Improving policy support in city logistics: the contributions of a multi-actor multi-criteria analysis

A range of solutions have been developed to improve the sustainability of city logistics. However, their implementations are sometimes failing. Involving stakeholders in the decision process is increasingly recognised to be a necessity to guarantee the adoption of these solutions by the sector and ensure their successful implementation. The objective of the paper is therefore to contribute to the development of a bottom-up approach where stakeholders are involved in the evaluation and selection of more sustainable strategies for city logistics.The authors present the MAMCA as a method which structures the consultation process of stakeholders. This approach was tested in a workshop in Brussels and the paper uses that consultation process as an illustration of the methodology. That application demonstrated the benefits of the MAMCA to ensure a productive workshop. The methodology allows the authorities to especially identify the priorities of the stakeholders in city logistics, to guide the discussion towards a consensus and to provide inputs for an eventual adaptation of the strategies.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2018.07.003
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213624X17301347
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  • © 2018 World Conference on Transport Research Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Lebeau, Philippe
  • Macharis, Cathy
  • Mierlo, Joeri Van
  • Janjevic, Milena
• Publication Date: 2018

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 554-563
• Serial:
  • Case Studies on Transport Policy
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 2213-624X
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/2213624X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cities; Electric vehicles; Logistics; Multiple criteria decision making; Stakeholders; Sustainable development; Transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: Brussels (Belgium)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01679758
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 30 2018 12:20PM