Sustainable Urban Freight Transport, City Logistics and Transportation
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (26 February 2023) | Viewed by 21368
Special Issue Editors
Interests: city logistics and transportation
Interests: supply chain management; scheduling and optimization
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Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Cities are the centers of economic and social life in modern civilization, which means that the movement of goods concerning both interurban and urban contexts is vital. The booming increase in the need for urban freight transport during the last two decades has put considerable strain on urban infrastructure and imposes high social and environmental costs. Towards the alleviation of the consequences, decision-makers have considered various solutions, which do not always result in the desired impacts.
This Special Issue aims to gain insights into the sustainable development of urban freight transport, city logistics and transportation. We welcome papers that propose effective city logistics initiatives and take an integrated approach to addressing urban freight problems.
Specifically, the guest editors encourage submissions of original research articles that report significant research contributions including, but not limited to:
- Forecasting pertaining to urban freight transport;
- Smart solutions for city logistics and transportation;
- The designing of urban loading/unloading zone systems;
- The complexity of interconnecting interurban and urban freight transport;
- An integrated evaluation framework for city logistics and supply chain management;
- The impact of city logistics on city performance and business viability and sustainability.
Prof. Dr. Juliang Zhang
Prof. Dr. Wenchao Wei
Dr. Yefei Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- city logistics
- urban freight transport
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