Urban Logistics and Supply Chains
A special issue of Urban Science (ISSN 2413-8851). This special issue belongs to the section "Urban Mobility and Transportation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2027 | Viewed by 520
Editors
2. NECE, Research Centre for Business Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6200-209 Covilhã, Portugal
3. CIEQV—Life Quality Research Center, 2040-413 Rio Maior, Portugal
Interests: urban logistics; supply chain; project management; urban resilience; sustainable city
Interests: sustainability; project management; MaaS; digital transformation; smart and sustainable mobility
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2. CIEQV—Life Quality Research Center, 2040-413 Rio Maior, Portugal
3. Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Rio de Janeiro 22290-180, Brazil
Interests: urban logistics; urban resilience; sustainable cities; sustainable development
2. School of Business and Administration (ESCE), Polytechnic University of Setúbal (IPS), 2910-761 Setúbal, Portugal
Interests: open innovation; innovation ecosystem; supply chain; project management; urban resilience; sustainable city
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on urban logistics and supply chains as critical infrastructures of the digital economy, examining how cities, firms, platforms, and public authorities respond to rapid technological, economic, and societal transformations. It emphasizes the intersection between digitalization, urbanization, and sustainability, recognizing cities as both nodes of global supply chains and laboratories for innovation.
The scope includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Digital transformation of urban logistics (e.g., platforms, AI, IoT, blockchain, digital twins);
- E-commerce, omnichannel distribution, and last-mile logistics;
- Data-driven decision-making in urban freight systems;
- Urban logistics governance, regulation, and public–private coordination;
- Resilience and adaptability of urban supply chains to shocks (pandemics, climate events, geopolitical disruptions);
- Environmental and social impacts of urban freight transport;
- New business models and organizational forms in digitally enabled supply chains;
- Equity, labor, and inclusion challenges in platform-based urban logistics.
- Urban logistics public best practices and policies.
By integrating perspectives from operations management, urban studies, economics, geography, information systems, and public policy, the Special Issue will advance interdisciplinary understanding of how urban supply chains evolve within a rapidly changing digital economy.
Prof. Dr. Marcela Castro
Dr. António Amaral
Guest Editors
Prof. Dr. Silvio Roberto Stefani
Dr. Maria Rosilene Sabino
Guest Editor Assistants
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Keywords
- urban logistics
- last-mile logistics
- urban logistics governance
- supply chain resilience
- new business models
- sustainable urban logistics
- urban logistics policy
- digital transformation
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