Shaping urban freight systems via a participatory approach to inform policy-making

Paddeu, Daniela; Aditjandra, Paulus

Abstract

© 2020 by the authors. In the upcoming era of new technologies, a transport system is expected to be 'more sustainable,' 'safer,' and 'more efficient.' However, to what extent is this true? Based on the results of a series of stakeholder engagement workshops, the paper explores the vision of different stakeholders about urban freight of the future. A Participatory Approach was used to allow stakeholders to identify the problem and co-design a set of solutions. Potential impacts of innovative urban deliveries on economy, environment, and society were analysed. Methodology and results were then compared with those of a city stakeholder engagement workshop delivered in Newcastle upon-Tyne in 2014. Stakeholders considered that an "engaging" and "easy to use" process was needed to facilitate the process and it encouraged participants to find solutions for a 'common good.' The participatory approach proposed in this process would support transport planners and policy-makers to design and implement a consistent policy framework for future sustainable urban freight systems.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 1, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Jan 6, 2020
• Publication Date: Jan 6, 2020
• Deposit Date: Jan 8, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 9, 2020
• Journal: Sustainability (Switzerland)
• Print ISSN: 2071-1050
• Publisher: MDPI
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 1
• Article Number: 441
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/SU12010441
• Keywords: stakeholder engagement; participatory approach; sustainability; urban freight of the future
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/5036576