Understanding Construction Logistics in Urban Areas and Lowering Its Environmental Impact: A Focus on Construction Consolidation Centres
| Autor: | Cindy Guerlain, Samuel Renault, Francesco Ferrero |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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lcsh:GE1-350
comparative analysis Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Transport activity Pollutant emissions lcsh:Environmental effects of industries and plants Supply chain urban freight transport construction logistics lcsh:TJ807-830 Geography Planning and Development lcsh:Renewable energy sources Distribution (economics) Management Monitoring Policy and Law Home deliveries lcsh:TD194-195 Consolidation (business) city logistics Market segmentation Environmental impact assessment business Environmental planning lcsh:Environmental sciences CCC |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Volume 11 Issue 21 Sustainability, Vol 11, Iss 21, p 6118 (2019) |
| Popis: | A lot of attention has been paid in the last years to urban freight transport (UFT) activities generated by specific market segments such as food, retail, or home deliveries, while relatively little attention has been paid to the transport of goods to and from construction sites in urban areas. Although transport of construction materials represents up to 30% of freight movements in cities and even more in terms of pollutant emissions. Using data collected over eight months in four construction sites, this paper provides a better understanding of the urban freight transport activity related to construction and presents the potential benefits of the implementation of construction consolidation centres (CCCs). A CCC is an innovative approach, which aims at increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of logistics processes by reducing the number of deliveries. Consequently, the use of a CCC in urban areas can reduce congestion and pollutant emissions due to construction freight movements. This paper presents results of CCC usage simulations for the four construction sites mentioned above. The results suggest that the distribution of goods to and from construction sites is peculiar as compared to other, better-known, urban supply chains and reinforce the call to researchers and decision makers from both private and public sides to devote more attention to this market segment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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