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Michael Browne
Professor
Department of Business AdministrationAbout Michael Browne
I have been a full-time professor at the University of Gothenburg since 2015 having been part of the Visiting Professor Program for the previous three years. My main research focus is on urban goods transport and I provide academic leadership for the Urban Freight Platform a joint University of Gothenburg and Chalmers initiative supported by the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF). I am committed to engaging practitioners and policy-makers with the research community to focus on all aspects of logistics that impact on future patterns of urban goods transport and logistics. I also work on broader research topics research concerned with many issues in sustainable logistics including: e-commerce and home delivery, energy use in the supply chain and the interaction of policy and business decisions. the importance of working with stakeholders in in the cities. Prior to moving to Gothenburg in 2015 I worked for over 20 years at the University of Westminster in London and I continue to chair the Central London Freight Quality Partnership bringing together London boroughs, Transport for London and a range of businesses and their representative associations. I teach on courses in logistics and sustainability and also retail logistics.
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Research areas
- Logistics
- Urban goods transport
Teaching areas
- Sustainable logistics
- Retail logistics
- City logistics
Selected publications
Modeling Approaches to Address Urban Freight’s Challenges: A Comparison of the US and Europe
Browne, Michael, Goodchild, A
City Logistics Research: A Trans- Atlantic Perspective Washington DC, 30-31 May 2013, 2013
The challenge of construction logistics
Browne, Michael
Supply Chain Management and Logistics in Construction ed. Greger Lundesjo, London : Kogan Page, 2015
London 2012: changing delivery patterns in response to the impact of the Games on traffic flows
Browne, Michael, Allen, Julian, Wainwright, Ian, Palmer, Andrew, Williams, Ian
International Journal of Urban Sciences, 18:2, s. 244-261, 2014
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Comparative study on urban freight transport sustainability initiatives: Two cases from
Sweden
Alena Brettmo, Michael Browne
RESEARCH IN TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT - 2024 -
Advancing regional freight planning: A strategic policy
perspective
Michael Browne, Sam McLeod, Johan Woxenius
In: Tavasszy, L., Browne, M., Piecyk, M. (Eds.), Advances in Transport Policy and Planning - 2024 -
Evaluating spatial inequity in last-mile delivery: a national
analysis
Travis Fried, Anne Victoria Goodchild, Ivan Sanchez-Diaz, Michael Browne
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION & LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT - 2024 -
Seeking equity and justice in urban freight: where to
look?
T. Fried, A. Goodchild, Michael Browne, I. Sanchez-Diaz
Transport Reviews - 2024 -
Automating Loading and Unloading for Autonomous Transport: Identifying Challenges and Requirements with a Systems
Approach
Tarun Kumar Agrawal, Robin Hanson, Farook Abdullah Sultan, Mats I. Johansson, Dan Andersson, Gunnar Stefansson, Konstantina Katsela, Michael Browne
IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology - 2023 -
Overview on stakeholder
engagement
Michael Browne, Anne Goodchild
Handbook on City Logistics and Urban Freight - 2023 -
Planning for the sustainability of freight and logistics: Strategic guiding principles for regional
policy
Sam McLeod, Michael Browne
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH - 2023 -
Exploring Swedish urban freight stakeholders' interests in public
spaces
