Full Description
The Routledge Handbook of Urban Logistics offers a state-of-the-art, comprehensive overview of the discipline of urban and city logistics. The COVID-19 pandemic and the rise in internet shopping in particular have placed new demands on urban logistics which require innovative technological and policy responses. Similarly, the necessity for sustainable urban logistics offers both a challenge and opportunity for development and seeks to address traffic congestion, local air quality, traffic-related degradation, the use of energy, safety aspects and noise.
Featuring contributions from world-leading, international scholars, the chapters examine concepts, issues and ideas across five topic areas that reflect the increasingly diverse nature of current research and thinking in urban logistics: transport modes, urban logistics sectors, technical analysis, policy, and sustainability. Each chapter provides an overview of current knowledge, identifies issues and discusses the relevant debates in urban logistics and the future research agenda.
This handbook offers a single repository on the current state of knowledge, written from a practical perspective, utilising theory that is applied and developed using real-work examples. It is an essential reference for researchers, academics and students working in all areas of urban logistics, from policy and planning to technology and sustainability, in addition to industry practitioners looking to develop their professional knowledge.
Contents
Introduction
Introduction to urban logistics: key challenges and current debates
Jason Monios, Lucy Budd and Stephen Ison
The role of urban logistics in the city economy
Michael Browne and Sam McLeod
A. Transport Modes
Road transport and urban logistics
Maja Piecyk and Julian Allen
The use of rail and water in urban logistics
Allan Woodburn
Cycle logistics: Sustaining the last mile
Jonathan Cowie and Keith Fisken
Drones: The scope for integration into multi-modal urban logistics services
Matt Grote, Andy Oakey, Aliaksei Pilko, Angela Smith and Tom Cherrett
Integrating freight and passenger transport for urban logistics
Silvio Nocera, Francesco Bruzzone and Federico Cavallaro
B. Urban Logistics Sectors
Parcel deliveries as a pioneer for climate neutrality: the case of Ecozone in Mechelen (Belgium)
Koen Mommens and Cathy Macharis
Urban logistics and retailing
Leigh Sparks
Dark stores as a post-pandemic omnichannel strategy: implications for urban logistics
Heleen Buldeo Rai
Food logistics
Eleonora Morganti
Healthcare and urban logistics
Liz Breen, Sarah Schiffling and Ying Xie
Construction and urban logistics
Russell G. Thompson, Oleksandra Osypchuk and Stanisław Iwan
C. Technical Analysis
Facility locations in urban logistics
Takanori Sakai, Adrien Beziat and Adeline Heitz
Multi-echelon urban distribution networks: models, challenges, and perspectives
Imen Ben Mohamed, Olivier Labarthe, Yann Bouchery, Walid Klibi and Gautier Stauffer
Computing technology and its applications in urban logistics
Lóránt Tavasszy and Hans Quak
Small containers for evolving logistics in changing cities
Michael G. H. Bell, Veronica Schulz and Shengda Zhu
D. Policy
Policy and planning for urban logistics
Laetitia Dablanc
Policy acceptability and implementation in urban logistics
Edoardo Marcucci, Valerio Gatta and Ila Maltese
The role of road pricing and incentives in urban logistics management
Oriana Calderón, José Holguín-Veras and Stephen Ison
Urban consolidation centres
Emine Zehra Akgün and Jason Monios
Success factors for urban logistics pilot studies
Andisheh Ranjbari, Anne Goodchild and Elizabeth Guzy
E. Sustainability
Climate change and urban logistics
Maria Attard
Decarbonising road freight and alternative fuels for urban logistics
Genevieve Giuliano and Sue Dexter
Urban logistics in the Global South
Nora Mareï
Urban logistics in megacities
Quan Yuan and Zhiwei Yang
The gig economy and urban logistics
Geraint Harvey, Naveena Prakasam and Refat Shakirzhanov
Gender diversity in urban logistics
Anicia Jaegler, Salomée Ruel, Nadine Kafa and Lucy Budd
Post-pandemic impacts of COVID-19 on urban logistics
John R. Bryson
