Managing barriers to sustainable urban freight systems : exploring the city’s influence on a transition
Kervall, Mikael LU
(2023)
- Abstract
- Urban freight logistics is a growing phenomenon in cities and contributes to the wealth of citizens and businesses in urban areas. But it also has negative side effects such as emissions, congestion, and accidents, which eradicate some of their benefits for society. The current development of urban freight logistic activities is unsustainable. A more sustainable path of development is needed but is hindered by barriers in a wide variety of areas. The overall purpose of the research presented in this thesis is to explore how cities can support the transitions of their urban freight systems, past barriers, toward sustainability.
The research employs an inductive and qualitative approach. The basis of the research consists of three... (More) - Urban freight logistics is a growing phenomenon in cities and contributes to the wealth of citizens and businesses in urban areas. But it also has negative side effects such as emissions, congestion, and accidents, which eradicate some of their benefits for society. The current development of urban freight logistic activities is unsustainable. A more sustainable path of development is needed but is hindered by barriers in a wide variety of areas. The overall purpose of the research presented in this thesis is to explore how cities can support the transitions of their urban freight systems, past barriers, toward sustainability.
The research employs an inductive and qualitative approach. The basis of the research consists of three studies presented in the appended papers:
Study 1empirically explores barriers to fossil-free urban freight systems through the perceptions of multiple stakeholders in one urban freight system. It identifies nine categories of barriers that hinder this step of development toward sustainability.
Study 2 is a systematic literature review of 93 peer-reviewed journal articles that the barriers to development, the interrelationship between barriers, and how barriers can be effectively addressed to enable development toward sustainable urban freight systems. Nine different categories of three different types of barriers are identified within the urban freight systems. To effectively address barriers to sustainable development, a combination of strategic barriers and contextual factors need to be considered to enable the development toward sustainable urban freight systems.
Study 3 empirically explores and assesses the value of two frameworks focusing on transitions for analyzing a city’s governance of the development of its urban freight system toward sustainability.
The research presents a holistic picture of the urban freight system as a complex socio-technical system, and of the barriers to development toward sustainability in this system. Such a holistic picture has not previously been available. It
characterizes the barriers to development within the system and suggests how these can be effectively addressed. Furthermore, it identifies a method that cities can use in their governance of the development of an urban freight system toward sustainability. Finally, potential areas for future research are suggested. (Less)
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abstract = {{Urban freight logistics is a growing phenomenon in cities and contributes to the wealth of citizens and businesses in urban areas. But it also has negative side effects such as emissions, congestion, and accidents, which eradicate some of their benefits for society. The current development of urban freight logistic activities is unsustainable. A more sustainable path of development is needed but is hindered by barriers in a wide variety of areas. The overall purpose of the research presented in this thesis is to explore how cities can support the transitions of their urban freight systems, past barriers, toward sustainability.<br/><br/>The research employs an inductive and qualitative approach. The basis of the research consists of three studies presented in the appended papers:<br/><br/>Study 1empirically explores barriers to fossil-free urban freight systems through the perceptions of multiple stakeholders in one urban freight system. It identifies nine categories of barriers that hinder this step of development toward sustainability. <br/><br/>Study 2 is a systematic literature review of 93 peer-reviewed journal articles that the barriers to development, the interrelationship between barriers, and how barriers can be effectively addressed to enable development toward sustainable urban freight systems. Nine different categories of three different types of barriers are identified within the urban freight systems. To effectively address barriers to sustainable development, a combination of strategic barriers and contextual factors need to be considered to enable the development toward sustainable urban freight systems. <br/><br/>Study 3 empirically explores and assesses the value of two frameworks focusing on transitions for analyzing a city’s governance of the development of its urban freight system toward sustainability.<br/><br/>The research presents a holistic picture of the urban freight system as a complex socio-technical system, and of the barriers to development toward sustainability in this system. Such a holistic picture has not previously been available. It<br/>characterizes the barriers to development within the system and suggests how these can be effectively addressed. Furthermore, it identifies a method that cities can use in their governance of the development of an urban freight system toward sustainability. Finally, potential areas for future research are suggested.}},
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