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Sustainability, 2021 Urban freight transport is essential for supporting our society regarding providing the daily needs of consumers and local businesses. In addition, it allows for the movement of goods, is distributed within urban environments, provides thousands of jobs,
H. R. Sayarshad +2 more
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A theoretical framework to evaluate the traffic impact of urban freight consolidation centres
, 2021 City logistics and goods movement using road freight is an outcome of the economic activities that sustain urban life. However, they produce negative externalities like traffic congestion and pollution.
Rakhi Manohar Mepparambath +2 more
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Electric vehicle charging strategies for Urban freight transport: concept and typology
Transport reviews, 2021 Charging services play an important role in encouraging the growth of the electric freight vehicle (EFV) market. Understanding charging strategies and their influence on charging behavior is crucial in the deployment of charging services.
Tharsis Teoh
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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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, 2020 Last mile logistics (LML) is the least efficient and complex part of supply chain. The main objective of this study was to identify major challenges of urban freight LML and opportunities for intervention. For this, 42 peer-reviewed full papers published
T. Bosona
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From Drive-By-Wire to Autonomous Vehicle: Urban Freight Vehicle Perspectives
Sustainability, 2021 Freight Urban RoBOTic vehicle (FURBOT) is a complete drive-by-wire vehicle expected to perform autonomously in an urban setting. This upgrading has raised issues that need to be resolved/addressed for the vehicle to achieve a higher level of autonomy ...
Khayyam Masood +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 +2 more
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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 +3 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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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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