A systematic scoping review of the sustainability of vertical farming, plant-based alternatives, food delivery services and blockchain in food systems

AC Bunge, A Wood, A Halloran, LJ Gordon - Nature Food, 2022 - nature.com
Food system technologies (FSTs) are being developed to accelerate the transformation
towards sustainable food systems. Here we conducted a systematic scoping review that …

[HTML][HTML] City logistics: Challenges and opportunities for technology providers

M Bachofner, C Lemardelé, M Estrada, L Pagès - Journal of urban mobility, 2022 - Elsevier
Current last-mile logistics operations are inefficient. The economic competitiveness of
logistics service providers is affected by distinct factors, such as the limited time windows …

The sustainability of the gig economy food delivery system (Deliveroo, UberEATS and Just-Eat): Histories and futures of rebound, lock-in and path dependency

C Lord, O Bates, A Friday, F McLeod… - International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Online food delivery has transformed the last-mile of food and grocery delivery, with
unnoticed yet often significant impacts upon the transport and logistics network. This new …

From brick-and-mortar to location-less restaurant: The spatial fixing of on-demand food delivery platformization

G Talamini, W Li, X Li - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
Location has historically been vital to a restaurant's success. However, in the past decade,
on-demand food delivery (ODFD) platforms like Meituan, Deliveroo, and Uber Eats have …

[HTML][HTML] Online on-demand delivery services of food and alcohol: A scoping review of public health impacts

C Duthie, T Pocock, A Curl, E Clark, D Norriss… - SSM-population …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increase in availability of online on-demand food and alcohol delivery services has
changed the way unhealthy commodities are accessed and understood. We conducted a …

In-vehicle exposure to NO2 and PM2. 5: A comprehensive assessment of controlling parameters and reduction strategies to minimise personal exposure

VN Matthaios, RM Harrison, P Koutrakis… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vehicles are the third most occupied microenvironment, other than home and workplace, in
developed urban areas. Vehicle cabins are confined spaces where occupants can mitigate …

Evaluating the environmental impact of using cargo bikes in cities: A comprehensive review of existing approaches

H Vasiutina, A Szarata, S Rybicki - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The impact of the use of cargo bicycles for delivery processes on the environment is
undeniably positive: it leads to the reduction of pollutants, noise, and vibrations caused by …

[HTML][HTML] A time-driven simulation–optimization framework for the dynamic heterogeneous order-courier assignment problem for instant deliveries

D Jorge, T Rocha, TRP Ramos - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, instant delivery services have become very popular for transporting meals to
urban areas, with an extensive range of products now available to order. The platforms that …

Environmental sustainability in restaurants. A systematic review and future research agenda on restaurant adoption of green practices

A Madanaguli, A Dhir, P Kaur… - … Journal of Hospitality …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The adverse impact that restaurants have on the environment has received widespread
attention in the last decade from both practice and academia. The current study aims to find …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling the online food delivery pricing and waiting time: Evidence from Davis, Sacramento, and San Francisco

E Pourrahmani, M Jaller, DT Fitch-Polse - Transportation Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
The proliferation of delivery services has increased researchers' and practitioners' interest in
understanding their potential impacts on urban mobility. While there have been studies …