H. Ringsberg, A. Brettmo, Michael Browne
Cities - 2023 -
Defining Urban Freight Microhubs: A Case Study
Analysis
Konstantina Katsela, Şeyma Güneş, Travis Fried, Anne Goodchild, Michael Browne
Sustainability - 2022 -
Sensors securing sustainable digital urban logistics-A practitioner's
perspective
M. Knapskog, Michael Browne
Frontiers in Future Transportation - 2022 -
Transportation as a loosely coupled system: a fundamental challenge for sustainable freight
transportation
Michael Browne, A. Dubois, K. Hulthen
International Journal of Sustainable Transportation - 2022 -
Joint modeling of arrivals and parking durations for freight loading zones: Potential applications to improving urban
logistics
L. K. Kalahasthi, I. Sanchez-Diaz, J. P. Castrellon, J. Gil, Michael Browne, S. Hayes, C. S. Ros
Transportation Research Part a-Policy and Practice - 2022 -
Myndigheters roll för urban vattenburen
logistik
Sönke Behrends, Johan Woxenius, Jon Williamsson, Michael Browne
2022 -
The key features of implementing a micro-hubs and the opportunity for
scalability
Konstantina Katsela, Michael Browne
Swedish Transportation Research Conference 2021 - 2021 -
Urban Logistics and Freight
Transport
Michael Browne, Julian Allen, Jose Holguin-Veras
International Encyclopedia of Transportation - 2021 -
E-consumers' purchase and returns behavior: What we know, don't know but should know about - the impact of returns policies on consumers' purchase and returns
behavior
Magnus Jansson, Sharon Cullinane, Michael Browne
Nordic Retail and Wholesale Conference - 2021 -
Introduction to special section on logistics
sprawl
Laetitia Dablanc, Michael Browne
Journal of Transport Geography - 2020 -
State of the art and practice of urban freight management: Part I: Infrastructure, vehicle-related, and traffic
operations
José Holguín-Veras, Johanna Amaya Leal, Iván Sánchez-Diaz, Michael Browne, Jeffrey Wojtowicz
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice - 2020 -
State of the art and practice of urban freight management Part II: Financial approaches, logistics, and demand
management
José Holguín-Veras, Johanna Amaya Leal, Ivan Sanchez-Diaz, Michael Browne, Jeffrey Wojtowicz
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice - 2020 -
The sustainability of last-mile freight in
cities
Michael Browne, Sam McLeod
Handbook of Sustainable Transport, Edited by Carey Curtis - 2020 -
Business Improvement Districts as important influencers for changing to sustainable urban
freight
Alena Brettmo, Michael Browne
Cities - 2020 -
Importance of the Stakeholders' Interaction: Comparative, Longitudinal Study of Two City Logistics
Initiatives
Konstantina Katsela, Michael Browne
Sustainability (Switzerland) - 2019 -
Urban logistics: management, policy and innovation in a rapidly changing
environment
Michael Browne, Sönke Behrends, Johan Woxenius, Genevieve Giuliano, José Holguin-Veras
2019 -
Port cities and urban
logistics
Michael Browne, Johan Woxenius
Urban logistics : management, policy and innovation in a rapidly changing environment / edited by Michael Browne, Sönke Behrends, Johan Woxenius, Genevieve Giuliano, José Holguin-Veras. - 2019 -
Introduction to urban
logistics
Michael Browne, Sönke Behrends, Johan Woxenius
Urban logistics : management, policy and innovation in a rapidly changing environment / edited by Michael Browne, Sönke Behrends, Johan Woxenius, Genevieve Giuliano, José Holguin-Veras. - 2019 -
Retail clothing returns: A Review of Key
Issues
Sharon Cullinane, Michael Browne, Elisabeth Karlsson, Yingli Wang
Contemporary Operations and Logistics. Wells, P. (red.) - 2019 -
Stakeholder engagement and partnerships for improved urban
logistics
Michael Browne, Alena Brettmo, Maria Lindholm
Urban logistics : management, policy and innovation in a rapidly changing environment / edited by Michael Browne, Sönke Behrends, Johan Woxenius, Genevieve Giuliano, José Holguin-Veras. - 2019 -
