City Logistics 3 : Towards sustainable and liveable cities

City Logistics 3 : Towards sustainable and liveable cities

Author
Eiichi Taniguchi, Russell G. Thompson
Publication Year
2018
Publisher
Wiley
Language
English
Document Type
Book
Faculty / Subject Heading
Arts & Architecture

Presents recent advances in modelling, planning and evaluating city logistics for sustainable and liveable cities based on the application of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems). It highlights modelling the behaviour of stakeholders who are involved in city logistics as well as planning and managing policy measures of city logistics including cooperative freight transport systems in public-private partnerships. Case studies of implementing and evaluating city logistics measures in terms of economic, social and environmental benefits from major cities around the world are also given.


Keywords: Architecture Planning / Urban Development / City planning / Urban Freight Transport / City Logistics / CO2-free Urban Logistics / City Logistics Measures / Collaborative Centers / Sustainable Urban Construction / Central Business Districts / Vehicle Routing