Calculation of Transport Cost for Freight Carriers on the Last Mile: Conducting a Case Study in the Municipality of Delft to Validate and Improve Usage of the Last-Mile Scan Calculation Model

Urban freight distribution problems vary in nature and can be characterized as economically, environmentally or socially grounded. Urban freight distribution operates in urban areas were space is in short supply. These residency areas are the homes of many people. Since most vehicles still drive on conventional energy sources, greenhouse gas...

Pilot Projects in Water Management

Pilot projects appear in many forms in policy making and management. In an effort to understand the nature and use of pilot projects and improve their effectiveness, we undertake a practice-based and theoretical study of the pilot project phenomenon. First, we examine the roles assigned to pilot projects in the policy development literature and...

Communicating model insights using interactive learning environments

Much attention is focused on the rational and advisory style of developing and applying System Dynamics models. Even group model building focuses primarily on the formulation and understanding of the model by the group members themselves. There is a dearth of attention for communication of the insights derived during the model building process...