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Home Delivery and the Impacts on Urban Freight Transport: A Review

Year: 2014

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This review paper discusses the latest developments in internet shopping, home delivery and the potential impacts on city logistics and alternative vehicle use. The review has illustrated the rapid changes during the past few years and the potentially important impacts on patterns of transport within urban areas. Some of the changes result in increased pressure for road traffic networks in sensitive areas (for example residential areas). At the same time the changes also provide opportunities for the use of vehicles powered by alternative fuels thereby supporting certain sustainability strategies. However, the changes are complex and patterns are not the same from one country to another thus the impacts on city logistics are also varied.

Source: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.1452

Authors: Johan Visser, Toshinori Nemoto, Michael Browne

Institutions: Kennisinstituut voor Mobiliteitsbeleid, Delft University of Technology, Hitotsubashi University, University of Westminster

Language: English

Topic: Urban and Freight Transport Logistics

Subfield: Transportation

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Responsible consumption and production, Climate action

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2129974136

FWCI: 17.14

Cites: 8

Cited by: 306

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