Energy and Environmental Analysis of Metro-Rail Integration in E-commerce Logistics: A Case Study in the City of São Paulo

Authors

  • Pedro Henrique dos Santos Pereira Universidade de São Paulo
  • Gabriel Maggio de Moraes Escola Politécnica da USP
  • Karin Regina de Castro Marins Escola Politécnica da USP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46421/entac.v20i1.6152

Keywords:

Urban freight transport, Sustainability, Urban infrastructure, Energy Supply, Urban densification

Abstract

This study investigates more sustainable alternatives for urban freight transport in São Paulo, considering urban densification perspectives and the need to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. By using the metro-rail infrastructure to transport urban freight related to e-commerce, this work analyzes the energy and environmental impact of this solution compared to the traditional truck-based logistics model (control scenario). Operational data from freight transport companies and the metro-rail network were processed using tools like Python and QGIS to analyze the use of idle and dedicated wagons versus conventional road transport. The results show that the idle wagon scenario is superior, consuming about 184 times less energy and emitting approximately 104 times less greenhouse gases than the control scenario. It is concluded that this transport alternative is energetically and environmentally viable, constituting an innovative response for the Brazilian context, although there is a need for complementary analyses that encompass social and economic impacts.
Keywords: Urban freight transport. Sustainability. Urban infrastructure. Energy Supply. Urban densification.

Author Biographies

Gabriel Maggio de Moraes, Escola Politécnica da USP

Graduated in Civil Engineering, with a double degree in Architecture and Urban Planning from the University of São Paulo. He works on projects and research in the area of Mobility, Urban Planning and Engineering. He is currently participating in the Master's Program in Civil Engineering (PPGEC) at USP's Polytechnic School, with an emphasis on City Planning and Management.

Karin Regina de Castro Marins, Escola Politécnica da USP

Associate Professor at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo, specializing in Urban Planning and Engineering. Post-doctorate and Visiting Professor as Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the Global Cities Chair, Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, Baruch College, City University of New York (2022). She is a master's and doctoral advisor for the Postgraduate Program in Civil Engineering at USP's Polytechnic School (CAPES 6), in the Cities Management Research Line. CNPq Research Productivity Fellow since 2020. Editor-in-chief of Urbanism at Ambiente Construído magazine since 2020. Associate coordinator of the Urban WG of the National Association of Built Environment Technology ANTAC (2016 - 2020). Coordinator of the II National Symposium on Urban Management and Engineering - SINGEURB 2019 (2019). Member of the Temporary Urban Mobility Commission of the São Paulo Council of Architecture and Urbanism (2018 - 2020). Planning analyst in urban and metropolitan transportation at the São Paulo Metropolitan Urban Transportation Company - EMTU/SP (2003 - 2011). She has a post-doctoral degree in urban planning and engineering from USP's Polytechnic School, a degree in architecture and urbanism from the University of São Paulo's School of Architecture and Urbanism (FAU USP), a specialization in environmental management from USP's School of Public Health, a master's degree in sustainable energy engineering from Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) (STINT Fellow) and a doctorate in architecture and urbanism from FAU USP. She also studied for a postgraduate degree in urban mobility and the environment at the United Nations Center for Regional Development in Japan, on a scholarship from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). In 2011, she was awarded 2nd place in the CNPq Young Scientist Award for Sustainable Cities. She is an ad-hoc advisor to the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and the Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and a reviewer for the following scientific journals: Transportes (ANPET), PARC Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Construção (FEC UNICAMP), Urban, Planning and Transport Research (Taylor Francis), Journal of Urban Planning and Development (ASCE), Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (Emerald), Complexity (Hidawi), Sustainable Cities and Society (Elsevier), journal Pós FAUUSP, URBE - Revista Brasileira de Gestão Urbana and RAUSP (FEAUSP). Main scientific research topics: urban sustainability, urban assessment at the scale of neighborhoods and urban development perimeters, urban densification, urban morphology, walkability, urban energy systems, intersectoral assessments, urban instruments and policies related to the urban microscale and support for urban governance.

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Published

2024-10-07

How to Cite

DOS SANTOS PEREIRA, Pedro Henrique; MAGGIO DE MORAES, Gabriel; DE CASTRO MARINS, Karin Regina. Energy and Environmental Analysis of Metro-Rail Integration in E-commerce Logistics: A Case Study in the City of São Paulo. In: NATIONAL MEETING OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGY, 20., 2024. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: ANTAC, 2024. DOI: 10.46421/entac.v20i1.6152. Disponível em: https://eventos.antac.org.br/index.php/entac/article/view/6152. Acesso em: 24 nov. 2024.

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