Urban Logistics in a Digital World: Smart Cities and Innovation

Description

A smart city is a city that collates data via various technological methods, and uses insights gleaned from this data to manage assets, resources, services and operations more efficiently. Though the concept of ‘smart cities’ is fairly new, there is a vast amount of interest in the topic, exploring how technological advances can be used to better manage the integration of business and operations within a city, as well as how sustainable choices can be written into the fabric of an urban space. This book explores logistics within smart cities: the greater logistical demands of a smart city, how logistics can be adapted to new challenges, and what sort of new logistical support a smart city will need. The book pays particular attention to how logistical innovation within a smart city can lead to greater sustainability in the city, and on a global level. It will be of interest to academics working in logistics, urban planning, innovation management, digital technology, sustainability management, and operations management. Preface Contents List of Figures List of Tables 1: Smart City: A Holistic Approach Origin and Essence of the Smart City Concept The Evolution of the Smart City: From the High-Tech City to the Sustainable City References 2: Areas of Logistical Support for Cities Urban Logistics and City Logistics System Urban or City Logistics? City Logistics System Flow of People in the City Cargo Flow in the City Logistical Aspects of Waste Management References 3: Logistic Maturity of Cities The Context of Maturity Logistic Maturity Logistic Maturity of the City References 4: Logistics Innovation in Smart Cities Innovation in City Logistics Intelligent Logistics Solutions in Cities: Case Studies References 5: Methodology for Assessing the Impact of City Logistics Maturity on the Level of City Intelligence Methodology for Assessing the Advancement of Cities in Terms of Smart City Solutions Methodology for Assessing the Impact of the City’s Logistics Maturity on the City’s Advancement Level in Terms of Smart City Solutions References 6: Logistics Maturity of Polish Cities on the Way to Smart City The Level of Development of Polish Cities in the Implementation of the Smart City Concept: Research Results The Level of Logistics Maturity of the Cities Studied: Research Results Assessing the Impact of the City’s Logistics Maturity on the City’s Advancement Level in Terms of Smart City Concept Conclusions Index