Technical and operational obstacles to the adoption of electric vans in France and the UK: An operator
perspective
E. Morganti, Michael Browne
Transport Policy - 2018 -
Accommodating urban freight in city
planning
Ivan Sanchez-Diaz, Michael Browne
European Transport Research Review - 2018 -
Evaluation of the use of public space in cities: a pilot-study of competing uses including urban
logistics
Alena Brettmo, Henrik Ringsberg, Michael Browne
2018 LRN Conference: 23rd Annual Conference of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Logistics Research Network, Plymouth, UK, September 5-7, 2018 - 2018 -
Importance and Potential Applications of Freight and Service Activity
Models
José Holguin-Veras, Shama Campbell, Carlos A González‐Calderón, Diana Ramírez‐Ríos , Lokesh Kalahasthi, Felipe Aros‐Vera, Michael Browne, Ivan Sanchez-Diaz
City Logistics 1: New Opportunities and Challenges / edited by Eiichi Taniguchi, Russell G. Thompson. - 2018 -
Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) in Urban Areas,
Revisited
Johan Visser, Julian Allen, Michael Browne, José Holguin-Veras, Juvena Ng
City Logistics 1: New Opportunities and Challenges / edited by Eiichi Taniguchi, Russell G. Thompson. - 2018 -
Cooperation between local authority and urban freight transport stakeholders during projects’
realization
M. Kiba-Janiak, Michael Browne, K. Cheba
Scienze Regionali - 2018 -
Introduction to the special
issue
Edoardo Marcucci, Valerio Gatta, Michael Browne
Scienze Regionali - 2018 -
Importance and potential applications of freight and service activity
models
José Holguin-Veras, Shama Campbell, Carlos Gonzalez-Calderon, C Ramirez-Rios, Felipe Aros-Vera, Ivan Sanchez-Diaz, Michael Browne
Institute for City Logistics Conference, Thailand June 2017 Conference - 2017 -
An examination of the reverse logistics of clothing (r)e-tailers in
Sweden
Sharon Cullinane, Michael Browne, Elisabeth Karlsson
Proceedings of EUROMA conference, 41998, Edinburgh, 1-5 July. - 2017 -
The Rise of On-Demand 'Instant Deliveries' in European
Cities
Laetitia Dablanc, Eleonora Morganti, Niklas Arvidsson, Johan Woxenius, Michael Browne, Neïla Saidi
Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal - 2017 -
Improving sustainability through digitalisation in reverse
logistics
Sharon Cullinane, Michael Browne, Elisabeth Karlsson, Yingli Wang
Proceedings of Hamburg International Conference of Logistics 12-13 oktober 2017. - 2017 -
Retail clothing Returns: A review of key
issues
Sharon Cullinane, Michael Browne, Elisabeth Karlsson, Y Wang
2017 -
The role of intermediary organizations in influencing urban deliveries to
receivers/establishments
Alena Brettmo, Michael Browne
Institute for City Logistics Conference, Thailand 14th–16th of June 2017. The 10th International Conference on City Logistics - 2017 -
A historical perspective on freight transport in Britain. Published in Images de la logistique: Éclairages managériaux et
sociétaux
Michael Browne
Images de la logistique: Éclairages managériaux et sociétaux - 2017 -
Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) in urban areas,
revisited
Michael Browne, Johan Visser, José Holguin-Veras, Julian Allen, Juvena Ng
Institute for City Logistics Conference, Thailand 14th–16th June 2017. The 10th International Conference on City Logistics. - 2017 -
Urban traffic congestion and freight transport: A comparative assessment of three European
cities.
Michael Browne, Cathy Macharis, Robin Billsjö, Ivan Sanchez-Diaz
3rd Interdisciplinary International Conference on Production, Logistics and Traffic, Darmstadt - 2017 -
Assessing the European Commission's target of essentially CO2-free city logistics in urban centres by 2030. Prepared as part of the CITYLAB
Project.
