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 …

The acceleration of economic globalization and integration has led to a dramatic increase in
the flow of goods worldwide and changes in the spatial location of logistics facilities. The …

The warehousing industry experienced a period of rapid growth from 1998 to 2009. This
paper compares the growth in geographic distribution of warehouses in the Los Angeles …

In the era of economic globalization and the e-commerce boom, the demand for urban
logistics has been rapidly growing in terms of both scale and intensity. The spatial clustering …

The burgeoning electronic commerce has contributed to enormous demand for developing
new logistics facilities dedicated to processing online shopping orders. However, how …

This paper focuses on the spatial patterns of freight and logistics activities in North America.
The recent interest in logistics and warehousing and its impact on the urban environment …

This study uses data from a large-scale freight survey conducted in the Tokyo Metropolitan
Area to jointly analyze the spatial distribution of logistics facilities and their proximities to the …

Distribution structures, as studied in this paper, involve the spatial layout of the freight
transport and storage system used to move goods between production and consumption …

Freight movement is essential to the function of metropolitan areas, yet generates many
externalities, including congestion, air pollution, noise, and greenhouse gas emissions …

The organization of modern economies is built upon an efficient transport system and an
increasing role is played by the logistics sector in overcoming the constraints of time and …