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datestamp: 2022-02-11 08:40:21
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Oosterhout, S.A. van
creators_id: S3734501
creators_email: s.a.van.oosterhout@student.rug.nl
title: Infrastructural opportunities and barriers for last-mile delivery by small electric distribution vehicles in historical city centres in the Netherlands
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Logistical movements in cities have increased over time and will continue to grow. These
movements bring negative side effects to the urban environment such as congestion and
pollution. Hence, cities are seeking more sustainable ways to supply their cities, and The Green
Deal Zero Emissie Stadslogistiek is a catalysator for local sustainable urban logistics plans. The
small electric distribution vehicle could be a solution to cover the last mile and therefore, this
research aims to identify how urban infrastructure in historical city centres enables and
hampers last-mile delivery by such vehicles. This was done via a literature review, document
review, interviews, and drive-along participative observation. The main findings show that
municipalities are generally concerned about the speed of small electric distribution vehicles
as well as the capacity of the charging network. Nevertheless, the infrastructure of historical
city centres generally enables last-mile delivery using small electric distribution vehicles,
especially when the speed of a small electric distribution vehicle will be considered in design
and regulations.
date: 2022
pages: 48
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: TP
tutors_name: Rauws, W.S.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Planologie
tutors_email: W.S.Rauws@rug.nl
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keywords_local: Last-mile delivery, zero-emission zone, small electric distribution vehicle, historical
keywords_local: city centres, infrastructural characteristics
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2022-02-10
citation:   Oosterhout, S.A. van  (2022) Infrastructural opportunities and barriers for last-mile delivery by small electric distribution vehicles in historical city centres in the Netherlands.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3774/1/BachelorThesis_Stef%20van%20Oosterhout.pdf