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... SDG 11 (make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable) refers to cities. In this context, the European Commission has promoted the concept of sustainable urban mobility and has supported guidelines for developing Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) [13][14][15][16][17]. According to the SUMPs approach, the guidelines for developing and implementing Sustainable Urban Logistics Plans (SULPs) were defined within a research project named ENCLOSE (energy efficiency in city logistics services for small-and mid-sized European historic towns) [18]. ...
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This research germinates from the statement that cities need to solve the impacts caused by freight transport to improve their sustainability by implementing a set of city logistic measures. Urban freight distribution through environmentally friendly vehicle measures is one of the main sustainable actions being implemented worldwide, with a significant potential to reduce the congestion and pollution levels according to the assessment performed around the world. In this context, this paper aims to explore the use of railways for urban freight transport and then focuses on the potential of shifting from a road to railway system, which uses an advanced demand modelling framework specified and calibrated according to the results of surveys carried out in the study area. Subsequently, the potential benefits of introducing this urban freight transport through the metro system in Rome (Italy) are investigated, showing significant positive effects, both in terms of operational and external costs.
... Therefore, a localization perspective on the sustainable governance of urban logistics is arguably highly relevant. Regulating urban logistics is often complicated because of the multi-level characteristics of different jurisdictions regarding infrastructure and, therefore, the choices of actors beyond the urban scale cannot be ignored (Kin et al., 2017;Russo & Savia Pellicano, 2019). Adopting a frame that considers the urban level in isolation from other levels is limiting. ...
... The paper shows how to build and realize a way towards CO2 free zones in general planning process [23,24] through and integrated and cooperative approach. The central theme is to connect different urban centers, without obligation, within a general framework of sustainability, starting to city logistics, but also looking at the other aspects of the city linked with sustainable development. ...
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The freight transport is essential to the functioning of cities, but impacts on sustainability and its effects negatively affecting urban development. In more cities, this problem has motivated public administrators to plan, program and executed a process to realize integrated interventions of urban logistics by CO2 free zones. The aim is to reduce the negative effects and to improve individual and collective well-being in urban areas. Few Regions at EU level have implemented an integrated and cooperative approach to plan and program urban logistics interventions. An experimental case study is analyzed regarding a Region in Southern Italy. The collaborative process of regional and cities authorities produces the realization of city logistics projects in the cities of Calabria and in some towns with a strong tourist attraction that have traffic problems at certain times of the year. In terms of sustainable development, the results of city logistics projects are reduction of freight flows and of polluting emissions, with the increase of low-emission vehicles. The example of Calabria Region is a good practice to facilitate urban policies towards sustainability according to Agenda 2030, too.
... The mechanism that represents the relation between development theories and rules for a city can be schematized as in figure 1 (Russo et al., 2016). Russo et al., 2016 Each element of the main process evolves on different territorial levels from global to local: international, European, national, regional and city (De Luca, 2000;Russo and Rindone, 2007;Cascetta et al., 2015;Russo and Comi, 2018;Russo and Pellicanò, 2019). Each level communicates with the others without the need to respect the direct sequence, for example, the international level can relate directly to the local level. ...
... The absence of a well-defined link between one level and another is evidently and only a strong choice of the Executive of each level gives the possibility to pursuit the sustainable goal (Russo and Pellicanò, 2019). ...
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Sustainable development is one of the great challenges for the future of cities. The public authorities have the role of accompanying cities towards sustainable development and should promote territorial policies that guarantee both economic growth and environmental protection. In this way, they assume a central role in the glo-cal process from global goals and local development. Calabria, as regional public authority, through the Regional Transport Plan, has defined the transport and logistics policy including urban areas and indicating interventions to go towards sustainability. These include city logistics, limited traffic zone and other measures. The interventions aim to contain polluting emissions and transport costs, to promote safe mobility and to improve accessibility. The experimental process has involved citizens, researchers and local authorities in an integrated approach also aimed at linking different roles. The example of Calabria provides information to technicians and policy-makers of general application in all other European regions.
