Designing New Models for Energy Efficiency in Urban Freight Transport for Smart Cities and its Application to the Spanish Case
| Autor: | Miquel Estrada, S. Furió, Carlos Navarro, Mireia Roca-Riu |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Civil i Ambiental, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. CENIT - Recerca i innovació en Transport, Mobilitat i Logística |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Engineering
Urban delivery Context (language use) Last mile distribution Urban consolidation centres smart cities 010501 environmental sciences Cooperative freight transport systems 01 natural sciences Transport engineering Transport de mercaderies -- Espanya Innovative solution Urban planning Smart city Urban transportation--Freight 0502 economics and business Freight and freightage--Spain Economic impact analysis Environmental planning 0105 earth and related environmental sciences 050210 logistics & transportation Urban consolidation business.industry 05 social sciences Urban freight transport Energy consumption Renewable energy Electric tricycles Case studies Enginyeria civil::Infraestructures i modelització dels transports::Transport urbà [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC] business Efficient energy use Smart cities |
| Zdroj: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya instname UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| ISSN: | 2352-1465 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.trpro.2016.02.068 |
| Popis: | Considering that the transport sector is responsible for 30% of the CO2 emissions in the EU, reaching up to 40% in urban areas, the efforts for technological improvements and innovation in transportation have been increasing during the last few decades. It is evident that urban freight distribution requires innovative solutions that are capable of improving the efficiency of transport whilst promoting innovative use of renewable energy, thus reducing energy consumption and associated GHG emissions while adopting and not stifling economic development. In this context, six Mediterranean cities (Barcelona, Bologna, Piraeus, Rijeka and Valencia)) collaborated with the purpose of contributing to the improvement of energy efficiency on urban freight transport as part of the SMILE Project (2015) (SMart green Innovative urban Logistics Models for Energy efficient mediterranean cities project), funded by the MED Programme. The SMILE project aims to improve the energy efficiency of Mediterranean cities through the promotion of innovative ‘green’ and cost effective solutions for urban freight logistics, addressing the target of green and smart urban development. This paper shows the results of the live test of smart city urban logistics solutions in the cities of Barcelona and Valencia that consisted of combining the use of electric tricycles and Transhipment terminals (or Urban Consolidation Centres) for the last-mile delivery of parcels and small shipments. A thoughtful analysis of the quantitative outcomes of the pilot test in both cities are presented from different perspectives: economical, operational, energy efficiency, environmental and social. |
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