Currently, there is a high demand for new logistics and distribution facilities, especially in regions with an international transport gateway likean airport or a seaport. For example, container turnover in Hamburg harbour is expected to double up to the year 2015. In the same time, there is an estimated demand for logistics and distribution facilities of 40 ha per year in the region of Hamburg. Some of these facilities will be directly related to the harbour, others will primarily serve goods distribution to the urban area. In growing regions like Hamburg, land availability is limited and potential land use conflicts are high. As a consequence, hinterlandcommunities more willing to accept the development of logistics areas arecompeting for companies, resulting in uncoordinated and traffic intensivegrowth in hinterland areas. This form of development leads to further sprawl and complicates traffic and space efficiencies. The purpose of the paper is to show how the development of new logistics facilities and areas can be integrated into urban, regional and transport planning. This study presents selected results of two surveys recently conducted in the Hamburg region. A company survey was carried out in order to observe what services logistics companies offer, what patterns of land use and operating times they show, how many lorry journeys they generate, and how the journeys are performed (mode, time of day, etc.). The second was a traffic count withintwo areas with a concentration of logistics companies. As a result of these surveys, general trip generation rates could be calculated and different types of logistics land use could be identified and described. The results of this empirical work make it possible to better integrate new areas dedicated to logistics facilities into urban, regional and transport planning processes. Using the region of Hamburg as a case study, assessment method for the location of new logistics areas is presented. For the covering abstract see ITRD E145999
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