scholarly journals City Logistics as an Imperative Smart City Mechanism: Scrutiny of Clustered EU27 Capitals

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3641
Author(s):  
Filip Škultéty ◽  
Dominika Beňová ◽  
Jozef Gnap
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
City Logistics ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Capital Cities ◽  
Cluster Analytic ◽  
Efficient Distribution

In large urban agglomerations, various logistical problems arise due to high population density and deficient transport infrastructure. City logistics involves the efficient distribution of freight transport in urban areas and approaches to mitigate environmental impacts and traffic congestion. This paper aims to use a two-step cluster analytic approach to segmentation of EU27 capital cities based on their city logistics performance. To obtain primary outcomes, the log-likelihood measure in SPSS Statistics was used. The results can be used to identify the development and implementation of logistics measures in capitals across the EU. In addition to clustering, the statistical analysis evaluates the position of investigated cities concerning traffic congestions, and from an environmental point of view, the carbon dioxide produced from transport. The scrutiny delivers practical outlooks on how clustering can be undertaken and proves how the clusters can be used to plan city logistics and supply chain management. Finally, the paper deals with smart city indices from the perspective of sustainable mobility and examines its correlation with city logistics.

scholarly journals LAST MILE LOGISTICS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF SMART CITIES: A TYPOLOGY OF CITY LOGISTICS SCHEMES

2020 ◽  
Vol XLIV-4/W3-2020 ◽  
pp. 335-337
Author(s):  
T. M. Özbekler ◽  
A. Karaman Akgül
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Detailed Examination ◽  
City Logistics ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
The City

Abstract. As current cities are attributed to particular dynamism consists of population density and increased urbanization, urban areas are facing some challenges for city logistics, both in terms of economic, environmental, and social impact. Especially, the debates over last-mile logistics are arising with inefficiencies in delivery cost (half truckload on delivery) and delivery time per parcel (unnecessary waiting-load periods at multiple stops) while inner-urban areas are especially suffered from traffic congestion, emission, and noise pollution. In this regard, smart cities as a concept with the potential to produce sustainable solutions to urban problems bring along with the need for innovative urban logistics systems to make conventional distribution channels of the city up to date. The key objective tackled in this paper can be defined as the identification of the city logistics schemes with highlighting current approaches in smart cities. The study adopts a systemic approach based on the typology of consolidation-distribution schemes in city logistics to define the feasibility of micro logistics initiatives from the scope of the smart city consisting of mobility, sustainability, and liveability. Thanks to a detailed examination of city logistics dynamics, this study can contribute theoretically to smart city logistics literature as well as practically the logistics sector.

scholarly journals Transport Mode Choice for Commuting: Evidence from India

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Chandrasekhar ◽  
Ajay Sharma ◽  
Sumit Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Seemingly Unrelated Regression ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Unrelated Regression ◽  
Available Information

Using the first ever available information in Census of India 2011, covering 640 sub-national units (districts) in India, we analyze the correlates of modes of transport used by non-agricultural workers at the regional level covering both rural and urban areas. Providing a holistic picture from the perspective policy and academic perspective, we bring out some key stylized facts. Further, using the Seemingly Unrelated Regression (SUR) estimation, we model the transport mode choice for commuting by the workers in the context of rural and urban India, and further extend it based on distinction in motorized and non-motorized transport modes. We find that urbanization level, population size and density along with education attainment and worker’s sex ratio (gender ratio among workers), age (elderly) and land use mix play very important role in regional pattern in transport mode choice for commuting. These results highlight the dire need for proper development of transport infrastructure and understanding its various dimensions from socio-economic, demographic and spatial point of view in the context of developing countries.

scholarly journals “Howya gettin’ on?” Investigating Public Transport Satisfaction Levels in Galway, Ireland

Urban Science ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Hynes ◽  
Olga Bolbocean ◽  
Michael McNally ◽  
Mike Conroy ◽  
Daniel Bednarczuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Transport Network ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
The Public ◽  
Customer Services ◽  
Bus Services

