The Implementation Conditions and Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of Solutions in the Area of City Logistics Projects – Selected Problems

Abstract:

The main objective of the article is to present the concept, conditions of implementation and preferred directions of action of city logistics projects in the context of the processes of social responsibility in the management of the city. The first part of the article presents the concept and types of city logistics projects as one of the symptoms of actions aimed at implementing the objectives and functions of city logistics in the area. The second part presents the conditions and stages of implementation of the effective project solutions in city logistics. This part of the paper also includes the groups of city logistics projects, taking into account factors such as the size of investment and the necessity of legislative and administrative changes to implement them.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 708)
• Pages: 119-124
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.708.119
• Online since: December 2014
• Authors: Tomasz Kołakowski*
• Keywords: City Logistics, Project, Socio-Economic Assessment

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