Open AccessIMPACT OF PRIVATE TRANSPORT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY IN THE CONCEPT OF CITY LOGISTICS AND LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
Author(s) -
Katarzyna Huk,
Górak Agata
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta logistica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.205
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 1339-5629
DOI - 10.22306/al.v8i3.251
Subject(s) - urban agglomeration , business , sustainable development , czech , environmental impact assessment , diversity (politics) , regional science , environmental economics , economy , geography , economics , political science , linguistics , philosophy , law
Changes taking place in the economy generate negative consequences for the environment and society. This is the case of, inter alia, agglomerations. In recent years, the concept of city logistics has been developed, the aim of which is to draw attention to sustainable development in urban agglomerations. There are many studies on the advantages of ecological means of transport, but they do not show the impact on other environmental factors. This is undoubtedly a research gap that needs to be explored. The article presents the idea of city logistics and the impact of private transport on agglomerations. Introducing new, innovative solutions in the field of private transport, such as electric cars and hybrids, does not have a positive impact. The article presents statistics on the number of cars in relation to the ecological ones. Moreover, with the help of the SimaPro program, their environmental and social impact was analyzed. The analysis was enriched by participant observations, consisting of the analysis of the number of means of transport and their use in one of the Polish cities. The aim of the article is to present the impact of passenger transport on the environment and social life. The analysis was carried out on the basis of three countries with similar economic development: the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia.