Sustainable Urban Logistics

Planning and Evaluation

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Urban logistics has been a subject of interest to researchers and practitioners for more than 20 years in France and Europe, and more than 40 in the United States. Nevertheless, the subject remains difficult to address by a lack of unification in the definitions and proposed methods but also by what makes its great richness: the diversity of actors and the pluridisciplinarity of the methods and techniques available.This book, which synthesizes more than 10 years of personal research on the subject, but also experience within different teams and projects, intends to bring a unified vision (and more and more followed at the international level) on logistics planning Urban development. It begins with an overview of research in urban logistics and then describes and defines the main components: flows, actors, infrastructures, management components, technologies, regulations and financing actions. A unified vision of these elements as well as the definition of sustainable urban logistics is proposed.Then, the book presents the basics of planning and managing sustainable urban logistics. First, the basics of the before-after analysis are introduced, not only for the experiments but also for the simulation of scenarios. To carry out this type of analysis, two main groups of methods are needed: methods for estimating flows and methods for calculating evaluation indicators. The book presents the main global standards and dominant models for the estimation of the urban freight transport demand, i.e. of freight transport needs in urban areas. Then it presents the methods for estimating and simulating transport and distribution schemes (i.e. transport supply) as well as a proposal for integrated supply-demand modeling. All these methods are presented for immediate application to practitioners, accompanied by summary tables and parameters necessary for their implementation.As far as evaluation is concerned, the book presents a framework for the choice of sustainable indicators and scorecards. Second, the main methods for economic, environmental, social and accessibility assessment are presented. They are accompanied by tables and figures necessary for their implementation. Finally, the main applications of the proposed methods are introduced. The book is meant to be a practical guide to applying the main methods from scientific research to a practical context, and presents examples of quantified and explained application. It is thus the first book that summarizes and presents the main unified methods to help the different decision-makers to implement them in their actions of planning and management of the urban logistics and the transport of goods in town.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-02-20
Mått163 x 239 x 23 mm
Vikt590 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor304
FörlagISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN9781786301796

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Preface ixChapter 1. Where Are We After 20 Years of Urban Logistics? 11.1. Introduction 11.2. The valorization of research in urban logistics: French and international approaches 71.3. From research to practice: a plethora of projects, initiatives and their practical application 141.3.1. France 231.3.2. Italy 251.3.3. Southern Europe (Spain, Greece, Portugal and other countries of Mediterranean Europe) 271.3.4. Germany 301.3.5. Belgium and the Netherlands 321.3.6. The United Kingdom 331.3.7. Northern Europe (Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark) 331.3.8. North America 341.3.9. Asia-Pacific Region 351.3.10. South America 361.3.11. Other regions of the world 371.4. Key questions in the quantitative and qualitative identification of urban logistics 38Chapter 2. A Unified Definition of Sustainable Urban Logistics 432.1. The components of sustainability 432.2. The flows considered in urban freight transport 492.3. The stakeholders involved and their interests 522.3.1. Introduction 522.3.2. The urban logistics interests of these two categories of stakeholders 542.4. Visions for sustainable urban logistics 562.4.1. The main definitions of urban logistics 562.4.2. Vision of collective utility versus individual profitability 582.5. A unified definition of sustainable urban logistics 60Chapter 3. The Evaluation, Assessment and Analysis of Scenarios as Decision-Making Tools 653.1. Assessment and evaluation in urban logistics: a body of work with little unification? 653.2. The role of scenario construction in assessments and evaluations 713.3. Before–after assessments 733.4. Proposal of a methodological framework for the assessment and evaluation of the impacts of sustainable urban logistics 76Chapter 4. Estimating Inter-establishment Flows 834.1. Data collection and modeling: close links but not homogeneous 834.2. Methodological proposal 944.3. Demand generation 964.4. Demand distribution models 1014.5. The construction of routes and distances 106Chapter 5. The Estimation of Other Urban Freight Transport Flows 1215.1. Estimating end consumer and urban management flows: a topic less studied, but nevertheless more standardized 1215.2. Estimating household purchasing activities 1255.2.1. Some general information on household purchasing activities 1255.2.2. Proposed methodology 1325.2.3. Shopping trip generation 1335.2.4. Distribution of purchase trips: the gravity model 1375.2.5. Construction of shopping trip chains 1395.3. Estimating delivery routes to households and delivery depots 1435.4. Estimation of urban management flows 145Chapter 6. Estimating and Modeling Change in Urban Logistics 1476.1. Aims, goals and principles of modeling change in urban logistics 1476.2. Examples of assessments and analyses using change modeling 1516.2.1. Modeling the changes induced by the introduction of the SimplyCité UCC to Saint-Étienne 1516.2.2. Modeling the change(s) brought about by restricting access to the city center 1546.2.3. Modeling the change brought about by new forms of e-commerce 1566.3. Generalizing the examples of overall change modeling framework 1576.4. The importance of solution probleming in change analysis 159Chapter 7. Indicators and Dashboards for the Evaluation of Sustainable Urban Logistics 1657.1. The need to evaluate sustainable urban logistics for the definition of dashboards 1657.2. Methodological proposals 1687.2.1. The “expert network” method 1717.2.2. The co-constructive consensus method 1737.3. Examples of use 1777.4. Inputs and limitations of the proposed methodology 182Chapter 8. Estimating the Impact of Sustainable Urban Logistics 1858.1. Introduction 1858.2. Economic evaluation 1868.2.1. Estimating the direct costs of transportation and storage 1878.2.2. Analysis of margin on variable costs 1898.2.3. Cost–benefit analysis 1938.2.4. Example uses of economic valuation methods 1988.3. Methods for estimating environmental impacts 2058.3.1. Main methods for estimating environmental impacts 2058.3.2. Introduction to life cycle analysis 2078.4. Spatial indicators: centrality, inequality, attractiveness and accessibility 2138.4.1. Service level indicators 2148.4.2. Distance and cost indicators 2168.4.3. Gravitational indicators 2178.5. Practical considerations of indicator estimation methods 220Conclusion 225Bibliography 231Index 279