Localisation of freight consolidation centres serving small road hauliers in a wider urban area: barriers for more efficient freight deliveries in Gothenburg
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Transport Geography
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0966-6923
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2013.10.016