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The changing role and behaviour of consumers in last mile logistics services: A review
Get PDFThe growth of e-commerce and omnichannel retailing has led to significant changes in urban logistics deliveries. In addition to the traditional delivery channels, new solutions have been introduced, such as click-and-collect, parcel locker delivery, crowdshipping, and on-site delivery. However, such solutions require seamless connections between different layers of the city logistics system. These connections form, in the Physical Internet terminology, a “hyperconnected city”. In this context, how do consumers make decisions about logistics services, either as prospective users or as suppliers of last mile logistics services? We argue that a thorough understanding of consumers’ decision-making about last mile services is a prerequisite for the effective exploration of future demand for these services and the design of transport policies. While there is abundant literature on new approaches of last mile logistics, a review of research on consumers’ decision-making and participation in such services is absent. This paper aims to provide such a review and, based on this, provides directions for future research. Based on the existing literature, we propose a conceptual framework that categorises decisions and system attributes affecting consumers’ decision-making. Highlights for future research include interaction between consumers’ demand and supply decisions, changes in consumer preferences, the importance of social networks, and the city-level impacts of hyperconnected last mile delivery
Limerick : Extra Muros: Urbanity from the Outside
Get PDFThe Walls of Limerick are a recurrent motif in textual treatments of Limerick city and its specificity in Irish and international contexts. The reference functions as a synecdoche for the city as a besieged place at key moments in the history of the island. The Walls function as vestigial reminders of Limerick’s position as a mid-sized ‘regional’ city within a fully European history, and of its status as a major urban site of colonial and post-colonial interactions and hybridizations.
There is a parallel sense in which Limerick has, through modern Irish history, been cast in the role of an urban ‘other’ within the social and economic politics of the independent Irish state. Associations of urban deprivation and dysfunctionality have frequently been mobilized in a national context to make of Limerick a kind of counterexample, an urban reality paradoxically extra muros, as far as national political agency and intentions have been concerned.
Our essay draws together examples of an urban imaginary rooted in an ancient urban history and permanently extra muros – profoundly urban(ized) and yet constantly revisiting the process of asserting a collectively shared ‘right to the city’. 
Dialogue on Values, Design, Practice, and the Future
Get PDFRedesigning deltas is the theme for our 182nd anniversary week at the Delft University of Technology. Two honorary doctorates are awarded to people who have an outstanding contribution to the field of Delta Urbanism: Kate Orff and Henk Ovink.
The dialogue between Kate and Henk focused on four key aspects, each shedding light on their shared values, design philosophies, real-world projects, and their future visions.
The first part delved into their commonalities, uncovering shared approaches to work, a strong commitment to making the world a better place, and advocacy efforts. Their dialogue revealed a mutual optimism and dedication to motivating people while emphasizing responsibility. The second part encompassed design and design-driven solutions. The conversation explored their perspectives on design in the context of design-based research, both in its present state and future trajectories. They deliberated on the definition of design, its role in problem-solving, and what changes might be necessary in academia. The third part centered on their real-world projects, such as the Water as Leverage program and the Living Breakwaters initiative. They shared insights gained from these endeavors, outlining lessons learned, areas for improvement, and collaborative opportunities for learning and growth. The discussion covered lessons learned from these projects and outlined the next steps. Finally, in the last part, they envisioned the future, particularly academia\u27s role in catalyzing positive change and fostering innovation. Their dialogue encapsulated shared values, experiences, and aspirations, highlighting the potential for collaborative action within design, advocacy, and academia
Towards a Better-Functioning Private Rented Sector in Metropolitan China: The Case of Shenzhen
Get PDFIn recent years, the Private Rented Sector (PRS) has witnessed rapid growth across numerous jurisdictions, with Chinese metropolises notably standing out. Throughout the history of housing policy development in China, the PRS has been largely disregarded. It was not until 2015 that the government proposed the idea of “accelerating the development of the rental housing market” to achieve a “balanced development between home renting and purchasing”. However, the PRS in China is still in its immature stage, as evidenced by unstable rents and tenure, insufficient tenant rights, low levels of tenant satisfaction, minimal institutional landlord participation, and a lack of motivation among local governments to develop the PRS. This dissertation aims to gain an indepth understanding of the PRS in metropolitan China and explore how to improve its functioning using Shenzhen as a case study. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected to examine the determinants of tenants’ intention to rent and residential satisfaction, the relationship between residential environment, social exclusion, and life satisfaction, the impact of landlords\u27 management practices on tenants\u27 housing experiences, and main challenges and solutions for a well-developed PRS. The results suggest that the PRS in Shenzhen is highly heterogeneous and comprised of several distinct sub-sectors. Housing policies should be tailored to each subsector\u27s unique characteristics. The dissertation also reveals that the PRS is interconnected with other institutions such as the hukou system and education system. Therefore, a well-functioning PRS depends on the simultaneous reform of other sectors and institutions. 
