The Freight Landscape: Convergence and Divergence in Urban Freight Distribution

The paper introduces the concept of the freight landscape: the spatial distribution of freight activity and intensity in a metropolitan area. Using population and employment density information, a freight landscape matrix is calculated for four major metropolitan areas: New York, Los Angeles, Paris and Seoul. Levels of convergence and divergence between population and employment densities are assessed, each characterized by different freight landscapes requiring different city logistics strategies. Results reveal substantial variations between metropolitan areas, which are observed across the respective levels of zonal specialization as well as density changes over distance from central areas.

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• Authors:
  • RODRIGUE, Jean Paul
  • DABLANC, Laetitia
  • GIULIANO, Genevieve
• Publication Date: 2017

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: pp 557-572
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transport and Land Use
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
  • ISSN: 1938-7849
  • Serial URL: https://www.jtlu.org/index.php/jtlu
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Delivery service; Freight transportation; Logistics; Urban areas
• ITRD Terms: 284: Livraison; 264: Logistique; 1112: Transport de marchandises; 313: Zone urbaine
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01653528
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Amenagement et des Reseaux (IFSTTAR)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 14 2017 3:52PM