Bram Kin

The 4 A's of sustainable city distribution: Innovative solutions and challenges ahead

ABSTRACT City distribution is considered to be unsustainable. Efforts to improve this condition are hindered by three challenges Local authorities implement restrictive measures, which do not fully take account of the interests of all stakeholders. sufficiently into account. As the demand for goods in urban areas increases further in the future, solutions are necessary. At the same time, many vehicles are inefficiently loaded, leading to the unnecessary presence of freight vehicles. In this paper, we propose a new classification of innovative concepts for sustainable city distribution called the 4 As, which take into account these challenges. The 4 As stand for Awareness, Avoidance, Act and shift, and Anticipation of new technologies. These concepts can be implemented by the one responsible for city distribution—the private sector. For each ‘A,’ an overview of possible concepts, and the most important characteristics and the gaps in the research are provided. Stakeholder involvement is stressed as the key and methods to involve multiple stakeholders are provided. By starting from this perspective and focusing additionally on other stakeholders, the likelihood that a concept becomes successful increases.

Multiactor Participatory Decision Making in Urban Construction Logistics

Construction is required to create more attractive, sustainable, and economically viable urban areas. However, transportation of construction-related goods and personnel potentially causes negative impacts. A lack of early and accurate information on how the construction site and goods will be organized can lead to disputes and disruptions that harm the construction work and the surrounding community. A method is presented for evaluation of alternative construction logistics measures in a multiactor participatory setting. The method, MAMCA software, has been demonstrated in a role-playing setting with 20 students at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.