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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present three characteristics of urban goods movements in major European cities: goods movements are largely indifferent to the internal structure of cities, the provision of appropriate urban logistic services is slow in emerging despite growing needs, and urban policies targeted on freight mobility appear to be quite inefficient.

TL;DR: In this paper, a centrographic analysis was conducted to evaluate an average of the deconcentration of terminal locations over the period 1974-2008, and showed that a net addition of 15,000 tonnes per year of CO2 emissions resulted from the change in location patterns of parcel and express transport terminals since the 1970s.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compare the alternatives to home delivery that have been developed by French and German parcel delivery operators which developed pick-up points in stores and automated lockers networks, with reference to the strategies of service providers and e-commerce firms as well as consumer preferences.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an analysis of the spatial distribution of pickup points (PP) in France and show that at the French national level, PPs are now a well established alternative to home deliveries and their presence covers urban, suburban and rural areas.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyze the spatial patterns of freight and logistics activities and the planning and policy issues associated with them in the United States and examine the Piedmont Atlantic Megaregion (PAM) which has a total population of 15 million and includes Birmingham, Atlanta, Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte.