This paper presents a methodology for evaluating city logistics measures considering the
behaviour of several stakeholders associated with urban freight transport using a multi-agent …

A new column generation based exact optimization approach for the vehicle routing and
scheduling problem with semi soft time windows (VRPSSTW) is presented. Elementary shortest …

The information revolution is creating both opportunities and challenges for improving the
sustainability of urban freight systems. A range of vehicle movement data can now be …

There are many challenges associated with moving goods within cities as urban areas
become larger and elderly residents require more healthcare in their homes. Air quality is also …

The concept of public logistics terminals (multi-company distribution centers) has been
proposed in Japan to help alleviate traffic congestion, environment, energy and labor costs. …

This paper presents visions for city logistics that are required to set targets of the activities
that can be achieved using city logistics schemes. Our visions for city logistics consider three …

Models play a central role within the systems approach to City Logistics (Section 1.7). They
permit estimates of the effects of various changes in the urban distribution system to be made …

Designing multimodal freight transport networks can facilitate the economic development of
regions and countries as well as help to reduce negative environmental impacts. It is …

This study evaluates changes in access to health care in response to the pilot experiment of
urban health insurance reform in China. The pilot reform began in Zhenjiang and Jiujiang …

In the context of climate change, salinity intrusion into rivers has been, and will be, one of the
most important issues for coastal water resources management. A combination of changes, …