Urban logistics crises and empty city centres

Gilles Paché
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Gilles Paché: CERGAM - Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - UTLN - Université de Toulon

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Abstract: In France and beyond, e-commerce sparks an urban logistics crisis: vans, cargo bikes, and scattered parcels choke streets, while local shops vanish. Convenience collides with physical, social, and environmental limits, creating congestion, noise, and stress for residents. Cities face a critical situation—adaptation is urgent, or urban life risks becoming unlivable. As the author underlines, structural vulnerabilities demand immediate and decisive attention.

Keywords: Logistics apocalypse; Urban deliveries; City logistics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-10
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Published in Crisis Response Journal, 2025, 20 (3), pp.30-33

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