Evaluate the Viability of Urban Consolidation Centre with Regards to Urban Morphology

City logistics is a difficult topic for public decision makers who often lack relevant information and knowledge to make their decisions. Among all available solutions, Urban Consolidation Centre (UCC) is an appreciated one. Indeed, it is supposed to reduce pollution, trucks’ congestion and to improve the livelihood of city centre. Nevertheless, it is far from obvious that UCC are efficient and viable. The aim of this study is to provide answers to two questions: can an UCC be viable? Does the shape of a city affect the profitability of an UCC? The authors present a preliminary work based on a comparison between three morphologies to give some clues.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2016.02.071
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352146516000727
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  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/23521465
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2016 Lucile Faure et al. Published by Elsevier B.V.
• Authors:
  • Faure, Lucile
  • Burlat, Patrick
  • Marquès, Guillaume
• Publication Date: 2016

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 348-356
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Procedia
  • Volume: 12
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 2352-1465
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/23521465/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Central business districts; City planning; Decision making; Distribution support businesses; Logistics; Pollutants; Quality of life; Trucking; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01600399
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 26 2016 2:49PM