Impacts of logistics sprawl on the urban environment and logistics: Taxonomy and review of literature

Aljohani, Khalid; Thompson, Russell G.

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2016.08.009

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“…Warehouses match product availability to customer orders by storing inventory over time, acting as a buffer between supply and demand. As one of the major industrial properties requiring a substantial amount of land, warehouses affect land use, freight transportation, and regional economies [1][2][3]. Locations of warehouses have moved from inner urban areas to suburban and exurban areas (often referred to as "logistics sprawl") in many countries over the past few decades, due to high land price and lack of commercial and industrial land for large warehouses in urban areas [3,4].…”

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Modeling the Spatial Dimensions of Warehouse Rent Determinants: A Case Study of Seoul Metropolitan Area, South Korea

Lim¹,

Park²

2019

Sustainability

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The spatial mismatch between warehouse locations and urban freight demand mainly driven by logistics sprawl can have negative environmental impacts, due to the increase in average trucking distances. This study investigated the spatial dimension of warehouse rent determinants identifying the regional specifics of supply and demand of warehouse facilities and services. Based on the case of the Seoul Metropolitan Area in South Korea, spatial autoregressive regression (SAR) and mixed geographically weighted regression (MGWR) models were developed to explain the spatial stationary and non-stationary relationship between warehouse rent and the explanatory variables, including the transactional characteristics of the rental contracts, physical characteristics of the buildings, location factors, and various warehousing services. The MGWR results identified the distance to the nearest highway interchange, repackaging service, and built-in ramps as globally fixed variables and contract floor space, total building floor space, building age, and land price as locally varying variables. The results of this study allowed us to provide meaningful insights into the sustainable development of urban logistics facilities through a better understanding of the interaction between logistics activities, transportation infrastructure, and land use.

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Modeling the Spatial Dimensions of Warehouse Rent Determinants: A Case Study of Seoul Metropolitan Area, South Korea

Lim¹,

Park²

2019

Sustainability

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“…With the mismatch in truck activity level and local road suitability, an extension of urban area boundaries, increased distance traveled by trucks [2], not only does it damage the economy in the form of reduced operation efficiency, its negative environmental impacts are also detrimental to the well-being of the public. Dablanc and Rakotonarivo [3] discussed its impact on CO2 emissions while Segalou et al [4] pointed out how trucks contribute significantly to CO2, SOx, NOx, and particulate matter (PM) concentrations.…”

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Co-Benefit Assessment of Logistics Optimization Programs: The Case of the Philippine Greater Capital Region

Roquel¹,

Fillone²,

Yu³

2018

GEOMATE

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ABSTRACT:In recognition of the impact of logistics sprawl on economic development, there arises a need to find the optimum direction in freight transport development. This paper employs the co-benefit framework to assess three freight development programs: a) Freight consolidation centers; b) Freight volume shift to outer ports and c) Rail freight. Using the benefits of travel time reduction, operating cost reduction and savings in accident losses and CO2, SOx, NOx, and PM emissions as assessment metrics, the policy assessment procedure undertaken was able to cover the interests of both the stakeholders and the community. It was found that for the Greater Capital Region of the Philippines, shifting freight traffic to the outer ports while consolidating truck trips at designated locations was most effective, resulting to a combined annual benefit of as much as PhP 362.72 billion by the year 2050. Modeling results showed that shifting freight traffic to the outer ports dramatically reduces travel time, while consolidation of truck trips optimizes freight operations, and thus, reduces emissions. It was also found that this combination has a profound relationship, emphasized by the traffic safety benefit.

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“…In a recent literature review paper, Aljohania, Thompson (2016) identifies studies showing that "land use control and the exclusion of freight in urban planning have influenced a relocation of logistics facilities from inner urban areas to suburban areas, as affordable industrial land was no longer available for logistics companies". Nicot (1996) concludes that the lack of industrial land in inner urban areas is a primary driver in the relocation of logistics facilities away from urban cores.…”

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“…In order to compensate for the remoteness, logistics facilities rely on accessibility and choose to locate close to the main roads and highways, which ensure access to labor markets and consumption areas. The last factor of location, identified by Merenne-Schoumaker and also underlined by Aljohania, Thompson (2016), is the role of public policies in land use. By regulating, funding, or planning dedicated zones for logistics, public policies encourage the location of logistics facilities in determined areas.…”

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Logistics sprawl in monocentric and polycentric metropolitan areas: the cases of Paris, France, and the Randstad, the Netherlands

Heitz¹,

Dablanc²,

Tavasszy

2017

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Abstract. The phenomenon of urban sprawl has been studied extensively. Most research so far has focused on residential settlements. A growing number of studies have addressed industrial deconcentration. Our focus in this paper is on logistics sprawl, i.e. the growth and suburban relocation of warehousing activities. Specifically, we investigate the difference in logistics sprawl between monocentric and polycentric systems of cities. The literature suggests that logistics activities, like residential settlements, will gradually move to suburbs as land prices increase in central areas. As research on logistics geography has mostly focused on monocentric systems, the question is whether this also applies to polycentric systems. We compare two cases, the Paris region in France, representative of a monocentric urban development, and the Dutch Randstad area as a polycentric case. We use regional statistics on warehouse settlements in both regions for a descriptive analysis of changes since the mid-2000s to derive metrics for concentration. The cases show different patterns of change. In contrast to Paris, logistics activities within the Randstad have intensified in dense areas. We explore the reasons that may explain this difference and conclude that urban structure, spatial planning policies, and the freight hub quality of a region are factors of influence.

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Impacts of logistics sprawl on the urban environment and logistics: Taxonomy and review of literature

Cited by 151 publications

References 32 publications

Modeling the Spatial Dimensions of Warehouse Rent Determinants: A Case Study of Seoul Metropolitan Area, South Korea

Modeling the Spatial Dimensions of Warehouse Rent Determinants: A Case Study of Seoul Metropolitan Area, South Korea

Co-Benefit Assessment of Logistics Optimization Programs: The Case of the Philippine Greater Capital Region

Logistics sprawl in monocentric and polycentric metropolitan areas: the cases of Paris, France, and the Randstad, the Netherlands

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