The city as terminal: the urban context of logistics and freight transport- Hesse, Marcus, 2008: Book Review

Abstract

Cities are focal points for both social and economic interaction. Most of the manufacture and final consumption of goods in western nations take place in urban regions. The implementation of new technologies, the evolution of organisational structures, and changing patterns of demand, transport options and costs, labour, and spatial relations in urban regions are altering the dynamics of goods distribution.