Influence of Characteristics of Metropolitan Areas on the Logistics Sprawl: A Case Study for Metropolitan Areas of the State of Paraná (Brazil)

Luísa Tavares Muzzi de Sousa and Leise Kelli de Oliveira
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Luísa Tavares Muzzi de Sousa: Department of Transport and Geotechnical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31515-212, Brazil
Leise Kelli de Oliveira: Department of Transport and Geotechnical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31515-212, Brazil

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 22, 1-15

Abstract: The concentration of warehouses in peripheral regions of metropolitan areas in a time period is called logistics sprawl (LS). Identifying this phenomenon could help to reduce externalities related to urban freight transport, mainly, the distance traveled. This paper examines the contribution of the characteristics of metropolitan areas on the logistics sprawl indicator. A case study was carried out considering data from eight metropolitan areas of the state of Paraná (Brazil). The research method is based on the data collection procedure proposed, centrographic method, and linear regression. The results of the centrographic method reveal a positive LS in four metropolitan areas and a negative LS in three metropolitan areas. In general, the warehouses are close to the highways that cross the metropolitan area. In addition, the size of the metropolitan area has a negative relationship with the number of warehouses and the logistics sprawl indicator. The findings highlight the importance of public policies relating to urban freight transport and land use at a metropolitan level.

Keywords: logistics sprawl; warehouse; characteristics of metropolitan areas; data collection procedure; centrographic method; linear regression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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