scholarly journals A study framework for assessing the performance of the urban freight transport based on PLS approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imane Moufad ◽  
Fouad Jawab
Keyword(s):  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
Urban Freight Transport ◽  
Pls Analysis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Complex Subject

The urban freight transport (UFT) is an important component of the urban logistics. It represents a driving force for the economic dynamics and attractiveness of a city. It can be treated as all movements of goods necessary for the economic activities, the institutions and the residents of urban life. Through, it faces with problems relating to the congestion, unsafety, atmospheric and noise pollution that constrain its performance and hinder its development. This performance is a complex subject on which a great deal of research has emerged in the last decade. Accordingly, this paper aims to develop a model for assessing the performance of the UFT. The objective is to identify the determinants of the performance of the urban freight transport and measure the impact of each factor. Therefore the first part of this article concerns the elaboration of the model and the formulation of the hypotheses. First, an overview of the factors that could influence the performance of the UFT was identified based on a literature review. The result of this step allowed to model, by mobilizing the GRAI grid (Graph of results and interrelated activities), the UFT system in order to release the decisional links between these factors. Then, the grid will be decomposed into hypotheses explaining the relations between the factors and the performance of the UFT. The formulation of each hypothesis will be based on all the theoretical works that have treated it. The second part includes the empirical study to test the model using the partial least squares (PLS) analysis. Therefore, we conducted a survey among managers and users of the UFT in the city of Fez. A hypothetico-deductive approach has been used with a sequential methodological complementarity between qualitative analysis for exploratory purposes and the support of quantitative analysis for confirmation. The results of the test, confirm a significant influence of the identified factors on the UFT performance. The practical scope of this paper is to provide a decision-making framework for urban management department explaining the impact of these factors on the UFT performance.

scholarly journals The assessment of pollutants emissions within sustainable urban freight transport development: The case of Novi Sad

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 307-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marko Velickovic ◽  
Djurdjica Stojanovic ◽  
Valentina Basaric
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Pollutant Emissions ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
Urban Freight Transport ◽  
Novi Sad ◽  
Restrictive Measures ◽  
The Impact

Assessment of pollutant emissions is a prerequisite for planning and development of sustainable urban transport systems. Majority of extant studies on sustainable urban transport is focused on pollution caused by urban passenger transport, with marked paucity of literature on the impact of urban freight transport. To partly bridge this gap, the paper objective is the impact assessment of selected regulative measures, i.e. fleet renewal on freight transport emissions. We used the case of Novi Sad to estimate the potential impact of selected restrictive measures on the external freight transport air pollution. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the first studies on impact of urban freight transport on the air pollution in the cities in the Balkan region. Several research findings are of interest. Firstly, the analysis of particular gas emissions reveals expected overall positive effects of the fleet renewal in most of cases. Still, the total amount of same emissions hardly increase, so this particular measure is not enough to reach the ambitious EU strategy goals concerned with sustainable urban freight transport. Further, some negative impacts of restrictive measures on gas emissions were also recorded and discussed. The observed complex impact of restrictive measures on urban freight air pollution indicates that urban freight transport planning and modeling requires a comprehensive database, clear goals and higher priority of environmental criterion in traffic planning. Our results and recommendations may be useful for scholars, urban transport planners, policy makers and practitioners.

scholarly journals Towards Sustainable Urban Logistics: Creating Sustainable Urban Freight Transport on the Example of a Limited Accessibility Zone in Gdansk

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 3879 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Matusiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Transport Policy ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Urban Freight Transport ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Desk Research ◽  
Existing Data

The purpose of the article is to identify the conditions for the implementation of deliveries in the Limited Accessibility Zone (LAZ) in Gdansk, based on interviews conducted among suppliers in October 2018. Another goal is to identify guidelines for the need to create a new transport policy for cities, which will be in line with sustainable urban logistics. The presented analysis is not an economic or technical analysis of an executive nature. It focuses on indicating the nature of the impact of factors conditioning further actions related to the discussed area. To define a sustainable urban logistics plan road map, the desk research method was used. It involved analyzing, verifying and merging existing data and information from the results of European projects. The paper can be used as a road map to proceed with planning urban logistics in the city and to create a document of Sustainable Urban Logistics Plan (SULP). This is the first study carried out in the LAZ of Gdansk since its introduction in 2014, therefore conclusions can be used by scientists and the creators of urban transport policy to create limited accessibility zones.

scholarly journals ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF CITY SPRAWL ON URBAN FREIGHT TRANSPORT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-62
Author(s):  
Bhavesh Dhonde ◽  
◽  
Chetan R. Patel ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
Urban Freight Transport ◽  
The City

Introduction: In the 21st century, cities in developing countries have witnessed faster growth as compared with cities in developed countries. Countries like India, China and Brazil have one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The transport infrastructure in these cities struggles to deal with the increasing population and geographic sprawl. Though some efforts are made to improve the transportation systems in these cities, urban freight transport is largely overlooked as the focus remains on passenger transport. Methods: This study aims to assess the impacts of the city’s geographic sprawl on urban freight transport using the example of the textile industry in Surat, India. The sprawl of the city and its textile industry is measured based on historical maps, Google imagery, and establishment surveys. Changes in urban freight trip lengths are determined using the data of a commercial vehicle drivers’ survey. Results: In the last two decades, the city expanded geographically by almost three times. The relocation of textile manufacturing units led to a 40% increase in trip lengths and additional 56 tons of carbon dioxide generation per year. Due to the city sprawl, the overall efficiency of the urban freight transport system reduced. There is a need for a holistic planning approach towards urban freight movement and related urban infrastructure for sustainable freight flows. This can serve as a policy framework to decide on the location of a logistics hub or as guidelines to allocate manufacturing enterprises in the proximity of the urban area, thus enabling sustainable development of the city.

scholarly journals The impact of urban freight transport and mobility on transport externalities in the SPMR

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 101-108
Author(s):  
Henrique Ewbank ◽  
José Geraldo Vidal Vieira ◽  
Jan Fransoo ◽  
Maristela Alves Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Freight Transport ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
Urban Freight Transport ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Lorry Park Selection Criteria and Drivers’ Preferences: A Study from the UK

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 5214
Author(s):  
José Manuel García-Gallego ◽  
Taeun Kang ◽  
Sergio Rubio Lacoba ◽  
Andrea Genovese
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Social ◽  
Urban Freight Transport ◽  
The Uk

Increasing urbanization and economic activities has intensified the need for logistical processes in cities. This leads to higher levels of urban freight transport, which is associated with negative social and environmental impacts. Advances in urban logistics can help to alleviate these problems; the recent literature suggests that the creation of appropriate lorry park facilities can represent one of the possible solutions to the social and environmental issues connected to freight transport in urban areas. However, in order to be effective, such facilities need to be properly designed; studies which identify critical success factors for lorry park operations are currently lacking. As such, the purpose of this research is to identify the main criteria which lorry drivers consider when selecting a lorry park facility. In order to achieve these aims, a questionnaire survey was designed; responses from 99 lorry drivers operating in the United Kingdom were collected. Through descriptive statistics, followed by the usage of a conjoint analysis, the main results show that attributes related to food, price, and security are the most important to lorry drivers and are likely to determine the success of such initiatives. These results can provide information to policy and decision-makers related to the design of lorry park facilities in order to achieve the desired results in urban areas.

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