THE IMPACT OF SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES ON URBAN FREIGHT TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS SYSTEMS

This paper considers existing urban freight transport operations within the context of the recent discussion about the sustainability of towns and cities. After examination of the importance of freight transport and logistics (both in terms of its role and its impacts) and the way in which it could be incorporated into urban sustainability strategies, a case study of freight transport in London is presented. The case study is designed to illustrate the environmental impacts caused by freight in a large city and also to model the effect of a range of strategies that could make freight transport more environmentally sustainable.

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• Authors:
  • Browne, M
  • Allen, J
• Conference:
  • World Transport Research: Selected Proceedings of the 8th World Conference on Transport Research
  • Location: Antwerp, Belgium
  • Date: 1998-7-12 to 1998-7-17
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 505-518

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; Freight transportation; Impacts; Large cities; Logistics; Policy making; Strategic planning; Sustainable development; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: London (England)
• Subject Areas: Environment; Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00783955
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0080435904
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 1
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 8 2000 12:00AM