Urban logistics : management, policy and innovation in a rapidly changing environment / Edited by Michael Browne, Sönke Behrends, Johan Woxenius, Genevieve Giuliano and José Holguín-Veras.

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Publisher: London, United Kingdom : Kogan Page Limited, 2019Description: xxiv, 363 pages, 9 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780749487775 (hbk : alk. paper)
9780749478711 (pbk : alk. paper)

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Additional physical formats: Online version:: Urban logisticsDDC classification:

388.40684 Ur72 2019

LOC classification:

HE305 .U6837 2019

Summary: "Urban Logistics addresses public policy makers, freight transport companies and receivers of supplies, providing them with the information and guidance to affect change in the logistics of the city. Urban Logistics is written by an outstanding team of international editors combining their expertise and using their research from leading business schools in Sweden and the US. There are also valuable contributions from academics and industry experts from companies and universities from all over the world. The book includes clear examples of initiatives that work and business case developments, as well as toolkits for policymakers and managers who are devising new initiatives. There is an in-depth examination of different aspects of urban logistics, such as retail logistics for cities, urban food supply chains, services and the special logistics requirements involved, construction, waste management and e-commerce and home delivery. There is also a focus on networks and partnerships and an analysis of innovation as a new constant." --Provided by publisher

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Print Materials	Main Library General Circulation	Non-fiction	388.40684 Ur72 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		0124178

Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-355) and index.

"Urban Logistics addresses public policy makers, freight transport companies and receivers of supplies, providing them with the information and guidance to affect change in the logistics of the city.

Urban Logistics is written by an outstanding team of international editors combining their expertise and using their research from leading business schools in Sweden and the US. There are also valuable contributions from academics and industry experts from companies and universities from all over the world. The book includes clear examples of initiatives that work and business case developments, as well as toolkits for policymakers and managers who are devising new initiatives. There is an in-depth examination of different aspects of urban logistics, such as retail logistics for cities, urban food supply chains, services and the special logistics requirements involved, construction, waste management and e-commerce and home delivery. There is also a focus on networks and partnerships and an analysis of innovation as a new constant." --Provided by publisher

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