1. Urban Logistics by Rail and Waterways in France and Japan
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Eiichi Taniguchi, Laetitia Dablanc, Diana Diziain, Communauté urbaine du Grand Lyon, The University of Tokyo (UTokyo), Systèmes Productifs, Logistique, Organisation des Transports et Travail (IFSTTAR/AME/SPLOTT), Communauté Université Paris-Est-Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR), and Cadic, Ifsttar
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[SPI.OTHER]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Other ,Engineering ,Rail ,VILLE ,Best practice ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Urban logistics ,TRANSPORT COMBINE (FRET) ,VOIE NAVIGABLE ,Transport engineering ,city logistics ,Promotion (rank) ,City logistics ,11. Sustainability ,Regional science ,General Materials Science ,media_common ,Mile ,LOGISTIQUE ,urban freight ,Land use ,[SPI.OTHER] Engineering Sciences [physics]/Other ,business.industry ,waterways ,intermodal logistics ,TRANSPORT FERROVIAIRE ,Modal shift ,Last mile ,business ,TRANSPORT DE MARCHANDISE - Abstract
This article aims to identify some commonalities and differences in intermodal freight in France and Japan, focusing on urban zones. This comparison puts into perspective two spatial situations linked with land pressure. It helps us identify opportunities for knowledge transfer of best practices for the promotion of modal shift and for land use and planning policies that favor intermodal freight. Research works have been carried out on intermodal logistic policies at national scales. However, in urban areas, the use of intermodal services has specific characteristics. Intermodal services are difficult to implement for last mile deliveries, as waterways and railways are used for high volume flows. Nevertheless, during the last decade, an increasing number of projects including intermodal services for the “mile before last” have been set up.
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- 2014
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