Urban planning policies for logistics facilities: a comparison between US metropolitan areas and the Paris region. In, Browne, M., Behrends, S., Woxenius, J., Giuliano, G., Holguin-Veras, J. Urban logistics. Management, policy and innovation in a rapidly changing environment

This chapter aims at analysing how logistics development and subsequent governance arrangements fit within regional and urban planning policies, and especially within spatial planning frameworks. Two urban regions are observed: Paris, France and Atlanta, United States. Can public interventions lead to the emergence of dedicated planning policies for logistics facilities? If so, what is their effectiveness?