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Urban ScienceUrban 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 +2 more
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DIFFERENT URBAN CONSOLIDATION CENTRE SCENARIOS: IMPACT ON EXTERNAL COSTS OF LAST-MILE DELIVERIES
Transport, 2018 The identification and mitigation of negative externalities from goods deliveries in urban areas are important aspects of sustainable urban development.
Marko Veličković +3 more
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Exploring the effects of economic crisis in road transport: The case of Greece
International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology, 2018 The transport sector is closely related to the economy of a country. This mainly applies to urban areas, which play an essential economic role in a country’s GDP. According to the EC’s Green Paper 2007 for urban mobility, approximately 1% of the EU’s GDP
Tatiana Moschovou, Yannis Tyrinopoulos
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The global teacher shortage continues to intensify, with disparate impacts across geographic and socio‐economic communities. In Queensland, Australia, where this study originates, post‐COVID teacher shortages have intensified workforce pressures, leaving several regional, rural and remote schools as some of the ‘hardest‐to‐staff’ in the ...
Matthew Readette +5 more
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Citizens perceptions of urban freight transport: an international comparison
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary PerspectivesUrban freight transport is essential for cities as it facilitates the delivery of goods and services to meet stakeholder needs. However, it also creates challenges, including congestion, parking space occupation, pollution, and accidents involving ...
João Guilherme da Costa Braga França +4 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Energy is a fundamental driver of economic growth, shaping productivity, industrialization, and long‐term economic resilience. In sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), where energy access remains uneven and infrastructure is underdeveloped, understanding sector‐specific energy demand is essential for designing sustainable energy strategies.
Michael Appiah +3 more
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Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2022 Background: The urban freight transportation (UFT) system is an essential facilitator for the smooth functioning of city logistics. It also contributes significantly to transportation-related issues, such as vehicular congestion, pollution, accidents ...
Saubhagya Dixit +3 more
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A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini +2 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between industrial robotics adoption and ecological capacity, measured by biocapacity, using panel data from 50 countries over the period 2000–2024. We investigate the transmission mechanisms, non‐linearities, spatial spillovers, and heterogeneity characterizing this relationship.
Brahim Bergougui +1 more
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Data-Driven Optimisation of Urban Freight Transport Using the Six Sigma DMAIC Methodology
Urban ScienceUrban freight transport systems are increasingly recognised as a critical factor in metropolitan sustainability. In the case of Sfax, Tunisia’s second-largest city, persistent congestion, logistical inefficiencies and environmental pressures have ...
Tarak Barhoumi +2 more
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