Public transport transforms urban communities and the lives of citizens living in them by stimulating economic growth, promoting sustainable lifestyles and providing a greater quality of life. Globally, the healthiest cities have one thing in common, a public and active transport network that does not depend on each person owning a personal motorised vehicle. Growing dependence on the automobile has created a multitude of problems, some of which public transport can help solve. Adverse social, environmental and health effects related to automobile emissions and car-dependency suggest that using public transport will result in a decrease in an individual’s carbon footprint, will lessen overall CO2 emissions, and will help to ease urban traffic congestion as well as encourage more effective and efficient land use. With many urban areas experiencing ongoing traffic problems, it is acknowledged that any sustainable long-term solution must entail a significant public transport element. The aim of this research study, conducted in November and December 2017, was to obtain essential baseline information on service user satisfaction levels with the existing public bus services in Galway City, Ireland. By measuring levels of satisfaction, it is possible to build our overall knowledge of the public transport network and thus identify improvements in the service that would lead to an increase in bus passenger numbers and result in reductions in the amount of cars on the roads. Results suggest deficiencies in public transport infrastructure, such as Dedicated Bus Lanes, and the lack of attention to customer services are hindering improvements in the public bus service.

scholarly journals The role of transport planning in the sustainable development of the Irkutsk agglomeration

2021 ◽  
pp. 94-98
Author(s):  
Alexei Levashev ◽  
Maxim Sharov ◽  
Olga Lebedeva ◽  
Alla Lytkina ◽  
Alexandra Butuzova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Modeling Tools ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Transportation Services ◽  
Service Areas

The lack of integrated territorial and transportation planning in Irkutsk and Irkutsk agglomeration has led to the degradation of transport infrastructure. A number of measures are proposed to improve the efficiency of the transport system, including the elaboration of a development plan for sustainable mobility with a focus on public transportation services for urban areas. The use of modern transport modeling tools allows to take into account the negative consequences of reducing transport accessibility, but requires the integration of accumulated information about the characteristics of the service areas to increase the accuracy of transport forecasts.

scholarly journals Analysis Study of Current Transportation Status in Vietnam’s Urban Traffic and the Transition to Electric Two-Wheelers Mobility

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5577
Author(s):  
Duc Nguyen Huu ◽  
Van Nguyen Ngoc
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Gradual Change ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Alternative Means

In Vietnam’s major urban areas, private motorcycles are the main means of transportation that are suitable for socio-economic conditions, current transport infrastructure, and people’s habits. However, in recent years, the negative effects of a large number and high density of motorcycles in urban areas such as traffic congestion and noise and air pollution have resulted in a gradual change in the public’s opinion of private vehicle adoption, especially motorcycles. The public has also urged the authorities to issue policies of limiting or curving the growth in the number of private vehicles powered by fossil fuels in big cities. However, in order to achieve the goal, other alternative means of transport should be proposed to encourage people to move to a more sustainable and eco-friendly form of mobility. The alternatives also should be consistent with the average income level as well as social characteristics. In recent years, along with the development of a highly connected public transport network, efficient and less-polluting vehicles including electric two-wheelers have been emerging, thriving, and drawing more attraction from Vietnamese people and policy makers. The spread in the number of electric two-wheelers in Vietnam’s major cities may be a sign of the transition to a more sustainable and less-polluting means of transport as an alternative to gasoline-powered motorcycles. In this paper, the authors aim to analyze the current road traffic status in Vietnam’s major cities, as well as shed a light on the transition to the greener and more efficient alternative vehicles to motorcycles in Vietnam’s urban traffic. Several recommendations for encouraging this vehicle type development are also important outcomes of this paper.

Impact of E-Commerce on the Urban Landscape

2020 ◽  
pp. 34-45
Author(s):  
Sotheeswari Somasundram
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
City Logistics ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Home Deliveries ◽  
Logistic Chain ◽  
The Impact

Consumers in large cities are projected to contribute 81% to global consumption in 2030 with B2C e-commerce sales growth projected to increase globally by 24% in 2020. The inquiry of the present study is to understand the impact of this growth on the urban landscape. Three key areas influenced by e-commerce which in turn impact the urban landscape, city logistics, warehousing, and retail experience. Rising home deliveries impact city logistics where delivery trucks contribute to traffic congestion and environmental hazards. E-commerce influences locational demand for warehouses differently, depending on the section of the logistic chain. The positive gains include reduced damage to road infrastructures and higher valuation of logistics real estate in urban areas. The final area, retail experience, influences the sustainability of malls in urban areas. Malls in urban centers could remain relevant by reconfiguring retail spaces to accommodate temporary guide stores and pop-up stores instead of anchor tenants.

scholarly journals Urban Energy Systems: Research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

2021 ◽  
pp. 281-308
Author(s):  
Budhendra Bhaduri ◽  
Ryan McManamay ◽  
Olufemi Omitaomu ◽  
Jibo Sanyal ◽  
Amy Rose
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
National Laboratory ◽  
Human Dimensions ◽  
Critical Infrastructures ◽  
Laboratory System ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Oak Ridge ◽  
Oak Ridge National Laboratory ◽  
Urban Energy