A design method for rock groynes exposed to overtopping from long-period ship wave loads
Get PDFIn German estuaries ship induced loads have increased in recent years due to the gradual change of the fleet structure towards bigger vessels. Groynes in particular are vulnerable to long-period primary ship wave loading due to an overtopping phenomenon which at some localities can lead to severe damages. While in recent years the hydraulic processes have been the focus of investigations, currently no validated rock sizing method existents for this special load case. To investigate this problem a prototype experiment with two optimized groyne designs was conducted. Associated monitoring recorded wave heights, flow velocities and structural changes over the course of 4 years. This paper conducts an analysis of this accumulated data. Relationships of primary wave heights and overtopping flow conditions and thus to rock movements are discussed. Similarities to weir flow and overflowing of riprap embankments are exploited by applying existing analytical and empirical formulae. This leads to good stone size predictions as validated against the observed riprap erosion data. From 28 observed erosive events, 23 could are predicted correctly. Ultimately, a rock sizing method for rock groynes against primary ship wave loads is proposed
Storylines of the impacts in the Netherlands of alternative realizations of the Western Europe July 2021 floods
Get PDFThe 2021 summer flooding was an extremely rare event, driven by precipitation extremes that exceed Dutch design levels for flood protection of relatively small rivers and waterways. However, similar events in neighboring locations cannot be ruled out in the near future. The implications of such extreme rainfall amounts will vary by region, subject to local topography, water systems, and societal exposure. We explore the diversity of potential flood impacts induced by a similar event by constructing impact-oriented event storylines for characteristic water management regions in the Netherlands. The plausibility of the storylines is underlined by using physical evidence, proven impact-modelling concepts, and expert judgment successfully assessing the (sometimes unexpected) outcomes. The approach supports impact assessment and risk management of extraordinary rainfall and flood events. The outcomes show the relevance for crisis management and spatial policies, and confirms the need for in depth-analysis to assess concrete adaptation option
Standardisation of technological innovations in agriculture: Avenues for future research on co-regulation
No full textCo-regulation involves consulting different stakeholders on the key aspects of a regulatory process. The aim of this explorative study is to examine current challenges of co-regulation drawing on the example of standardization in the context of agricultural innovations and to point out avenues for future research. To this end, we reviewed current literature on co-regulation and compiled interviews with experts from agriculture on the challenges of co-regulation especially in standardization. Four research questions, which we regard as central, could be derived. Two questions deal with the standardization work of technical committees on technological innovations in agriculture, and two questions relate to the agricultural businesses that the standards eventually implement
Reviews and responses for A First Look at Leveraging the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract Protocol for Open Aviation Research
Get PDFSee detailed reviews and responses in the PDF file.
DOI for the original paper: https://doi.org/10.59490/joas.2023.722
The New Breed: How to Re-Imagine Living with Robots
Get PDFIn The New Breed: How to Think About Robots (2021), Kate Darling argues that to understand our future with robots a lot can be learned from studying our relationship with animals. The animal analogy raises important new questions, can help to design our futures with robots, and helps to develop an approach to robot rights. However, as Darling also acknowledges, this analogy has limits. First, the question remains whether our relationship with animals, and especially its inconsistent ethics, is a desirable state of affairs. Second, human-animal relationships fall short of offering new ways for humans to care for each other, for animals, and for the technologies they use. Third, most of Darling’s arguments are interlaced with cross-cultural comparisons that demonstrate how we have related to animals in fundamentally similar ways throughout history and across cultures. In this review essay, we turn to the ‘fringes’ or ‘loose ends’ of Darling’s analogy as starting points for thinking with Darling. In particular, we attempt to push forward conversations on human accountabilities and responsibilities in more-than-human relationships
The Open Map: A Granular Structure for Ambient Readings
No full textMaps are preeminent ways of collecting, organising, verifying, historicising, and even mystifying territorial knowledge. They embrace a multiplicity of readings and readers, and mediate between the visible and the invisible. In constant re-definition, maps transform and maximise themselves by connecting different layers of information and initiating uninterrupted performances. Without delineating a fixed meaning, maps respond to the city’s openness via diversity, incompleteness, and unpredictability. New developments in computer science and information technologies have turned maps into grittier models that define the new granular front of the open map. This article studies open maps in terms of participation and multiplicity, part and whole relationships, and resolution vis-à-vis Jasper Johns’s paintings, Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion Map and the World Game, and the MIT’s Real-time Rome project