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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes, Amanda M. Countryman, Dustin L. Pendell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of logistics services in smart cities: the experience of ENCLOSE project [PDF]

, 2014
Freight transport is one of the primary components of the economic and social system not only in European towns. It is now widely recognised that sustainable goods distribution, particularly in urban areas and city centres (indicated also as City ...
Ambrosino, Giorgio, Guerra, Stefan, Pettinelli, Irene, Sousa, Carlos   +3 more
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Urban logistics & environment

, 2018
Η βιωσιμότητα της αστικής εφοδιαστικής είναι ένα σημαντικό ζήτημα για τις ταχέως αναπτυσσόμενες πόλεις σε όλο τον κόσμο. Παρόλο που πολλές πόλεις έχουν αναπτύξει στρατηγικές για την αποτελεσματικότερη και ασφαλέστερη μετακίνηση των ανθρώπων στο αστικό περιβάλλον, έχει δοθεί πολύ λιγότερη προσοχή στη σημασία της παράδοσης αγαθών στους ανθρώπους στην ...
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Markets Mitigate Land‐Use Competition From Energy Crops and Increase Farm Revenues

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Meeting the US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge target of 35 billion gal annually by 2050 will require an estimated 380 million–700 million dry tons of agricultural biomass feedstock. This study evaluates the implications of large‐scale biomass production for land use, crop production, and market outcomes under mature market ...
Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Matthew H. Langholtz, Chad M. Hellwinckel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Single-Agent Reinforcement Learning Model for Adaptive Traffic Signal Control in Urban Corridors

Journal of Advanced Transportation
For multi-intersection control, existing research mainly adopts multiagent frameworks to tackle scalability issues. However, the traffic signal control (TSC) problem necessitates a single-agent framework, as a single control center monitors traffic ...
Qiang Li, Xiya Zhuang, Lishan Liu, Bokui Chen, Yi Zhang, Yingping Zhao   +5 more
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Urban logistics solutions and financing mechanisms: a scenario assessment analysis [PDF]

, 2013
T his paper presents the main issues related to the financing of urban logistics solutions , m ore precise ly to the contribution of economic analysis on strategic decision support related for urban logistics financing , focusing on cost ...
Basck, Pierre, Gonzalez-Feliu, Jesus, Morganti, Eleonora   +2 more
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Analyzing individual rent price ratios in eastern German agricultural land markets: A GAMLSS approach

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels, Cord‐Friedrich von Hobe, Miryam Sarah Merk, Thomas Kneib, Oliver Musshoff   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimization of Speed Limit Method for Freeways Considering AVs Under Rainy Weather

Journal of Advanced Transportation
Rainy weather significantly affects traffic efficiency and safety on freeways. This study investigates a safe speed limit model for freeways under rainy conditions, considering both human-driven vehicles (HVs) and automatic vehicles (AVs).
Le Yu, Qin Luo, Jianying He
doaj   +1 more source

Costing the supply chain for delivery of ACT and RDTs in the public sector in Benin and Kenya [PDF]

, 2015
Studies have shown that supply chain costs are a significant proportion of total programme costs. Nevertheless, the costs of delivering specific products are poorly understood and ballpark estimates are often used to inadequately plan for the budgetary ...
Anupindi, Ravi, de Savigny, Don, Doumbia, Seydou, Johnson, Brittany, Shretta, Rima, Smith, Lisa, Yadav, Prashant   +6 more
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Sustainability in urban logistics : a literature review

, 2022
Purpose: The importance of urban logistics is on the rise. On the one hand, the population in cities is growing due to urbanization processes. On the other hand, there is a significant increase in the flow of goods (e.g., a boost in online purchases). Such changes are leading cities to face social, economic, and environmental issues, which urge to be ...
Garola, Giovanni, Seghezzi, Arianna, Siragusa, Chiara, Mangiaracina, Riccardo, Kersten, Wolfgang, Jahn, Carlos, Blecker, Thorsten, Ringle, Christian M.   +7 more
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