Identification of cargo bikes and drones related challenges, potential strengths and benefits to achieve sustainable futures
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Chatziioannou, Ioannis
Athanasopoulos, Konstantinos
Papageorgas, Iason Plymenos
Merntani, Anestis
Petrakou, Zoe
Karolemeas, Christos
Bakogiannis, Efthimios
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Nowadays, there is an ever-increasing acceptance regarding the opinion that the use of more sustainable urban freight transport has the potential to offer great energy and efficiency benefits which can be handled through the appropriate combination of various measures such as: The creation of small urban supply chain centres, the use of clean vehicles and technologies with a low environmental footprint, the establishment of "first or last mile" value-added services and the smooth integration of urban freight transport within the framework of urban mobility´s management. This study examines, via an extensive literature review, the potential strengths, benefits, and challenges of the implementation of drones and cargo bikes for the last-mile deliveries in the urban logistics sector and specifically in large urban environments. The aforementioned literature review revealed the importance of different weather conditions on the flying capabilities of the unmanned aerial vehicles and the quality of urban environment´s components upon the safe delivery of goods through the utilisation of cargo bikes. Ultimate goal of this study is to contribute in tackling identified challenges, so the drone and cargo bikes implementation may become possible to a larger degree and deliver even more value to the logistic companies and the society.
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2023-06
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