In recent decades, great changes have taken place in residents’ lifestyle and consumption structure. Urban household consumption plays an increasingly significant role in promoting energy use and related carbon emissions. Communities are regarded as the basic part of city, and also units and...

Effective liner shipping is important for the global seaborne trade. The volume of cargoes transported by liner shipping has been increasing over the past decades. Liner shipping companies face three levels of decision problems, including strategic, tactical, and operational problems. The...