How to Increase Stakeholders’ Involvement while Developing New Governance Model for Urban Logistic: Turin Best Practice

AbstractThis paper reports and describes the desirable effects obtained by the definition, acceptance and deployment of an innovative governance model introduced in Turin (Italy) where an original and well performing stakeholders’ engagement format was developed. A specific pilot has been implemented in order to stimulate – in vivo – the effects of the proposed new governance model. Pilot results did demonstrate that applying the new governance model, based on operational incentives rather than restrictions (pull rather than push measures), it was possible to achieve relevant and sound benefits for the community and an economic saving for each single logistic operator joining to the Recognition Scheme. On the base of such evidence, the City of Turin and Piedmont Region are considering to extend the governance model developed to neighbouring Municipalities. This will provide a fundamental base to build a homogeneous regional bottom-up Logistic Masterplan

Measuring the effects of an urban freight policy package defined via a collaborative governance model

In recent years the European Commission has increasingly focused its attention on the development of sustainable city logistics by promulgating legislation and formal directives. Despite the efforts made, reducing freight-related congestion and polluting emissions without penalising social and economic activities within cities is still a challenging issue. City logistics measures frequently fail mainly due to a lack of support and commitment from stakeholders. A participatory approach in freight transport planning represents a reasonable and valuable option. This paper describes the innovative governance model developed in the city of Turin in Italy that was based on a proactive and effective stakeholders' cooperation for achieving a resilient urban development. The added value of the paper also relates to the real-life assessment of the impacts the non-mandatory policy-mix implemented, based on a collaborative governance model, have on the environment and service delivery thus providing a realistic measure of the viability and effectiveness of the solution proposed. Its voluntary adoption, in fact, produces an increase in commercial vehiclesâ\u80\u99 speed and a substantial reduction in CO2emissions while also allowing logistic service providers to perform more deliveries

Road pricing and disadvantaged social groups in Europe

This paper describes the results of the European Union funded EXTRA research project. Its main conclusion, is that despite the inconsistency of data in many European cities, it is evident that there are societal groups with low mobility and access to transport. These groups tend also to be low income groups which could be adversely affected if the price for the use of transport rose. The project analysed travel behaviour and travel demand elasticities of different social groups in a number of European cities in Finland, Great Britain, Italy, The Netherlands and Norway. EXTRA was a small project within the European Commission's road transport research programme whose objective is to produce a more sustainable transport policy. The objectives of EXTRA were to analyse the travel behaviour of groups that face a disadvantage in transport, and make a tentative judgement on what would be the repercussion upon them if market pricing were introduced on urban roads in Europe

MULTIPLE ABDOMINAL VISCERAL TRANSPLANTATION: CLINICAL EXPERIENCE OF ORGAN PRESERVATION BY UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN (UW) SOLUTION

THE UNIVERSITY of Wisconsin (UW) solution has made it possible to effectively extend the hypothermic Storage of liver, pancreas, and kidney. Modifications of its chemical contents may be required to obtain the same results in heart, lung, and small bowel transplantation. Our experience in perfusion and preservation, using UW solution, for abdominal organs in en bloc transplantation of liver, pancreas, and small bowel is reported here

COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF BRAIN DEAD DONORS FOR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION : PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

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