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The Road to Sustainable Urban Logistics

Author : Peter Harris

Published in: Neue Dimensionen der Mobilität

Publisher: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

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Abstract

Cities today are more congested than ever before. A recent United Nations report documents that more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 66 percent by 2050. As a result, there is an overwhelming influx of issues such as congestion, air pollution and an increased demand for goods, creating logistical challenges that will need both economically feasible and environmentally sustainable solutions.

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Metadata
Title
The Road to Sustainable Urban Logistics
Author
Peter Harris
Copyright Year
2020
Book
Neue Dimensionen der Mobilität

Print ISBN: 978-3-658-29745-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-658-29746-6

Copyright Year: 2020

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-29746-6_52

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