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Understanding and Predicting Trends in Urban Freight Transport [PDF]

2017 18th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Data Management (MDM), 2017
Among different components of urban mobility, urban freight transport is usually considered as the least sustainable. Limited traffic infrastructures and increasing demands in dense urban regions lead to frequent delivery runs with smaller freight vehicles.
Petar Mrazovic, Bahaeddin Eravci, Josep Lluís Larriba-Pey, Hakan Ferhatosmanoglu, Mihhail Matskin   +4 more
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Some methods of improving freight transportation in short hauls [PDF]

Transport, 2003
The results obtained in the investigation aimed to improve the transportation of commercial freight for short hauls in the city are presented. The performed tasks included the statistical analysis of freight flows; the forecast of the freight flows; a ...
DanutÄ— BagdonienÄ—
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Investigation of Urban Freight Logistics Performance in Smart Cities Using the Fuzzy AHP Method

Journal of Transportation and Logistics
Urban freight logistics in smart cities is an interdisciplinary approach to logistics that seeks to maximize efficiency and sustainability in the movement of goods and services within these urban areas.
Fahri Alp Erdoğan, Bülent Demir, Murat Sağbaş, Mehmet N. Uğural   +3 more
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The complexity of planning for goods delivery in a shared urban space: a case study involving cyclists and trucks

European Transport Research Review, 2017
Introduction Growth in urban areas has resulted in conflicts between road users as they share the roadway. Such conflicts are only exacerbated by failings in the planning process. The purpose of this study is to examine, through a case study in Trondheim,
Kelly Pitera, Petr Pokorny, Terje Kristensen, Astrid Bjørgen   +3 more
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A GPS Analysis for Urban Freight Distribution

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012
Daily life in urban centers has led to increasing and more demanding freight requirements. Manufacturers, retailers and other urban agents have thus tended towards more frequent and smaller deliveries, resulting in a growing use of light freight vehicles (
Comendador Arquero, Julio, López Lambas, María Eugenia, Monzón de Cáceres, Andrés   +2 more
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Do More Open Economies Export Less Diversely in Brazilian Agribusiness?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper asks whether municipalities with a larger export‐to‐revenue ratio display a more concentrated bundle of exported goods in Brazilian agribusiness. Recent advances in export imputation for Brazilian municipalities allow for an analysis of the concentration profile of each municipality and its association with export openness.
Alan Leal, Michelle Marcia Viana Martins
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating Genetic Modifier Genotype With Serum Proteomics in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Clinical Trials Links LTBP4 Genetic Modifier to IL‐23/CD93 Pathways in Muscle

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Genetic modifiers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) that alter disease severity or response to therapy have been reported using natural history or registry data sets of older corticosteroid‐treated patients. We tested associations of genetic modifiers on motor function outcomes in young (4 to < 7 years) steroid naïve clinical trial ...
Utkarsh J. Dang, Yuan Fang, Daniele Sabbatini, Elena Pegoraro, Luca Bello, Paula R. Clemens, Michela Guglieri, John van den Anker, Jesse Damsker, Laura Hagerty, Yetrib Hathout, Michael Ziemba, Lauren Morgenroth, Surajit Bhattacharya, Kanneboyina Nagaraju, Jyoti K. Jaiswal, Eric P. Hoffman   +16 more
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Urban freight movement by rail [PDF]

Journal of Transport Literature, 2013
This paper explores the idea of using existing urban and suburban rail networks for distributing and delivering goods in cities. Six case studies are discussed, where four of them have already been implemented in European cities: Amsterdam, Dresden, Paris and Zurich. A description of TruckTrain® solutions is provided.
Marinov M, Giubilei F, Gerhardt M, Özkan T, Stergiou E, Papadopol M, Cabecinha L   +6 more
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How Are Australian Local Governments Responding to the Homelessness Crisis? Findings From a National Study

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australian local governments are facing intensifying pressures to respond to worsening visible homelessness. This paper presents one of the first national studies on how local governments are responding to these pressures, and the first since the onset of the post‐pandemic housing crisis.
Andrew Clarke, Joelle Moore, Fatemeh Aminpour, Katya Eagles   +3 more
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Exploring the Relationship Between Urban Vehicle Access Regulations and Loading Zone Management: An Exploratory Typology Across Selected Global Cities

Urban Science
Urban freight externalities are increasingly addressed through regulation policies targeting both vehicle access and loading zones management. While urban vehicle access regulations and loading and unloading zone management are widely applied, existing ...
Yunpeng Ma, Dávid Lajos Sárdi, Ferenc Mészáros   +2 more
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