Making city logistics more sustainable: Learning form the opportunities and challenges faced in Dutch Cities

Ward Rauws, Maaike Buser

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Abstract

The report is a summary of student-led research on sustainable urban logistics, focusing on parcel delivery. It aims to inspire logistics stakeholders including policy advisers, decision-makers and residents with new possible sustainable solutions. The results are presented in three overarching themes:
● NODES, exploring how to effectively implement parcel lockers and logistic hubs
● FLOWS, identifying favourable conditions for cargo bikes, small electric delivery vans
and drone delivery
● POLICIES, addressing the consequences of sustainable logistics policies for small
entrepreneurs and retail districts
Original languageEnglish
PublisherUniversity of Groningen
Number of pages27
Publication statusPublished - Jul-2022

Keywords

  • urban planning
  • logistics
  • last-mile
  • environment
  • sustainability
  • city logistics
  • urban freight
  • parelen delivery
  • parcel lockers
  • cargo bikes
  • policy

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