Julian Allen, Maja Piecyk, Michael Browne
2017 -
Port cities and urban
logistics
Michael Browne, Johan Woxenius, Laetitia Dablanc, Tom Cherrett, Eleonora Morganti
The 22nd Annual Conference of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Logistics Research Network (LRN), 6-8 September, Southampton - 2017 -
Sustainable Urban Freight Systems and Freight Demand
Management
José Holguin-Veras, Ivan Sanchez-Diaz, Michael Browne
Transportation Research Procedia - 2016 -
Freight Partnerships to City Logistics Living Labs - Giving Meaning to the Elusive Concept of Living
Labs
Hans Quak, Maria Lindholm, Lori Tavasszy, Michael Browne
Transportation Research Procedia 12 ( 2016 ) 461 – 473 - 2016 -
Business Improvement Districts in Urban Freight Sustainability Initiatives: A Case
Study
Michael Browne, Julian Allen, Penny Alexander
Transportation Research Procedia, volume 12, 2016, pages 450-460 - 2016 -
An exploratory study of the scope for receivers to influence urban freight consolidation through changes in their procurement
practices
Alena Brettmo, Michael Browne
Logistics Research Network Annual Conference. 7th September - 9th September 2016. - 2016 -
Technical obstacles to the adoption of electric vans by French and British transport
operators
Eleonora Morganti, Michael Browne
World Conference of Transportation Research WCTRS, Shanghai, China. - 2016 -
An exploratory study of the scope for receivers to influence urban freight consolidation through changes in their procurement
practices
Alena Brettmo, Michael Browne
Logistics Research Network Annual Conference. 7th September - 9th September 2016. - 2016 -
Business Improvement Districts in Urban Freight Sustainability Initiatives: A Case Study
Approach
Michael Browne, Allen J, Alexander P
Transportation Research Procedia - 2016 -
Impacts of the London Congestion Charge and Low Emissions
Zones
Andrea Broaddus, Michael Browne, Julian Allen
Transportation Research Record - 2015 -
Sustainable procurement for greener logistics in the higher education
sector
Fraser Mcleod, Tom Cherrett, Gavin Bailey, Julian Allen, Michael Browne, Jacques Leonardi, Paulus Aditjandra, Thomas Zunder
20th Logistics Research Network Annual Conference. 9-11 September 2015. Derby, UK. - 2015 -
An exploratory review of approaches to improving construction logistics in urban
areas
Maria Lindholm, Michael Browne
Logistics Research Network Annual Conference. 9 - 11 September 2015, University of Derby - 2015 -
Green Logistics: Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Logistics (Third
Edition)
Alan McKinnon, Michael Browne, Maja Piecyk, Anthony Whiteing
2015 -
Agent interactions and the response of supply chains to pricing and
incentives
José Holguin-Veras, Felipe Aros-Vera, Michael Browne
Economics of Transportation - 2015 -
Improving Freight System Performance in Metropolitan Areas: A Planning
Guide
José Holguin-Veras, Johanna Amaya-Leal, Jeffrey Wojtowicz, Miguel Jaller, Carlos González-Calderón, Ivan Sanchez-Diaz, Xiaokun Wang, Daniel Haake, Suzann Rhodes, Stacey Hodge, Robert Frazier, Molly Nick, Joseph Dack, Luigi Casinelli, Michael Browne
2015 -
The challenge of construction
logistics
Michael Browne
Supply Chain Management and Logistics in Construction ed. Greger Lundesjo - 2015 -
The potential role of railway stations as freight
hubs
Michael Browne, Allan Woodburn
Logistics Research Network Conference - 2015 -
Sustainability Strategies for City
Logistics
Julian Allen, Michael Browne, José Holguin-Veras
Green Logistics: Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Logistics, McKinnon, A., Browne, M., Whiteing, A. and Piecyk, M. (eds.) Third Edition - 2015 -
The Potential for Non-road Modes to Support Environmentally Friendly Urban
Logistics
Michael Browne, J Allen, A Woodburn, M Piotrowska
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Green Cities Conference - 2014 -
