Review of policies and measures for sustainable and energy efficient urban transport
Tomislav Letnik,
Maršenka Marksel,
Giuseppe Luppino,
Andrea Bardi and
Stane Božičnik
Energy, 2018, vol. 163, issue C, 245-257
Abstract:
Sustainable and energy efficient transport of passengers and goods has become a major concern of policy makers worldwide. This paper examines the existence of policies and measures for sustainable urban freight transport in European cities. The methodology for comprehensive mapping and benchmarking of strategic policy documents and measures has been developed and applied to a panel of 129 European cities. The desktop analysis shows an extremely heterogeneous situation of logistics and mobility planning policies and planning documents adopted in Europe. Cities are mainly opting for soft measures with high impact on savings. They are trying to achieve efficiency with adequate regulation system and measures supporting the introduction of new services. Only few measures directly promoting energy savings were identified while on the other hand, various measures with indirect impact on energy consumption were recognised.
Keywords: Urban transport; City logistics; Sustainability; Energy efficiency; Policy measures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.08.096
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