Urban logistics: management, policy and innovation in a rapidly changing environment
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TextPublication details: London Kogan Page Limited 2019 Description: xxiv, 363 pISBN: 9780749478711Subject(s): Urban transportation--Planning | Freight and freightage--Planning | Urban policyDDC classification: 388.40684 Summary: About the book
Approximately 80 per cent of European and American citizens live in an urban environment. Due to their large populations and extensive commercial establishments, urban areas require large quantities of goods and services for commercial and domestic use. This results in increasing levels of demand for freight transport services. Freight transport in towns and cities is a major contributor to environmental impacts, particularly to local air pollution and noise. Urban Logistics addresses public policy makers, freight transport companies and receivers of supplies, providing them with the information and guidance to affect change in the logistics of the city.
Urban Logistics is written by an outstanding team of international editors combining their expertise and using their research from leading business schools in Sweden and the US. There are also valuable contributions from academics and industry experts from companies and universities from all over the world. The book includes clear examples of initiatives that work and business case developments, as well as toolkits for policymakers and managers who are devising new initiatives. There is an in-depth examination of different aspects of urban logistics, such as retail logistics for cities, urban food supply chains, services and the special logistics requirements involved, construction, waste management and e-commerce and home delivery. There is also a focus on networks and partnerships and an analysis of innovation as a new constant.
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Section - ONE: Setting the scene;
Chapter - 01: Introduction to urban logistics;Chapter - 02: Metropolitan economies and the generation of freight and service activity – An international perspective;Chapter - 03: Urban logistics – The regional dimension;Chapter - 04: Urban planning policies for logistics facilities: a comparison between US metropolitan areas and the Paris region;Chapter - 05: The dualism of urban freight distribution – City vs suburban logistics;Chapter - 06: Port cities and urban logistics;
Section - TWO: Urban logistics diversity;
Chapter - 07: The logistics of parcel delivery – Current operations and challenges facing the UK market;Chapter - 08: E-commerce trends and implications for urban logistics;Chapter - 09: Food and urban logistics – A fast-changing sector with significant policy and business implications;Chapter - 10: Consolidation centres in construction logistics;Chapter - 11: The socio-economic benefits of off-peak hour distribution – The case of Stockholm;
Section - THREE: Making change happen;
Chapter - 12: Stakeholder engagement and partnerships for improved urban logistics;Chapter - 13: Multi-actor multi-criteria analysis as a tool to involve urban logistics stakeholders;Chapter - 14: Off-hour deliveries – The importance of outreach and proper planning;Chapter - 15: The procurement process – A key to improved urban logistics efficiency;Chapter - 16: Future developments in modelling and information
About the book
Approximately 80 per cent of European and American citizens live in an urban environment. Due to their large populations and extensive commercial establishments, urban areas require large quantities of goods and services for commercial and domestic use. This results in increasing levels of demand for freight transport services. Freight transport in towns and cities is a major contributor to environmental impacts, particularly to local air pollution and noise. Urban Logistics addresses public policy makers, freight transport companies and receivers of supplies, providing them with the information and guidance to affect change in the logistics of the city.
Urban Logistics is written by an outstanding team of international editors combining their expertise and using their research from leading business schools in Sweden and the US. There are also valuable contributions from academics and industry experts from companies and universities from all over the world. The book includes clear examples of initiatives that work and business case developments, as well as toolkits for policymakers and managers who are devising new initiatives. There is an in-depth examination of different aspects of urban logistics, such as retail logistics for cities, urban food supply chains, services and the special logistics requirements involved, construction, waste management and e-commerce and home delivery. There is also a focus on networks and partnerships and an analysis of innovation as a new constant.
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