Public Sector Freight Interventions in Metropolitan Areas I: Governance, Supply Side, and Traffic
Operations
Holguín-Veras J, Jaller M, Amaya J, Wang C, Gonzalez-Calderon C, I Sanchez-Diaz, Michael Browne, J Wojtowicz, S Hodge, S Rhodes, D Haake
Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting, January 12-16 2014. Washington DC. - 2014 -
Public Sector Freight Interventions in Metropolitan Areas II: Pricing, Logistics, and Demand
Management
J Holguín-Veras, M Jaller, J Amaya, C Wang, C Gonzalez-Calderon, I Sanchez-Diaz, Michael Browne, J Wojtowicz, S Hodge, S Rhodes, D Haake
Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting, January 12-16 2014. Washington, D.C. - 2014 -
The New York City Off-hour Delivery Project: Lessons for City
Logistics
J Holguín-Veras, C Wang, Michael Browne, S Darville Hodge, J Wojtowicz
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences - 2014 -
Home delivery and the impacts on urban freight transport: A
review
J Visser, T Nemoto, Michael Browne
Paper presented at the 8th International Conference on City Logistics. Published in Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences - 2014 -
A Comparative Assessment of the Light Goods Vehicles Fleet and the Scope to Reduce its CO2 Emissions in the UK and
France
Michael Browne, C Rizet, J Allen
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences - 2014 -
Partnerships among Stakeholders: in City
Logistics
Michael Browne, Maria Lindholm, Julian Allen
City Logistics: Mapping The Future, Taniguchi, E and Thompson, R. - 2014 -
Freight Quality Partnerships around the world: 1st report on a
survey
Maria Lindholm, Michael Browne
2014 -
London 2012: changing delivery patterns in response to the impact of the Games on traffic
flows
Michael Browne, Julian Allen, Ian Wainwright, Andrew Palmer, Ian Williams
International Journal of Urban Sciences - 2014 -
Urban Freight Consolidation Centers: Case Study in the UK Retail
Sector
Maria Triantafyllou, Cherrett Tom, Michael Browne
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board - 2014 -
Developments in Western European Logistics
Strategies
Michael Browne, Julian Allen, Allan Woodburn
Global Logistics: New Directions in Supply Chain Management, Waters, D. and Rinsler, S. (eds) 7th Edition - 2014 -
A review of the success and failure of tram systems to carry urban freight: the implications for a low emission intermodal solution using electric vehicles on
trams
Niklas Arvidsson, Michael Browne
European Transport / Trasporti Europei - 2013 -
Modeling Approaches to Address Urban Freight’s Challenges: A Comparison of the US and
Europe
Michael Browne, A Goodchild
City Logistics Research: A Trans- Atlantic Perspective Washington DC, 30-31 May 2013. - 2013 -
Local Authority Cooperation with Urban Freight Stakeholders: A Comparison of Partnership
Approaches
Maria Lindholm, Michael Browne
European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research - 2013 -
Data collection for understanding urban goods movement: Comparison of collection methods and approaches in European
countries
J Allen, C Ambrosini, Michael Browne, D Patier, J-L Routhier, A Woodburn
Chapter in Gonzalez-Feliu, J.; Semet, F. and Routhier, J-L. (eds.) Sustainable Urban Logistics: Concepts, Methods and Information Systems - 2013 -
A Comparative Assessment of the Light Goods Vehicles Fleet and the Scope to Reduce its CO2 Emissions in the UK and
France
Michael Browne, C Rizet, J Allen
Paper presented at the 8th International Conference on City Logistics, 17-19 June, Bali, Indonesia. - 2013 -
Best Practice Factory for Freight Transport in Europe: Demonstrating How ‘Good’ Urban Freight Cases are Improving Business Profits and Public Sectors
Benefits
J Leonardi, Michael Browne, J Allen, S Bohne, M Ruesch
Paper presented at the 8th International Conference on City Logistics, 17-19 June, Bali, Indonesia. - 2013 -
London Freight Data Report, Transport for
London.
