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The Transportation of Goods at the Heart of Throwing Down the Gauntlet of Algiers Smart City
Proceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA, 2019 At a time when freight transport remains one of the key aspects of the city’s urbanism and contributes greatly to its economic development, its management remains a very complex task.
Ouafa Louafi, Oumaima Louafi
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EcoEnergy, EarlyView.As maritime transport electrifies, bidirectional charging (V2G) offers a dual‐purpose solution for energy resilience and economic viability. This work identifies key technological advancements and lifecycle challenges utilizing practical case studies to demonstrate how V2G systems can drive decarbonization and grid stability in the marine sector ...
Jonathan Bloor +3 more
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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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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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How is own account transport well adapted to urban environments? [PDF]
Own account transport is commercially invisible but its importance in urban freight is significant: it represents half of deliveries. Generally research efforts focus mainly on third-party transportation because data is more available in spite of a lack ...
Cecilia Cruz
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The EU Cities Mission: A Governance Innovation for Stockholm?
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Acknowledging that cities play a key role in climate change mitigation, the European Union (EU) launched the Cities Mission in 2021 to accelerate urban climate action. Intended as a governance innovation, it seeks to stimulate mission‐oriented governance in cities.
Lisa Sanderink +2 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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E-business impacts for urban freight: results from an Australian study [PDF]
, 2002 E-Business is expected to dramatically change the way business is conducted internationally, nationally, within states and at the local area level.
Ferreira, Luis +2 more
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The sound formation of robust environmental policies is increasingly important for low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) to achieve their national objectives and international commitments. However, policy implementation can be complex, and environmental policies may not be prioritised given other critical socio‐economic development issues ...
Rebecca K. M. Clube, Julia Tomei
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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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