Are freight pipelines a pipe dream? A critical review of the UK and European perspective

Egbunike, Obiajulu; Potter, Andrew Thomas

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.05.004

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“…Pipelines are widely used for long-distance goods transportation (Olson & Doherty, 2012), and have several advantages (e.g., high transport volume, high security, and low energy consumption) over traditional transportation methods such as roads or railways (Howgego & Roe, 1998;Liu, Noble, Wu, & Zuniga, 1998;Egbunike & Potter, 2011). However, pipelines inevitably introduce human disturbances to the local ecosystems along the pipelines routes (Yang et al, 2010;Yakovleva, 2011).…”

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The vegetation recovery pattern and affecting factors after pipeline disturbance in northwest China

Xiao

Shi

Wang

et al. 2016

Journal for Nature Conservation

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a b s t r a c tPipeline construction has severe disturbance on local ecosystems, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. Vegetation recovery along the pipeline is crucial for ecosystem management and eco-environment restoration. In this study, three typical regions with different backgrounds and engineering characteristics in northwest China were selected to analyze vegetation recovery pattern after pipeline disturbance by using comparative analysis and RDA analysis. The results showed that vegetation condition in the zone 10 m from the pipeline was worse than construction area above the pipeline, and was identified as a key area in which vegetation restoration needs to occur. Rainfall and total sunshine duration were found to be key factors affecting vegetation recovery. Additionally, recovery duration also played important roles in vegetation recovery. The affecting factors can be divided into two categories: environmental factors; and, engineering factors. Environmental factors contribute more to the differences of vegetation in different regions, while the engineering factors may play a more important role in relation to vegetation recovery within a region. In general, the effects of pipeline construction on vegetation pattern were confined to 300 m from the pipeline based on this study. However, artificial measures may hasten the vegetation recovery process. This research could provide scientific guidance for ecological restoration and environmental management for the construction of linear projects.

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The vegetation recovery pattern and affecting factors after pipeline disturbance in northwest China

Xiao

Shi

Wang

et al. 2016

Journal for Nature Conservation

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“…e efficiency of urban logistics is largely influenced by traffic congestion [36][37][38]. By removing goods from above to underground, the freight mobility of some regions with poor accessibility can be effectively improved [39].…”

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Network Planning Method for Capacitated Metro‐Based Underground Logistics System

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Shen

Ren

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Advances in Civil Engineering

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Underground logistics system (ULS) tends to alleviate traffic congestion, increase city logistics efficiency, mitigate the negative effects of traditional logistics processes, and improve the sustainability of urban areas. However, the relatively high cost and risk of underground construction are serious obstacles to implementing ULS. Integrating ULS into modern metro system (M-ULS) is considered to be feasible and efficient to solve this problem. is paper aims at developing a metro system-based ULS network planning method. First, an evaluation model of underground freight volume was proposed considering service capacity, freight flow, and regional accessibility. Second, a set of mixed integer programming model was developed to solve the problem of optimal nodes' location-allocation (LAP) in the network. en, a hybrid algorithm was designed with a combination of E-TOPSIS, exact algorithm, and heuristic algorithm. Finally, two lines of Nanjing Metro were selected as a case to validate the proposed planning method. e results showed that the new system can significantly reduce the construction costs of ULS and alleviate traffic congestion. Moreover, the potential of metro stations and underground tunnels can be fully exploited to achieve higher logistics benefits.

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“…The transport capacity of ULS is inversely proportional to the number of ground transport vehicles, which directly affects congestion and traffic pollution. On the other hand, the network density of ULS will depend on policy support and investment strategies, and the local governments often play a dual role [11]. Their decision-making is based on the cost-benefit evaluation of ULS.…”

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The Impact of Underground Logistics System on Urban Sustainable Development: A System Dynamics Approach

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The lack of practical application and accurate benefit analysis, which are the prerequisites for each other, make it difficult to implement and promote the underground logistics system (ULS), although in theory people always recognize its advantages in sustainable improvement of urban transportation and logistics. This paper attempts to use the system dynamics (SD) method, based on the real-world simulation, to analyze the quantitative relationship between the implementation strategy of ULS and the sustainability of urban transportation and logistics to solve this problem. Beijing city, China, was selected as the empirical background. Four ULS implementation strategies were proposed according to the city's potential investment in ULS and its demand for ULS network capacity. Meanwhile, four representative indicators were selected to evaluate the simulation results, including the average speed of the road networks in the peak hour, congestion loss, delivery travel time in the peak hour and the PM emissions of the truck. Good fitting index of historical data shows the validity of the model. Simulation results show that ULS, as a supplement to the urban integrated transport system, can significantly improve urban traffic and logistics. This study provides a perspective in the systematic and quantitative analysis of ULS to support the urban sustainable development.

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Are freight pipelines a pipe dream? A critical review of the UK and European perspective

Cited by 48 publications

References 10 publications

The vegetation recovery pattern and affecting factors after pipeline disturbance in northwest China

The vegetation recovery pattern and affecting factors after pipeline disturbance in northwest China

Network Planning Method for Capacitated Metro‐Based Underground Logistics System

The Impact of Underground Logistics System on Urban Sustainable Development: A System Dynamics Approach

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