Seminars & Events
APL (Ajiken Power Lunch)
Using Commodity Flow Surveys for the Analysis of Inter-Urban Freight Flows: The French Case
APL
(Ajiken
Power
Lunch)
is
a
lunchtime
workshop
open
to
public,
including
IDE
staffs,
visiting
research
fellows,
IDEAS
students,
outside
researchers
and
graduate
students.
This
workshop
provides
a
platform
for
presentation
of
any
work
in
progress
where
we
can
discuss
in
either
English
or
Japanese.
Those
who
would
attend
a
seminar
are
asked
to
announce
yourself
to
receptionists
on
your
arrival
at
the
IDE
and
to
obtain
APL
Organizers'
signature
on
your
admission
card
after
the
seminar.
Date&time:
May 29, 2017. (Monday) 12:30-14:00
Venue:
Theme:
Using Commodity Flow Surveys for the Analysis of Inter-Urban Freight Flows: The French Case
Abstract
In the recent years the topic of urban logistics has been studied fairly extensively. The works focus, amongst others, on the location of distribution centers or the organization of deliveries. But in most of the studies, each city is analyzed as a whole without taking in account the freight flows with other cities. To try to fill this void, this study analyzes the organization of inter-urban freight flows. It is based on the results of a Shippers’ survey (2004), realized in the context of France, a continental country of Western Europe where transport networks are strongly organized around Paris. It shows that the spatial patterns of freight flows considerably vary depending on the activities considered, leading to different upward and downward movements. The most notably hierarchical flows are those generated by wholesale trade and distribution activities, suggesting a classical central place structure. The spatial organization of manufacturing flows is more complex, and seems to be much more the result of the regional specialization of activities. We comment on the relationships between the location of economic activities and the organization of freight flows. The results of this research could help to put into perspective the expectations of policy makers and planners aiming at develop large scale logistics activities on peripheral areas.
Speaker:
David
GUERRERO,
Researcher,
University
Paris
EST,
IFSTTAR,
SPLOTT
(France)
Visiting
Professor,
Kwansei
Gakuin
University
(Japan)
Languages:
English
Institute
of
Developing
Economies,
APL
Organizers
IMAI
Kohei
E-mail:kohei_imai
TSUBURA
Machiko E-mail:Machiko_Tsubura