About the editors |
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About the contributors |
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Foreword |
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Part One Setting the scene |
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1 Introduction to urban logistics |
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Significantly growing interest in urban logistics and freight transport systems |
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The complexity and heterogeneity of urban logistics activities |
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Can contextual urban freight research results be transferred to other cities? |
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The implications of technology innovation |
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2 Metropolitan economies and the generation of freight and service activity: an international perspective |
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Carlos A. Gonzalez-Calderon |
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Metropolitan areas selected for the analyses |
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21 | (5) |
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26 | (4) |
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30 | (3) |
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Freight and service intensive sectors |
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Freight and service activity |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (4) |
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3 Urban logistics: the regional dimension |
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52 | (1) |
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Managing trade related freight and its impacts |
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63 | (13) |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (5) |
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4 Urban planning policies for logistics facilities: a comparison between US metropolitan areas and the Paris region |
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82 | (27) |
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82 | (1) |
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Planning logistics buildings and freight activities in US metropolitan areas |
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83 | (4) |
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Planning logistics facilities and freight activities in the Paris region |
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87 | (3) |
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Public development of logistics sites: freight villages and urban logistics experimentations |
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90 | (7) |
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Context-based governance of logistics land uses and warehousing development |
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97 | (6) |
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103 | (2) |
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105 | (2) |
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107 | (2) |
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5 The dualism of urban freight distribution: city vs suburban logistics |
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109 | (15) |
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109 | (1) |
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Placing city and suburban logistics in their context |
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110 | (8) |
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Factors of divergence between city logistics and suburban logistics |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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121 | (3) |
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6 Port cities and urban logistics |
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124 | (15) |
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124 | (1) |
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Port-city development stages and the port-city interface |
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125 | (2) |
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Traffic and land use issues arising from the port-city interface |
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127 | (2) |
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Developments influencing the port-city interface |
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129 | (3) |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (1) |
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Part Two Urban logistics diversity |
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7 The logistics of parcel delivery: current operations and challenges facing the UK market |
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The size of the UK parcel market |
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Sectors in the UK parcel market |
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Players in the UK parcel delivery market |
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Challenges facing the UK parcel market |
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Parcel carrier operations |
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Initiatives to reduce the transport and environmental impacts of parcel delivery operations in urban areas |
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160 | (1) |
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161 | (2) |
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163 | (1) |
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8 E-commerce trends and implications for urban logistics |
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Data on e-commerce urban freight flows |
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Growing urban regions, consumers and e-commerce |
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Inefficiencies, profitability and logistics solutions for the 'last mile' |
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Innovations, e-commerce and urban freight |
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On-demand 'instant deliveries' and food apps |
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E-commerce and urban warehousing |
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187 | (3) |
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191 | (3) |
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9 Food and urban logistics: a fast-changing sector with significant policy and business implications |
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196 | (14) |
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The complex links between food distribution and urban logistics |
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Distribution nodes and food hubs |
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Raising sustainability levels for urban food logistics |
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203 | (3) |
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Online food ordering and new delivery practices |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (2) |
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10 Consolidation centres in construction logistics |
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210 | (21) |
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210 | (3) |
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The resources, functionality and operation of a CCC |
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213 | (6) |
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The benefits of using a CCC |
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219 | (5) |
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224 | (2) |
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226 | (1) |
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Case study summary: Bart's Hospital Phase 2 |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (2) |
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11 The socio-economic benefits of off-peak hour distribution: the case of Stockholm |
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Off-peak hour distribution projects: background and experiences |
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Case study: evaluating an OPHD pilot project in Stockholm |
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235 | (10) |
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245 | (5) |
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250 | (1) |
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251 | (1) |
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Part Three Making change happen |
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12 Stakeholder engagement and partnerships for improved urban logistics |
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257 | (17) |
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257 | (2) |
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259 | (2) |
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261 | (7) |
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Stakeholder engagement through business improvement districts |
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268 | (1) |
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Other engagement initiatives that can be considered |
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269 | (2) |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (2) |
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13 Multi-actor multi-criteria analysis as a tool to involve urban logistics stakeholders |
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274 | (19) |
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274 | (2) |
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276 | (3) |
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279 | (7) |
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286 | (2) |
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288 | (5) |
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14 Off-hour deliveries: the importance of outreach and proper planning |
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293 | (19) |
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Background to off-hour deliveries and the role of outreach |
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295 | (1) |
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Approach to outreach and appropriate outreach strategies |
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296 | (9) |
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Public agency perspective on outreach and incentives |
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306 | (2) |
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308 | (2) |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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15 The procurement process: a key to improved urban logistics efficiency |
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312 | (24) |
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312 | (1) |
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313 | (2) |
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Business model innovation in urban freight |
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315 | (2) |
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Methodology: action research as agent of change |
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317 | (1) |
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Case study 1: municipal co-distribution of goods |
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318 | (4) |
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Case study 2: the five-step model |
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322 | (7) |
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329 | (2) |
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331 | (5) |
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16 Future developments in modelling and information |
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336 | (21) |
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336 | (1) |
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337 | (3) |
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ITS, ICT, the IOT, big data and AI |
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340 | (2) |
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Infrastructure and land use |
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342 | (3) |
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345 | (4) |
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Evaluation and multi-agent models |
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349 | (1) |
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Network design challenges |
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350 | (2) |
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352 | (1) |
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352 | (5) |
Index |
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