The Freight Landscape: Convergence and Divergence in Urban Freight Distribution

Jean Paul Rodrigue, Laetitia Dablanc () and Genevieve Giuliano
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Jean Paul Rodrigue: Hofstra University [Hempstead]
Laetitia Dablanc: IFSTTAR/AME/SPLOTT - Systèmes Productifs, Logistique, Organisation des Transports et Travail - IFSTTAR - Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux - Communauté Université Paris-Est
Genevieve Giuliano: USC - University of Southern California

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Abstract: The paper introduces the concept of the freight landscape: the spatial distribution of freight activity and intensity in a metropolitan area. Using population and employment density information, a freight landscape matrix is calculated for four major metropolitan areas: New York, Los Angeles, Paris and Seoul. Levels of convergence and divergence between population and employment densities are assessed, each characterized by different freight landscapes requiring different city logistics strategies. Results reveal substantial variations between metropolitan areas, which are observed across the respective levels of zonal specialization as well as density changes over distance from central areas.

Keywords: LAND USE; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; LOGISTIQUE; TRANSPORT DE MARCHANDISE; LIVRAISON; MILIEU URBAIN; TRANSPORT DE MARCHANDISES; ZONE URBAINE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-01-01
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Published in Journal of Transport and Land Use, 2017, 10 (1), pp 557-572. ⟨10.5198/jtlu.2016.869⟩

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DOI: 10.5198/jtlu.2016.869

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