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Urban ScienceThis study presents a conceptual framework proposal for integrating urban freight initiatives (UFIs), or city logistics initiatives, into urban planning and urban management (UPUM) land use and infrastructure systems.
Humberto Barrera-Jiménez +1 more
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Response to COVID-19 lockdowns from urban freight stakeholders: An analysis from three surveys in 2020 in France, and policy implications. [PDF]
Transp Policy (Oxf), 2022 Dablanc L +3 more
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Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, EarlyView.Abstract Leaf‐litter decomposition is a key indicator of the functional integrity of stream ecosystems and cotton strips have been employed as a standard substrate for quantification of litter‐decomposition rates in streams across the globe. Cotton strips also offer a standardized method for assessing structural integrity of stream microbial ...
Trinity Shoemaker +4 more
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Discover CitiesFreight mobility is vital to urban logistics, particularly in rapidly growing cities across developing countries. This study investigates the impacts of rapid urban sprawl on freight transportation systems in Ouagadougou.
Issaka Abdou Razakou Kiribou +5 more
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Leveraging Public Transit for Robotic Deliveries: A Column Generation Approach
Naval Research Logistics (NRL), EarlyView.ABSTRACT Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are small, electric, wheeled vehicles that operate at pedestrian speeds. In the last‐mile delivery service considered in this study, a fleet of AMRs is deployed across multiple recharging depots within a service area, from which they depart to perform point‐to‐point deliveries. We consider an operational setting
Yishay Shapira, Mor Kaspi
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Dominant approaches to imagining futures are often anthropocentric, emphasising socio‐technical change without fully accounting for human–nature relationships. Yet sustainability transformations demand approaches to imagining alternative, desirable futures that centre respectful and reciprocal human–nature relationships and reveal the ...
Jay Marisca Gietzelt +3 more
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Consolidating passenger and freight transportation in an urban–rural transit system
Fundamental ResearchBuses are the most critical part of urban–rural transit systems. However, bus transit services in urban–rural areas face a trade-off between the need for better services and the low profitability resulting from low travel demand.
Tao Wang +3 more
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Past, present and future of local crop evolution
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in harnessing the potential of local crops by integrating genomics, archaeology, ethnobotany and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Nataly Allasi Canales +6 more
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Managing urban freight electrification: spatial insights into battery electric truck delivery demand
International Journal of Digital EarthThe operational effectiveness of battery electric trucks (BETs) – a promising solution for mitigating the environmental impacts of urban freight—hinges on their spatiotemporal delivery patterns.
Jihao Deng +3 more
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Characterization and analysis of metropolitan freight patterns in Medellin, Colombia
European Transport Research Review, 2018 Purpose This paper seeks to pilot test a novel way to collect freight and service activity data and analyze the collected data in the metropolitan area of Medellin, Colombia.
Carlos A. Gonzalez-Calderon +3 more
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