Results 51 to 60 of about 5,938 (260)
Defining the interface between city logistics and urban design: a systematic literature review
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary PerspectivesLogistics services have become crucial in shaping urban spaces and influencing urban dynamics. However, despite growing scholarly and policy attention in recent years, their implications for urban design remain unevenly addressed and insufficiently ...
Jiayu (Joslyn) Sun +2 more
doaj +1 more source
The role of influencing organisations in promoting sustainability of urban freight transport [PDF]
, 2021 The research in this thesis focused on organisations that can contribute to increased sustainability development in urban freight transport activities.
Brettmo, Alena
core
Growth Strategy of Circular Startups
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Circular startups (CSUs) play a crucial role in the circular transition by developing circular business models (CBMs) that minimise resource use and narrow material and energy loops. However, empirical research on how CBMs shape growth strategies and how ecosystems enable or constrain scaling remains limited.
Gustavo Dalmarco +3 more
wiley +1 more source
A heavy goods vehicle fleet forecast for South Africa
Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2018 Purpose: To develop and apply a methodology to calculate the heavy goods vehicle fleet required to meet South Africa’s projected road freight transport demand within the context of total surface freight transport demand. Methodology: Total freight flows
Jan H. Havenga +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Microsimulation-Based Collaboration Model for Urban Freight Transport
IEEE Access, 2020 The different stakeholders involved in urban freight transport, their behaviours, and interactions are attracting the attention of researchers and practitioners in logistics and freight transport, pushed by the need to develop methods and models for ...
Cristian Giovanny Gomez-Marin +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Energy is a fundamental driver of economic growth, shaping productivity, industrialization, and long‐term economic resilience. In sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), where energy access remains uneven and infrastructure is underdeveloped, understanding sector‐specific energy demand is essential for designing sustainable energy strategies.
Michael Appiah +3 more
wiley +1 more source
A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Planning for Urban Freight Transport: An Overview
, 2015 Urban freight transport is essential to the functioning of cities, but is also an activity that affects the urban environment and communities. Yet, freight is often overlooked in discussions of urban transport, in contrast to passenger modes.
Hall, Peter V., Cui, Jenny, Dodson, Jago
core +1 more source
, 2023 FTG has resulted in a powerful tool to provide insights into freight transport demand that support planning and policy design processes. The chapter introduces a taxonomy of the FTG research field and a discussion of considerations for applicability ...
Sanchez-Diaz, Ivan, +3 more
core +1 more source
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between industrial robotics adoption and ecological capacity, measured by biocapacity, using panel data from 50 countries over the period 2000–2024. We investigate the transmission mechanisms, non‐linearities, spatial spillovers, and heterogeneity characterizing this relationship.
Brahim Bergougui +1 more
wiley +1 more source