Development of public transport in the city a challenge for urban logistics in terms of sustainable development

Agata  Mesjasz-Lech

Published : 2014-12-14

Vol. 2 No. 4 (2014)

Development of public transport in the city a challenge for urban logistics in terms of sustainable development

Agata Mesjasz-Lech

Abstract

Economic progress results in a dynamic development of cities. The high tempo of urbanization is becoming one of the major challenges nowadays and calls for adequate planning solutions to the development of cities, and for new management systems which can form communities economically, socially and ecologically sustainable.

Urban logistics deals with the flow of materials, people and information within a city, and transport is one of its elements. It provides transport ac- cessibility and organizes both freight and passenger transport. Considering the urban functions and the environmental impact of urban transport, it is important to organize it with the economic, social and environmental aspect of sustainable development in mind. The aim of this article is to point out to the problems of urban logistics connected with the organization of urban transport in terms of sustainable development, and to present a quantitative data analysis concerning Polish urban transport in 2012.

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sustainable development, urban logistics, urban transport, sustainable transport

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Mesjasz-Lech, A. . (2014). Development of public transport in the city a challenge for urban logistics in terms of sustainable development. Forum Scientiae Oeconomia, 2(4), 63–75. Retrieved from https://ojs.wsb.edu.pl/index.php/fso/article/view/290

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