Open AccessRESEARCHES ON URBAN FREIGHT TRANSPORT IN THE MEXICAN CITY OF QUERETARO: From central to peri-urban areas
Author(s) -
Eduardo Betanzo-Quezada,
José A. Romero-Navarrete; Saúl A. Obregón-Biosca
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of urban and environmental engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.187
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 1982-3932
DOI - 10.4090/juee.2015.v9n1.12-21
Subject(s) - metropolitan area , urban agglomeration , context (archaeology) , transport engineering , environmental planning , regional science , capital city , population , work (physics) , urban planning , latin americans , traffic congestion , geography , business , economic geography , civil engineering , engineering , political science , mechanical engineering , demography , archaeology , sociology , law
While in developed countries the effects of urban freight transport on congestion levels, environment and quality of life of the population have been recognized and studied, in Latin American countries a limited amount of reports have been produced on this issue, focusing only on major urban agglomerations and capital cities. The aim of this paper is to describe and discuss the results and the key analytical concepts supporting a research work carried out in the Queretaro Metropolitan Area, within the 2003−2014 period. The methodological approach considered includes a multi-year research effort for creating analytical tools and evaluation methods. As a result of this effort, urban freight related issues have been characterized in a context of urban and peri-urban interacting environments for a medium-sized city. The resulting methods and tools can now be used for studying metropolitan areas on a nation-wide basis.