HighlightsA novel approach to support participatory city logistics planning is proposed.It is based on the integration of discrete choice and agent-based modeling.Stakeholders’ heterogeneous preferences and their interaction are jointly modeled.Policy rankings based on stakeholder consensus and utility are generated.
AbstractThis paper proposes a novel approach to support participatory decision-making processes in the context of urban freight transport through the integration of discrete choice modeling and agent-based modeling. The methodology is based on an innovative multilayer network and opinion dynamics models and applied to the case study of Rome’s limited traffic zone. Simulation results produce a ranking of plausible policies that maximize consensus building while minimizing utility losses due to the negotiation process. These results can be used to support real participatory decision-making processes on freight-related policies accounting both for stakeholders’ heterogeneous preferences and their interaction effects.
Simulating participatory urban freight transport policy-making: Accounting for heterogeneous stakeholders’ preferences and interaction effects
2017-04-15
18 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
City logistics , Stakeholder engagement , Agent-based modeling , Discrete choice modeling , Stakeholder heterogeneity , 2BCS , second-best case scenario , 3BCS , third-best case scenario , ABM , agent-based model , BCS , best case scenario , DCM , discrete choice model , EF , entrance fee , LC , latent class , LUB , number of loading/unloading bays , OA , own-account operators , OAS , own-account-oriented scenario , PC , policy change , PLUBF , probability of finding a loading/unloading bay free , RE , retailers , RES , retailer-oriented scenario , SP , stated preferences , SQ , <italic>status quo</italic> , TP , transport providers , TPS , transport-provider-oriented scenario , TW , time windows , UFT , urban freight transport , WCS , worst case scenario , WTC , willingness to change , WTP , willingness to pay , WTPS , willingness-to-pay-oriented scenario