City logistics: models, applications and trends

The present study, starting from a brief introduction devoted to logistic basic concepts, intends to frame the city logistic field; special attention shall be reserved to the relation between mobility and urban transportation, without disregarding the effects on the economy and on the environment, in an Italian territorial reality, with a legislative as well as a territorial planning evolutionary process. The main intent of this paper is to systematize literature reference and verify the state of the art in the so-called Italian and foreign “pilot” Urban Distribution Centers, reporting data and research results.