| CODE | BEM5204 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Sustainable and Green Logistics | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Business and Enterprise Management | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | In recent years the increasing demands for goods movement towards and within cities have created an urgent need to tackle urban logistics in a sustainable and innovative way. The move towards decarbonisation highlights the need for more efficient and clean systems to move goods around. The International Energy Agency (IEA) (2018) attribute 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions to freight transport whilst the International Transport Forum (ITF) (2019) estimates this total to go up to 11% when warehouses and ports are included. Freight was responsible for 42% of all transport emissions in 2019 and it continued to rise to 50% in 2020 because of the sharp fall in passenger transport due to COVID-19. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the increase in e-commerce and urban deliveries, there is a greater need to understand better the factors that influence urban logistics, the modes and the sectors operating at city level, and to develop the necessary policy. Urban delivery trips are by definition short, numerous and carrying small loads. Such trips represent only 3% of the total freight activity but account for around 20% of all freight emissions (ITF, 2021). The study-unit will delve into the sub-field of urban logistics and look into ways of greening it, as part of the larger challenge faced by cities globally to decarbonise and reduce their burden on the environment. Study-unit Aims: The study-unit aims to: - provide an overview of urban logistics in a variety of geographic contexts; - identify the current and future modes of urban good delivery, discussing potential implications on decarbonisation and policy; - describe some of the sectors contributing to urban logistics, e.g. food delivery, retail; - appreciate the analysis techniques utilized in the field to calculate performance and operations; and - discuss policy opportunities in the field of urban logistics. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - explain what constitutes urban logistics and the modes operating in the sector; - identify and describe some of the main sectors operating in urban logistics; - formulate policy based on analytical techniques and scientific evidence. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - describe the urban logistic sector and use subject specific terminology; - review and critique different examples of urban logistics; - develop policy to green urban logistics. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text: - Monios, J., Budd, L., Ison, S.G. (eds) (2023) The Routledge Handbook of Urban Logistics. Routledge. - McKinnon, A. (2018). Decarbonising Logistics. Distributing Goods in a Low-Carbon World. Kogan Page. London. - Macharis, C., Melo, S., Woxenius, J., van Lier, R. (eds.) (2014) Sustainable Logistics. Transport and Sustainability Volume 6. Emerald Publishing. Supplementary Reading: - Melo, S., de Jesus Ferreira, L. (2022). Pandemic lasting effects on freight networks: Challenges and directions from cities and industry. Chapter 14. In Attard, M. and Mulley, C. (eds.) Transport and Pandemic Experiences. Transport and Sustainability Volume 17. Emerald Publishing. Bingley, 257–269. - Macharis, C. and Kin, B. (2017). The 4A’s of sustainable city distribution: Innovative solutions and challenges ahead. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 11(2), 59–71. - Bjørgen, A. and Ryghaug, M. (2022). Integration of urban freight transport in city planning: Lesson learned. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 107, 103310. - Bjørgen, A., Seter, H., Kristiansen, T. and Pitera, K. (2019). The potential for coordinated logistics planning at the local level: A Norwegian in-depth study of public and private stakeholders. Journal of Transport Geography, 76(4), 34–41. - Cairns, S. (2005). Delivering supermarket shopping: More or less traffic? Transport Reviews, 25(1), 51–84. - Grant, D. B., Wong, C. Y., & Trautrims, A. (2017). Sustainable logistics and supply chain management: principles and practices for sustainable operations and management. Kogan Page Publishers. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Seminar & Independent Study | |||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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