Sketch planning tool for sustainable and resilient urban goods distribution

The urban goods distribution system is a critical component of modern society. However, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed significant vulnerabilities in this system, as it struggled to cope with an unforeseen surge in demand. This crisis highlighted the urgent necessity of developing a resilient and sustainable urban goods distribution system capable of efficiently recovering from high-severity disruptions. To address this challenge, our research team previously developed a novel analytical model, the Robustness, Redundancy, Resourcefulness, and Rapidity - Last-Mile Distribution - Resilience Triangle (R4-LMD-RT) framework. In line with the previous work, this work aims to create a sketch-planning tool tailored for local jurisdictions, based on the R4-LMD-RT model. This tool assists in the strategic planning of urban goods distribution systems, identifying land use requirements and proposing sustainable and resilient strategies, such as urban consolidation, micro-hubs, alternative delivery p...