AbstractIn the coming decades, our planet will witness unprecedented urban population growth in both established and emerging communities. The development and maintenance of urban infrastructures are highly energy-intensive. Urban areas are dictated by complex intersections among physical, engineered, and human dimensions that have significant implications for traffic congestion, emissions, and energy usage. In this chapter, we highlight recent research and development efforts at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the largest multipurpose science laboratory within the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) national laboratory system, that characterizes the interactions between the human dynamics and critical infrastructures in conjunction with the integration of four distinct components: data, critical infrastructure models, and scalable computation and visualization, all within the context of physical and social systems. Discussions focus on four key topical themes: population and land use, sustainable mobility, the energy-water nexus, and urban resiliency, that are mutually aligned with DOE’s mission and ORNL’s signature science and technology capabilities. Using scalable computing, data visualization, and unique datasets from a variety of sources, the institute fosters innovative interdisciplinary research that integrates ORNL expertise in critical infrastructures including energy, water, transportation, and cyber, and their interactions with the human population.

scholarly journals Design of a hydrogen-powered bicycle for sustainable mobility

2022 ◽  
Vol 334 ◽  
pp. 06012
Author(s):  
Paolo Di Giorgio ◽  
Giovanni Di Ilio ◽  
Gabriele Scarpati ◽  
Giovanni Erme ◽  
Elio Simeoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Electric Propulsion ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Storage System ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Electric Bicycle ◽  
Very High

Hydrogen-powered vehicles are emerging as a key source for a clean and sustainable mobility scenario. In particular, hydrogen technologies have a great potential for light mobility in urban areas, where traffic congestion may cause very high levels of local pollution. In this context, hybrid fuel cell/battery vehicles represent a promising solution, since they allow for extended driving range and short recharge time, which are two of the major concerns related to electric propulsion, in general. In this work, a new plug-in fuel cell electric bicycle concept is presented, where the on-board energy storage is realized by means of an innovative system integrating a battery pack with a metal hydride hydrogen tank. This solution allows to achieve very high performance in terms of riding range, which are unattainable with traditional battery electric bicycles. In particular, the hybrid energy storage system is conceived to provide an optimal thermal management of the two integrated components. The proposed design is developed on the basis of typical duty cycles acquired during on-road measurements. A prototype of the bicycle is then realized and bench-tested in order to assess design consistency and to evaluate its performances. The results show that the riding range of the new hydrogen-fuelled bicycle is about three times higher than the one for a similar electric bicycle.

scholarly journals Congestion, Road Safety, and the Effectiveness of Public Policies in Urban Areas

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 5092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Albalate ◽  
Xavier Fageda
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Sustainable Mobility

Congestion and road accidents are both considered essential challenges for sustainable mobility in large cities, but their relationship is only partially explored by the literature. In this paper, we empirically examine different public policies aimed at reducing urban traffic congestion but which may also have indirect effects on road accidents and casualties. We use data from 25 large urban areas in Spain for the period 2008–2017 and apply econometric methods to investigate how a variety of public policies do affect both negative externalities. Although the relationship between congestion and road safety is complex, we find that the promotion of certain modes of public transportation and the regulation of parking spaces may contribute to making cities more sustainable, both in terms of the time spent traveling and the probability of being affected by an accident. Considering whether policies addressing congestion improve or damage road safety as an indirect result is a useful approach for local policy-makers and planners in their attempt to get sustainable transportation outcomes.

scholarly journals Planning the City Logistics Terminal Location by Applying the Greenp-Median Model and Type-2 Neurofuzzy Network

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragan Pamučar ◽  
Ljubislav Vasin ◽  
Predrag Atanasković ◽  
Milica Miličić
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
City Logistics ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Median Problem ◽  
Environment And Health ◽  
Delivery Vehicles ◽  
The City

The paper herein presents greenp-median problem (GMP) which uses the adaptive type-2 neural network for the processing of environmental and sociological parameters including costs of logistics operators and demonstrates the influence of these parameters on planning the location for the city logistics terminal (CLT) within the discrete network. CLT shows direct effects on increment of traffic volume especially in urban areas, which further results in negative environmental effects such as air pollution and noise as well as increased number of urban populations suffering from bronchitis, asthma, and similar respiratory infections. By applying the greenp-median model (GMM), negative effects on environment and health in urban areas caused by delivery vehicles may be reduced to minimum. This model creates real possibilities for making the proper investment decisions so as profitable investments may be realized in the field of transport infrastructure. The paper herein also includes testing of GMM in real conditions on four CLT locations in Belgrade City zone.

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