... City logistics measures can be summarized on: regulation of the supply, demand management, infrastructural interventions, ICT and ITS applications, Use of eco-friendly and innovative vehicles, interventions for public-private collaboration and reverse logistics [38,39]. The Region has carried out an overall technical and administrative way for City Logistics measures by definition and implementation of the planning, programming and implementation processes, and by public engagement [40,41]. The aim is to push local administrations to implement effective urban logistics according to the indications of APUM [42,43] and SUMPs [44][45][46][47] too. ...
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The traffic around the schools is one of the worst events for sustainability. The effects are heavy for pollution, for safety deriving from multiplied walk-car cross, for autonomy reduced for student. This paper discusses on Green and Safety School program that realizes Limited Traffic Zones (LTZ) around the schools. Calabria Region has made political and technical decisions oriented towards sustainable development, according to international, European and national targets: by Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), the Region has implemented several ways for realization of the planned measures relative to the urban centres defined by Action 2 Urban areas; by School Plan and program the Region has invested to reduce the vulnerability of school building. The aim of Green and Safety School program is offering a new and never developed field for social, economic and environmental sustainability in urban areas and to propose a strategy for traffic control near schools from basic considerations regarding a problem common of all cities around the world. This program derives from the results obtained with two different previously implemented programs: one relative to the rebuild of school who reduce risk (Scuola Sicura) and another one to the City logistics (leaving from RTP). From an advanced synthesis of these 2 programs born the very new use of LTZ. Green and Safety School is oriented to guarantee green areas and to reduce risk outside school. Even if the program leaves before COVID-19, it assumes significant importance to guarantee social distancing.
... Sustainable development is the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs [1]. It can be defined through its three main components: economy, society and environment; three important and independent sectors that are closely linked in the field of sustainability [14]. ...
... Calabria, achieving international, European and national targets, through planning tools, such as the RTP and the EFDR, is an exemplary case of best practices. It is promoting and supporting to city logistics rules for city implementation development [14]. For this reason, the regional administration has developed processes of programming and implementation carried out by regional offices. ...
... The economic sustainability is mainly the ability to generate income and work for the population livelihood; the social sustainability is the ability to guarantee conditions of human well-being equally distributed by classes and gender; the environmental sustainability is the ability to maintain the quality and reproducibility of natural resources [2]. ...
... The "Scuola Sicura" program is not the only attempt by Calabrian Region to pursue the sustainability goal trying to make the region an example to be followed at European level, but it is part of a wider framework that includes activities about the ports [13][14][15][16], the city logistics [2,[17][18][19] and the Magna Grecia cycle path [20,21]. ...
... With a view to tackling the above problems in the context of city planning, the European Commission promotes the concept of sustainable urban mobility, supporting guidelines for developing sustainable urban mobility plans (Calabrò et al. [15], Kiba-Janiak amd Witkowski [16], SUMP [17], Russo and Pellicanò [18]). Subsequently, the research project ENCLOSE (energy efficiency in city logistics services for small and mid-sized European historic towns; Ambrosino et al. [19]) defined the guidelines for developing and implementing sustainable urban logistics plans (SULPs). ...
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The paper deals with economic effects due to city logistics implementations. An analysis framework is proposed and the results of a survey, consisting of interviews with experts in city logistics, are presented. The survey was carried out to point out the level of benefits or costs expected by city logistics measure implementation. The results show that city users are expected to receive more benefits from environment-friendly vehicle measures, while transport and logistics operators can averagely obtain considerable benefits from demand management and public–private collaboration solutions.
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This chapter seeks to explore the potential synergy between city logistics strategies and the resource-based view (RBV) theory from the field of strategic management to enhance the sustainability of urban logistics systems. The RBV theory emphasizes the role of unique resources and capabilities in achieving competitive advantage. By applying this theory to urban logistics, the study aims to identify how strategic resource allocation and utilization can contribute to more sustainable urban logistics operations. Employing a case study approach, this research will examine real-world urban logistics systems and their alignment with RBV principles. The chapter analyzes how urban logistics entities leverage their distinctive resources and capabilities to design and implement sustainable logistics practices. The findings will shed light on how businesses, policymakers, and urban planners can collaboratively develop and implement strategies that harness available resources to create sustainable urban logistics solutions.