This is a textbook for students and a resource for managers in the relatively new discipline of city logistics. The chapters are written by a variety of authors from major cities around the world. The subject deals with freight transportation systems in urban areas. Chapters deal with such issues as urban transportation stakeholders, the public sector, e-commerce, modelling, evaluating transportation plans, the use of distribution centers, off-hour delivery programs, cooperative programs, and access restrictions and urban regulation. A closing chapter looks at future directions in the field. Abundant flow charts and tables are included to make the book useful as a classroom text. Bibliographic references are included at the end of each chapter. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
City Logistics: Mapping The Future examines the key concepts of city logistics along with the associated implementation issues, methodologies, and policy measures. Chronicling the growth of city logistics as a discipline and how planning and policy have improved practice over the last ten years, it details the technologies, policies, and plans that can reduce traffic congestion, environmental impact, and the cost of logistics activities in urban freight transportation systems.
The book provides a comprehensive study of the modelling, planning, and evaluation of urban freight transport. It includes case studies from the US, UK, Netherlands, Japan, South Africa, and Australia that illustrate the experiences of cities that have already implemented city logistics, including the methods used to solve the complex issues relating to urban freight transport.
- Presents procedures for evaluating city logistics policy measures
- Provides an overview of intelligent transport systems in city logistics
- Highlights the essential features of joint delivery systems and off-hour delivery programs
- Supplies an overview of access restrictions and regulations related to city logistics in urban areas
Expert contributors from major cities around the world discuss regional developments, share success stories and personal experiences, and highlight emerging trends in urban logistics. Coverage includes mathematical modeling, public policy planning and implementation, logistics in urban planning designs, and urban distribution centers.
The book examines the impact of recent advancements in technology on city logistics, including information and communication technologies, intelligent transport systems, and GPS. It also considers future directions in city logistics, including humanitarian logistics, alternative transport modes in co-modality, last kilometer deliveries, partnerships between public and private sectors, alternative fuel vehicles, and emerging technologies such as 3D printing.
