Conference URBE - Call For Papers
URBE
URban freight and BEhavior change
October 1st - 2nd 2015, Rome, Italy
Conference organized by Department of Political Sciences and Centre for Research on the Economics of Institutions, University of Roma Tre
Website: http://host.uniroma3.it/eventi/urbe
We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the URBE - URban freight and BEhavior change Conference to be held in Rome, Italy, October 1st-2nd, 2015. Researchers, practitioners, politicians and public authorities are invited to use the conference as a platform for knowledge-exchange and transfer.
The conference is endorsed by: 1) Center of Excellence for Sustainable Urban Freight Systems, 2) WCTRS’ Freight Modelling (SIGB5), 3) Italian Society of Transport Economics and Logistics.
Aims and scope
URBE aims at identifying the behavioral game changers capable of modifying the present trends and pro-actively responding to the sustainability challenges urban freight distribution possess to modern cities given the role it plays in linking production, logistics and society.
The conference, taking a trans-disciplinary approach, focuses on the various alternatives capable of stimulating stakeholders’ behavioral change and engagement for a sustainable urban freight distribution. In more detail, the main topics relate to the behavioral pros and cons of: stakeholder involvement methodologies, advanced modeling techniques, innovative organizational structures, policy appraisal and evaluation techniques.
Please find below a non-exhaustive list of possible subjects to be addressed.
Stakeholder involvement methodologies
• Gamification
• Living laboratory techniques
• Co-creation initiatives and processes
• Stakeholder engagement…
Advanced modeling techniques
• Agent based models
• Choice modelling
• Game theoretic approaches
• Applied stakeholder interaction modelling
• Land use and transport interactions
• Network analysis & operations research
• Gaming and simulation…
Policy appraisal and evaluation techniques
• Cost-benefit analysis
• Multi-criteria analysis
• Case studies…
Innovative organizational structures
• New business models
• Multi-level governance
• Sharing arrangements…
Areas of concern and possible solutions
• Behavior oriented policies
• Cooperation and sharing opportunities
• Passenger and freight interactions…
Submission
We are now inviting submissions for conference presentations. Extended abstracts (max. 2 pages, please follow the instructions on the website) should contain all relevant information to allow the peer review process, giving an overview of: (1) main objectives and motivations, (2) topics covered and methodology, (3) results obtained/expected and conclusions.
The deadline for abstract submission is April 1st, 2015. Abstracts should be sent to urbe_secretariat@uniroma3.it, and will be assessed by the scientific committee within a double-blind-review.
Journal special issues
The intention is to organize special issues of selected papers in appropriate journals depending upon a critical mass of good papers.
Timeline
· 01 April, 2015 – Submission of extended abstracts
· 01 May, 2015 – Notification of abstract status
· 01 July, 2015 – Early registration deadline
· 01 September, 2015 – Submission of full papers and registration deadline for Authors
· 01-02 October, 2015 – Conference in Rome, Italy
Email: urbe_secretariat@uniroma3.it
Website: http://host.uniroma3.it/eventi/urbe