Essays about: "Cargo City"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words Cargo City.

  1. 1. Freight Transport in the Car-Free City : Towards a more sustainable urban freight sector

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Melisa Marta; [2023]
    Keywords : Car-free city; sustainable urban freight transport; urban consolidation center; cargo bicycles;

    Abstract : Freight transport of goods is an indispensable part of everyday life. Without it there would be no delivery of products such as food, water, construction material, technology, furniture, clothes and society, as we know it today, would collapse.  However, there are more and less sustainable ways of transporting goods. READ MORE

  3. 2. Mamlets - A Sustainable Parklet Network in Malmö, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Javier Ignacio Navarro Puig; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban Recovery; Urban Transformation; Urban Mobility; Urban Sustainability; Social Sustainability; Democratic Design; Material Upcycling; Circular Economy; Arts and Architecture; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Today cities are the result of centuries of history and human development, accelerated during the past 100 years. Post-industrialization, modernism’s top-down city planning approach, and the prioritisation of motor vehicle design over humans resulted in more people moving to cities, more space needed to allocate new vehicles, expansion over rural areas, and exponential pollution growth. READ MORE

  4. 3. Development of an electric driveline model for multiscale road-cargo simulations

    University essay from KTH/Väg- och spårfordon samt konceptuell fordonsdesign

    Author : Runzhe Wu; [2022]
    Keywords : System Engineering; AnyLogic Traffic Simulation; Simulink Simulation; Driveline Model Building; C Program Execution; Systemteknik; AnyLogic Trafiksimulering; Simulink Simulering; Drivelinemodell; C Programexekvering;

    Abstract : Currently, the road cargo system with low or zero CO2 emission is under rapid development. Heavy-duty trucks with electrified driveline systems will be the workhorse of future freight. READ MORE

  5. 4. Analyzing the impacts of last mile mobility and studying the implementation of alternative vehicles in Swedish cities.

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Industriell ekonomi

    Author : David Mota Lozano; [2022]
    Keywords : mobility; sustainability; sustainable transportation; urban logistics; freight transport; cargo bike; electric vehicle; last mile; Sweden.;

    Abstract : The growing population of cities and the rise of e-commerce are increasing the transportation of both goods and people. This can generate problems such as traffic jams, increased pollution, and lower living standards for citizens. READ MORE

  6. 5. Performance of Light Electric Freight Vehicles in Urban Areas - Adapting the Performance Prism framework to manage CEP stakeholder relationships and improve the performance of Light Electric Freight Vehicles in the last mile

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jonas Härtel; Fabian Kulawik; [2021-06-11]
    Keywords : last-mile; LEFV; logistics; supply chain; parcel deliveries; city logistics; urban freight; performance prism; triple bottom line; CEP; urban freight stakeholder;

    Abstract : Urban areas and specifically the logistics providers responsible for the last mile in these environments have become under more pressure over recent years. Reasons for that could be seen in the growing trend of economies having more globalized supply chains. READ MORE