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City Logistics - Mapping The Future (Hardcover)
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City Logistics - Mapping The Future (Hardcover)
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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.
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