Part A. Freight and the City
Section 1. The urban freight landscape
Lead: Laetitia Dablanc
- 1.1 – What is City Logistics?
- 1.2 – The Urban Freight Landscape
- 1.3 – The Diversity of Urban Freight Activities
- 1.4 – Urban Logistical Challenges
Section 2. Drivers of urban freight demand
Lead: Genevieve Giuliano
- 2.1 – Cities as Nodes on the Global Trade Network
- 2.2 – Local Demand and Supply
- 2.3 – The Rise of E-commerce and Instant Deliveries
- 2.4 – Future of Globalization
- 2.5 – Supply Chains, Disruptions and Resilience
Section 3. Urban freight distribution
Lead: Jean-Paul Rodrigue
- 3.1 – Urban Freight Transportation Modes and Terminals
- 3.2 – Urban Freight Distribution Channels
- 3.3 – E-commerce and City Logistics
- 3.4 – Autonomous Vehicles for Urban Deliveries
- 3.5 – Third-Party Logistics Services Providers
Part B. Issues and Challenges of City Logistics
Section 4. Stakeholders of urban logistics
Lead: Tom O’Brien
Section 5. Constraints and externalities
Lead: Alison Conway
- Navigating the city
- Parking and unloading
- Safety
- Air pollution, noise and emissions
Section 6. Urban logistics facilities
Lead: Jean-Paul Rodrigue
- 6.1 – Procurement and Fulfillment Facilities
- 6.2 – Distribution Facilities
- 6.3 – Last Mile Facilities
- 6.4 – Urban Street Design
Part C. City Logistics Data and Models
Section 7. Data sources and collection
Lead: Jee-Sun Lee and Alison Conway
- Urban Freight Surveys. Dr. Florence Toilier.
- Challenges of Freight Data
- Public versus Private Data
Section 8. Urban freight models
Lead: Alison Conway
- City Logistics Modeling. Dr. Florence Toilier.
- Trip Generation Models
- Warehousing Location Models
- Demand Forecasting and Scenario Building. Dr. Florence Toilier.
Section 9. Analytical methods
Lead: Genevieve Giuliano
- Applying Urban Freight Models
- Evaluating the Performance of City Logistics Vehicles
- Visualizing City Logistics
Part D. City Logistics in Practice
Section 10. Mitigating city logistics in global cities
Lead: Laetitia Dablanc, Jean-Paul Rodrigue
- Freight Distribution Strategies for City Logistics
- North American City Logistics in Practice
- European City Logistics in Practice
- East Asian City Logistics in Practice
- Cities of Developing Economies
Section 11. Case studies and best practices
Lead: Alison Conway, Genevieve Giuliano