“Cityzen” logistics: A visual archaeology of consumer logistics

• This paper analyses “cityzen” logistics—how pedestrians carry their things. The purpose is to describe how the way of transporting goods in the city center has evolved over time. It draws on a comparative analysis of two similar large streets in the cities of Gothenburg and Toulouse from the late XIXth century to present. The chosen methodology combines archaeology, ethnography and statistics. It rests on quantitative analysis of photographs combined with qualitative analysis. These methods illuminate geographical, technical and cultural differences, but also surprising similarities between our two cities.

Subject headings

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Sociologi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Sociology (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Företagsekonomi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Economics and Business -- Business Administration (hsv//eng)

Keyword

consumer logistics

archaeology

history

city

containers

bags

Publication and Content Type

vet (subject category)

kon (subject category)