Spatial fragment parcel deliveries landscape in a global south city: The case of Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Leise Kelli Oliveira, Luísa Tavares Muzzi Sousa, Jorge Luiz Santos Junior and Lilian dos Santos Fontes Pereira Bracarense

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2025, vol. 199, issue C

Abstract: In Brazil, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the growth of e-commerce. In this paper, we explore the temporal freight landscape of parcel deliveries in Belo Horizonte (Brazil) from 2019 to 2022 and discuss the implications of this evolution in the urban context. By analyzing the socioeconomic and mobility dimensions of the freight landscape, we identified that parcel deliveries per capita are spatially distributed and increase over time, particularly in areas with significant commercial activity and residential areas. Additionally, there is spatial autocorrelation between parcel deliveries per capita, nonresidential real estate transactions, density, diversity of commercial establishments and access to opportunities by walking and public transport. Additionally, we identified the spatial inequality in parcel deliveries over time. Based on the results, we discuss the policy implications of the parcel delivery landscape and its influence on transportation planning. The parcel delivery landscape is valuable for identifying criteria and priority locations to overcome access barriers for e-commerce goods.

Keywords: Urban freight transport; Parcel deliveries; Freight landscape (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2025.104571

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