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Recent Advances in City Logistics
. Ed(S): Taniguchi, Eiichi; Thompson, Russell
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Description for Recent Advances in City Logistics
hardcover. Urban freight transport has become an essential issue in urban planning. This book is an outcome of the Fourth International Conference on City Logistics (City Logistics IV held in Langkawi in 2005) organised by the Institute for City Logistics. It includes recent developments in the modelling, evaluation and planning of city logistics schemes. Editor(s): Taniguchi, Eiichi; Thompson, Russell. Num Pages: 556 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNG; RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 952.
Urban freight transport has become an essential issue in urban planning. There are many challenges and problems relating to increasing levels of traffic congestion, negative environmental impacts and energy consumption. To cope with these complicated problems, new city logistics schemes are required that are aimed at increasing the efficiency of urban freight transport systems as well as reducing traffic congestion and impacts on the environment. Recent developments in ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) help tackle these difficult problems. As well, the corporate social responsibility of shippers and freight carriers promotes public-private partnerships in urban freight ... Read more
Urban freight transport has become an essential issue in urban planning. There are many challenges and problems relating to increasing levels of traffic congestion, negative environmental impacts and energy consumption. To cope with these complicated problems, new city logistics schemes are required that are aimed at increasing the efficiency of urban freight transport systems as well as reducing traffic congestion and impacts on the environment. Recent developments in ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) help tackle these difficult problems. As well, the corporate social responsibility of shippers and freight carriers promotes public-private partnerships in urban freight ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
556
Condition
New
Number of Pages
556
Place of Publication
Kidlington, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780080447995
SKU
V9780080447995
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
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