Direct impacts of off-hour deliveries on urban freight emissions
The most significant negative environmental impacts of urban trucking result largely from
travel in congested traffic. To illustrate the potential of innovative solutions to this problem …
travel in congested traffic. To illustrate the potential of innovative solutions to this problem …