scholarly journals Challenges to urban freight transport in historical cities: a case study for Sabará (Brazil)

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 370-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leise Kelli de Oliveira ◽  
Artur Diniz Rocha Macedo ◽  
Júlio Cesar Lobo Sampaio ◽  
Tiago de Paula Mendes de Oliveira ◽  
Renata Lúcia Magalhães de Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Freight Transport ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
Urban Freight Transport

Measuring environmental performance of urban freight transport systems: A case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 101844 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrés Muñoz-Villamizar ◽  
Javier Santos ◽  
Jairo R. Montoya-Torres ◽  
Josué C. Velázquez-Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
Urban Freight Transport

scholarly journals Influence of Characteristics of Metropolitan Areas on the Logistics Sprawl: A Case Study for Metropolitan Areas of the State of Paraná (Brazil)

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9779
Author(s):  
Luísa Tavares Muzzi de Sousa ◽  
Leise Kelli de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
The State ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Urban Freight Transport ◽  
Data Collection Procedure

The concentration of warehouses in peripheral regions of metropolitan areas in a time period is called logistics sprawl (LS). Identifying this phenomenon could help to reduce externalities related to urban freight transport, mainly, the distance traveled. This paper examines the contribution of the characteristics of metropolitan areas on the logistics sprawl indicator. A case study was carried out considering data from eight metropolitan areas of the state of Paraná (Brazil). The research method is based on the data collection procedure proposed, centrographic method, and linear regression. The results of the centrographic method reveal a positive LS in four metropolitan areas and a negative LS in three metropolitan areas. In general, the warehouses are close to the highways that cross the metropolitan area. In addition, the size of the metropolitan area has a negative relationship with the number of warehouses and the logistics sprawl indicator. The findings highlight the importance of public policies relating to urban freight transport and land use at a metropolitan level.

scholarly journals Electrification of Urban Freight Transport - a Case Study of the Food Retailing Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 757-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Martins-Turner ◽  
Alexander Grahle ◽  
Kai Nagel ◽  
Dietmar Göhlich
Keyword(s):  
Freight Transport ◽  
Food Retailing ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
Urban Freight Transport

scholarly journals Sharing of trips before electrification of fleet: a costeffective solution for reducing the environmental impact of urban freight transport in developing countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (ET.2020) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Bhavesh Dhonde
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Vehicular Emissions ◽  
Effective Solution ◽  
Commercial Vehicles ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
Urban Freight Transport ◽  
Freight Vehicles

Various research efforts are undertaken to reduce the ill-effects of urban freight transport on the city’s environment. Replacing conventional freight vehicles with electric commercial vehicles (ECVs) is considered as the most effective solution; however, this transition is facing several technological and infrastructural challenges. In developing countries, where cities are already struggling to manage with their present infrastructure, they would find it even more difficult. This paper highlights the opportunity for sharing of in-use freight vehicles as an immediate solution to reduce vehicular emissions. Case study of Surat city, India is taken to assess the use of small-sized commercial vehicles for urban freight transport. A detailed study has been carried out to determine the extent of under-utilized or unutilized capacities of these vehicles. Reductions in emissions due to the sharing of trips are estimated. Propositions are made to strategize and develop policies that promote sharing of urban freight trips.

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