Michael Browne, J Allen, A Woodburn
2013 -
Increase Urban Freight Efficiency with Delivery and Servicing Plan: Status, Methods and UK
Cases
J Leonardi, Michael Browne, J Allen, T Zunder, P Aditjandra
Paper presented at the 13th World Congress on Transport Research (WCTR), Rio, Brazil, 15-18 July - 2013 -
The Potential for Rail to Make a Significant Contribution to Urban Freight
Operations
Michael Browne, J Allen, A Woodburn, M Piotrowska
Paper presented at the Logistics Research Network Conference, Aston, 4-6 September - 2013 -
London 2012: The Potential to Change Delivery Patterns in Response to the Impact of the Olympic Games on Traffic
Flows
Michael Browne, J Allen, A Palmer, I Williams, I Wainwright
Paper presented at the 13th World Congress on Transport Research (WCTR), 15-18 July, Rio de Janeira, Brazil. - 2013 -
Before-After Assessment of a Logistics Trial with Clean Urban Freight Vehicles: A Case Study in London
Original
J Leonardi, Michael Browne, J Allen
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences - 2012 -
Reducing Social and Environmental Impacts of Urban Freight Transport: A Review of Some Major
Cities
Michael Browne, J Allen, T Nemoto, D Patier, J Visser
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences - 2012 -
Assessing carbon footprint and energy efficiency in competing supply chains: Review – Case studies and
benchmarking
C Rizet, Michael Browne, E Cornelis, J Leonardi
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment - 2012 -
The role of urban consolidation centres in sustainable freight
transport
J Allen, Michael Browne, A Woodburn, J Leonardi
Transport reviews - 2012 -
COOPERATION AMONG URBAN FREIGHT STAKEHOLDERS: A COMPARISON OF PARTNERSHIP APPROACHES IN GOTHENBURG AND
LONDON
Maria Lindholm, Michael Browne
Logistics Research Network (LRN) Conference, Cranfield, UK - 2012 -
The role of urban consolidation centres in freight
transport
J Allen, Michael Browne, J Leonardi, A Woodburn
Evangelista, P., McKinnon, A., Sweeney, E. and Esposito, E. (eds) Supply Chain Innovation for Competing in Highly Dynamic Markets: Challenges and Solutions - 2012 -
Sustainability Strategies for City
Logistics
J Allen, Michael Browne
McKinnon, A., Browne, M. and Whiteing, A. (eds.) Green Logistics: Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Logistics, Second Edition - 2012 -
Night-time deliveries: supply chain dream or policy
nightmare?
Catrin Lammgård, Michael Browne
Logistics Research Network Conference (Cranfield, September) - 2012 -
Efficient deliveries in retail business: benefits of delivery and servicing
plan
J Leonardi, Michael Browne
Logistics Research Network Conference (Cranfield, September) - 2012 -
London 2012: the potential to change delivery patterns in response to the impact of the Olympic Games on traffic
flows
Michael Browne, J Allen, A Palmer, I Williams
Logistics Research Network Conference (Cranfield, September) - 2012 -
Green Logistics: Improving the Environmental Sustainability of
Logistics
A McKinnon, Michael Browne, A Whiteing
2012 -
Editorial for Intermodal Freight Transport and
Logistics
A Woodburn, Michael Browne, Johan Woxenius
Research in Transportation Business and Management - 2012 -
Investigating relationships between road freight transport, facility location, logistics management and urban
form
J Allen, Michael Browne, T Cherrett
Journal of Transport Geography - 2012 -
Survey Techniques in Urban Freight Transport
Studies
J Allen, Michael Browne, T Cherrett
Transport reviews - 2012 -
Understanding urban freight activity – Key issues for freight
planning
T Cherrett, J Allen, F McLeod, S Maynard, A Hickford, Michael Browne
Journal of Transport Geography - 2012 -
Logistica Verde. Tecniche
nuove
Sharon Cullinane, A.C McKinnon, Michael Browne, A.E Whiteing
2012 -
Enhancing the sustainability of urban freight transport and
logistics
Michael Browne, J Allen
Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific - 2011 -
Evaluating the use of an urban consolidation centre and electric vehicles in central
London
Michael Browne, J Allen, J Leonardi
International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences (IATSS) Research - 2011 -
Examining the influence of firm performance on business risk-taking and the mediation effect of scale of operations in the container terminal
industry
Y.H.V Lun, Michael Browne, K.H Lai, C.W.Y Wong, T.C.E Cheng
Research in Transportation Economics - 2011 -
The impact on urban distribution operations of upstream supply chain
constraints.
Michael Browne, M Gomez
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management - 2011