Many city public authorities have implemented measures to alleviate the negative effects of freight transport in urban areas, but these have often proved ineffective. The literature contains studies related to ex-post assessment of urban freight transport policies. This paper proposes a methodology for ex-ante assessment of their effects. The focus is the assessment of pollutant emissions. The application of the methodology to the inner urban area of Rome shows that an urban distribution centre can be more effective in reducing environmental externalities than policies based on vehicle fleet renewal. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Ex-ante assessment of urban freight transport policies / Filippi, Francesco; Agostino, Nuzzolo; Antonio, Comi; DELLE SITE, Paolo; Paolo Delle, Site. - In: PROCEDIA: SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 1877-0428. - 2:3(2010), pp. 6332-6342. (Intervento presentato al convegno 6th International Conference on City Logistics tenutosi a Puerto Vallarta nel 30 June 2009 through 2 July 2009) [10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.04.042].
Ex-ante assessment of urban freight transport policies
FILIPPI, Francesco;DELLE SITE, PAOLO;
2010
Abstract
Many city public authorities have implemented measures to alleviate the negative effects of freight transport in urban areas, but these have often proved ineffective. The literature contains studies related to ex-post assessment of urban freight transport policies. This paper proposes a methodology for ex-ante assessment of their effects. The focus is the assessment of pollutant emissions. The application of the methodology to the inner urban area of Rome shows that an urban distribution centre can be more effective in reducing environmental externalities than policies based on vehicle fleet renewal. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
