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Optimization of a hierarchical hub and satellite network for urban freight on transit

npj Sustainable Mobility and Transport
Growing urban populations drive the demand for urban goods movement, prompting interest in innovative urban logistics solutions. This study explores integrating passenger and freight transport by using public transport—the urban rail network—for parcel ...
Meijing Zhang, Lynette Cheah
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Reconstruction of delivery positions in the city of Celje, Slovenia [PDF]

Transport Problems, 2013
The paper addresses the problem of the reconstruction and allocation of delivery positions in the urban area. The aim is to achieve the optimal reorganization of urban freight transport in old town core in the municipality of Celje.
Dejan DRAGAN, Tea VIZINGER, Marko INTIHAR, Tomaž KRAMBERGER, Maja FOŠNER, Klemen PRAH   +5 more
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Self‐Service and Home Delivery Combined: Coordinating the Route of a Mobile Parcel Locker With the Delivery Tasks of Its Human Driver

Networks, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to the increasing volume of parcels, last‐mile delivery innovations are exploring the integration of multiple delivery modes. The most prominent examples are delivery vans that, next to being the base for the delivery tasks of their human drivers, also function as mobile launching platforms for drones or autonomous delivery robots.
Nils Boysen, Dirk Briskorn, Stefan Schwerdfeger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Survey forms used in urban freight studies

, 2008
Report produced as part of the Green Logistics project (EPSRC and Department for Transport funded). This report contains examples of survey forms used in urban freight studies both in the UK and overseas.
Browne, M., Allen, J.
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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, Philippa Ryan, Amy Jackson, Hong Phuong Le, James Borrell, Aaron Davis, Rafal M. Gutaker   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Data collection for microscopic modelling of urban parcel transport to and from establishments – empirical insights into city logistics in the region of Karlsruhe, Germany

Journal of Urban Mobility
City logistics plays a central role in supplying and disposing goods for establishments and residents in urban areas. However, the steadily rising demand for transporting goods puts cities under pressure.
Lukas Barthelmes, Mehmet Emre Görgülü, Martin Kagerbauer, Peter Vortisch   +3 more
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Using art history to explore society's changing connections with agriculture

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Food insecurity is a looming challenge that especially affects those least fortunate. Consumer food choices have a substantial impact on the sustainability of current food systems. Here, we use art as a lens through which to consider our contemporary and historical relationship to one of the world's most crucial crops, the potato, in the context of the
Edward F. Hill‐King, Martin R. McAinsh, Michael R. Roberts   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating habitat suitability, socioeconomics, and infrastructure to assess global biological invasion risk under climate change: A case study of the rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
We developed an invasion risk index framework that integrates socioeconomic and environmental data using an entropy‐weighting method. The case study highlights the need for region‐specific biosecurity measures for Chilo suppressalis. Abstract BACKGROUND Biological invasion risk is a multifaceted concept that, according to the Food and Agriculture ...
Jinsol Hong, Minyoung Lee, Yongeun Kim, Yun‐Sik Lee, June Wee, Jaejun Song, Taewoo Kim, Jung‐Joon Park, Florian Kraxner, Woo‐Kyun Lee, Youngil Song, Kijong Cho   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analyzing loss aversion and diminishing sensitivity in a freight transport stated choice experiment [PDF]

Choice behaviour might be determined by asymmetric preferences whether the consumers are faced with gains or losses. This paper investigates loss aversion and diminishing sensitivity, and analyzes their implications on willingness to pay and willingness ...
David A. Hensher, Lorenzo Masiero
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Urban freight consolidation concepts: is there something missing? [PDF]

Transport Problems, 2010
Today, many cities in the world struggle with an increasing demand arising from quick population changes. Most European big cities experience congestions, pollutions, saturations, uncollected waste, public dissatisfaction, and unpleasant environment to ...
Marin MARINOV, Tom ZUNDER, Dewan Md Zahurul ISLAM   +2 more
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