What is the best way to make deliveries in urban areas: with big trucks or small cargo vehicles? Which one is better if we think about environmental problems and traffic? Just one medium-sized truck can substitute fifteen ...

Urban forests, which are highly valuable for the urban environment, include trees from city streets that might be susceptible to wood-decay fungi. Fungal endophytes can colonize healthy plant tissues without causing external ...

This issue of the FAL Bulletin shows why urban logistics is a relevant topic in the discussion of urbanization and provides arguments why the last-mile should be included in policies on sustainable mobility in the region. ...

Cidades ao redor do mundo buscam desenvolver sistemas de transporte mais sustentáveis com vista a reduzir os acidentes, o congestionamento, as poluições atmosférica, sonora e visual. Buscam melhorar as interações sociais, ...

In this paper we present freight trip generation models and the difficulties of receiving cargo in the central region of the city of Sorocaba-SP. The survey was performed in 120 commercial establishments of various operating ...

Cyclists' exposure to air pollutants near roadways has been associated with numerous health effects. While the adverse health effects concerning aerosols have traditionally been assessed with data of particle mass ...

With the growth of urban population and the increase of the vehicle fleet, Brazilian cities face urban dysfunction problems like congestion, environmental pollution, car accidents among others and its consequences are felt ...