This paper examines the current challenges faced by logistics with a focus on the agri-food
sector. After outlining the context, a review of the literature on the relationship between …

Urban areas constitute one of the main issues of sustainability as defined by the United
Nations with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The recent smart city concept …

The very uneven development of ports along the Yangtze River Economic Belt in China
makes ports a specific case study of a general phenomenon in the analysis of inter-port …

Abstract High Speed Rail (HSR) is a new mode of transport and has a significant impact on
the territory. The urban plan, in respect of the technical standards set by the rules, does not …

The aim of this paper is to identify structural factors for the realization of a Gioia Tauro third-
generation port, starting from the analysis and the goals of Calabria Regional Transport Plan …

Ports play a decisive role in the economic system of countries, but also in the economy of the
territory where they are located, acting as gates for the exchange of people and goods. Gioia …

Third-generation ports emerged in the 1980s, principally due to world-wide large-scale
containerisation combined with the growing requirements of the international trade. The …

UNCTAD identified the structural factors of commercial ports and introduced the general
definition of 'port generation'. Third-generation ports were born with the container revolution …

The development of the HSR station area is the result of the combined effect of the three
elements of transport, place, and industry. This study introduces the industrial dimension …

Maritime transport is a complex system that plays a relevant role in the supply chain.
Commercial ports are strategic nodes that facilitate international interchanges of goods at …