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Vehicle Orientated Initiatives for Improving the Environmental Performance of Urban Freight Systems

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Freight vehicles contribute a substantial amount to the environmental impacts within cities. There are several emerging engine and alternative fuel technologies that have the potential to reduce the fossil fuel consumption as well as to improve the air quality within urban areas. Larger capacity vehicles allow more freight to be carried with less vehicles and can significantly reduce the amount of freight traffic and emissions. City Logistics schemes provide an opportunity for promoting innovative vehicle technologies. Partnerships between the public and private sectors can lead to solutions that lower the environmental and financial costs for freight transport. This chapter outlines a range of technologies and city logistics schemes that can improve the environmental performance of urban freight systems.

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  1. Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Melbourne School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

    Russell G. Thompson

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  1. Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School,The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Behnam Fahimnia

  2. Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School,The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Michael G.H. Bell

  3. Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School,The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    David A. Hensher

  4. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Foisie School of Business, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Joseph Sarkis

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Thompson, R.G. (2015). Vehicle Orientated Initiatives for Improving the Environmental Performance of Urban Freight Systems. In: Fahimnia, B., Bell, M., Hensher, D., Sarkis, J. (eds) Green Logistics and Transportation. Greening of Industry Networks Studies, vol 4. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17181-4_7

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