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Urban freight transport from a local authority perspective-A literature review

, 2013
On the path towards sustainability for the urban area, local authorities make decisions that affect freight transport. However, in many ways, urban freight transport is a neglected issue.
Lindholm, Maria,
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Urban Freight Movement: a quantity attraction model

, 2002
The freight that is transported each day in an urban centre maybe grouped into various categories. From the analysis of vehicle flow for freight transport in an urban context, the transport of foodstuffs and household products accounts for between 70 ...
COMI, ANTONIO, Russo, F., Comi, A.
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Perspectives on Climate Change in Education for Sustainability: Linking Concepts and Skills for a Practical Ecological Transition

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT ‘Hard’ natural sciences have extensively been used to provide evidence that climate change is happening and climate action is needed. If the contribution of our economic activities to disturbing our climate systems is now largely accepted, the way in which we design and operationalise ‘climate action’—how we transition to more sustainable ...
Sandrine Simon
wiley   +1 more source

Does Productivity Growth Promote Environmental Sustainability? The Role of Financial Development

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates whether total factor productivity (TFP) promotes environmental sustainability and examines the moderating and mediating roles of financial development in shaping this relationship. Using balanced panel data for 92 countries from 2000 to 2023, the analysis employs dynamic two‐step Generalised Method of Moments (GMM ...
Olivier Joseph Abban
wiley   +1 more source

Towards More Sustainable Cities: Tools and Policies for Urban Goods Movements

Journal of Advanced Transportation
Although urban freight transportation is crucial to address societal demands, it also has a major negative impact on the environment, the economy, and society.
Antonio Comi, Gianfranco Fancello, Francesco Piras, Patrizia Serra   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Light utility vehicle data in Latvia: methodology, key findings, and applications

Transport
The number of Light Utility Vehicles (LUVs) in the national vehicle registers keeps increasing, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This trend is mainly due to the accelerated growth of e-commerce and home delivery services, as well as ...
Dita Zemīte, Aiva Niedra, Mihails Savrasovs, Nadežda Spiridovska, Evelīna Budiloviča   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is the Plastic Waste Trade a Barrier to Sustainable Development? Empirical Evidence From RCEP Countries

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is widespread consensus on the threats that plastic waste poses to the environment. A significant obstacle to sustainable development, the trade in plastic waste may contribute to plastic pollution. The objective of this research is to look at how the import and export of plastic waste affect the sustainable development of Regional ...
Mustafa Necati Çoban, Asım Çoban, Ayoub Zeraibi, Magdalena Radulescu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing SDG7–SDG13 Through Technology Innovation: The Environmental Impacts of Technological Advancements in Green, Fossil, and Energy Efficiency in Türkiye

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Identifying the principal drivers of carbon emissions is vital for designing effective mitigation strategies and supporting long‐term environmental sustainability. Although previous studies have explored multiple determinants of emissions, limited attention has been paid to the most influential energy–technology channels within trade‐dependent
Gang Kou, Mustafa Naimoğlu, Serhat Yüksel, Hasan Dinçer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

National Policy Coherence Counts for Reducing Inequality in Global Climate and Development Agendas

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT International institutions promote policy coherence as crucial to the effective and fair implementation of global sustainability agendas, though the evidence for its benefits is slim. We present here the first systematic cross‐country dataset on the consequences of national government efforts to promote policy coherence for vulnerable groups ...
Katherine Browne, Adis Dzebo, Zoha Shawoo, Mario Cardenas, Pierrick Chalaye, Alexia Faus Onbargi, Cassilde Muhoza, Patricia Nicdao, Nokwethaba Makhanya, Navam Niles, Priyatma Singh   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Practical Methodology for Developing Visions for Carbon‐Neutral Cities and Communities

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cities and communities play important roles in sustainable development and climate change mitigation. This study presents a novel framework for developing carbon‐neutral visions for cities and communities. We established five “principles,” investigated options encompassing four parameters (management, goal setting, actions, and quantification),
Kei Gomi, Makoto Ooba, Shogo Nakamura, Kohei Sakai, Satoshi Nagatomi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source