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JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY
Volume 57, Issue -, Pages 255-263Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2016.08.009
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Logistics sprawl; Relocation of logistics facilities; Geography of freight
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The location of logistics facilities significantly affects not only the activities of urban goods movement, but also the urban environment as these facilities represent major originators and receivers of freight. Recently, the phenomenon of logistics sprawl, i.e. the relocation of logistics facilities away from inner urban areas to suburban areas has received an increasing level of attention from both academics and policy makers. In this paper, a literature review of the various impacts of logistics sprawl is provided with a detailed taxonomy of the impacts. It has been observed that logistics sprawl contributed changes in geography of urban freight, increasing trucks' travelled distance and consequent emissions and impacting the commuting of logistics employment. The paper presents a summary of the empirical findings illustrating the additional distance trucks travel due to logistics sprawl in several European and North American cities. Furthermore, the paper provides an overview of the measures and policies implemented in various metropolitan areas to reintegrate small-scale logistics facilities within inner urban areas to act as consolidation centres. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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