Risk Management in the Field of Urban Freight Transport

AbstractThe main purpose of the paper is a development of a reference model of risk management in terms of urban freight transport (UFT) measures’ implementation from the perspective of a local authority. What distinguishes this model is a proposition of UFT stakeholders’ inclusion in all stages of risk management and a step 0 - preceding risk analysis, in which with a compromise between stakeholders the ranking of the implemented solutions should be made. On the basis of this ranking a UFT measure can be selected, for which a thorough risk analysis in relation to all the phases of implementation will be carried out. In addition the author has introduced the matrix of risk factors in relation to the various categories of UFT measures. This matrix can be a useful tool not only for local authorities but also for other UFT stakeholders while identifying risk factors for selected measures