Seeking equity and justice in urban freight: where to look?

T Fried, A Goodchild, M Browne… - Transport …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Urban freight systems embed and reflect spatial inequities in cities and imbalanced power
structures within transport decision-making. These concerns are principal domains of …

[HTML][HTML] E-commerce and logistics sprawl: A spatial exploration of last-mile logistics platforms

T Fried, A Goodchild - Journal of Transport Geography, 2023 - Elsevier
The rise of e-commerce helped fuel consumer appetite for quick home deliveries. One
consequence has been the placing of some logistics facilities in proximity to denser …

Integrating logistics into urban planning: best practices from Paris and Rotterdam

B Kin, H Buldeo Rai, L Dablanc… - European Planning …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Cities all over the world are rethinking their mobility policies in light of environmental and
quality of life objectives. As space is one of cities' scarcest resources, mobility's spatial …

Comparison of the driving mechanism between logistics land use and facilities: A case study from Wuhan metropolitan area

L Zhao, C Zhou, K Liu, L Huang, Z Li - Journal of Transport Geography, 2024 - Elsevier
Investigating the spatial growth patterns and underlying mechanisms driving urban logistics
space and activities with scientific quantitative methodologies holds substantial importance …

Winning the race to customers with micro-fulfillment centers: an approach for network planning in quick commerce

X Yang, M Ostermeier, A Hübner - Central European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
In 2020, the first quick commerce businesses in grocery retail emerged in the European
market. Customers can order online and receive their groceries within 15 min in the best …

[HTML][HTML] The Role of Micro Fulfilment Centers in Alleviating, in a Sustainable Way, the Urban Last Mile Logistics Problem: A Systematic Literature Review

A Karaoulanis - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
This systematic literature review has as its aim to discuss how the use of micro fulfilment
centers can help logistics and supply chain professionals in alleviating the urban last mile …

Freight logistics and the city

H Haarstad, R Rosales, S Shrestha - Urban Studies, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper we argue that urban studies should consider freight logistics as an integral part
of ongoing urban transformations. The movement of goods is increasingly shaping cities …

Unraveling the role of freight facility development in the dynamics of gentrification

Z Qin, C Yu, H Lin, C Yang, Q Yuan - Transportation Research Part D …, 2024 - Elsevier
The demand for freight facilities has expanded substantially due to a surge in e-commerce
demand, which significantly impacts land development and the built environment. The …

Examining spatial patterns and economic interactions of logistics activities across three Texas metropolitan areas

K Wang, GJ Lim, B Race, YJ Zhang, L Gao… - Journal of Transport …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study examines the spatial dynamics of warehouse location choice and the interplay
between e-commerce, logistics businesses, and supply chain entities in three major urban …

Impacts of COVID-19 on Logistics Service Providers' Operations: An Italian Empirical Study

G Zenezini, AC Cagliano, G Mangano, C Rafele - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic between 2020 and 2021 resulted in a
substantial increase in e-commerce purchases, with the consequent growth of logistics …