Logistics-related land use and property

The present and future land requirements of logistical activities

Paper

McKinnon, A.C. in Land Use Policy, 26: S293-S301. (2009)

The dominant logistical activities of storage, freight transport and materials handling require substantial amounts of land. It is estimated, for example, that in 2006 warehousing occupied around 23,500 ha in England and Wales. This paper examines the changing demand for land from the logistics sector. ...

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Trends in European logistics activity: location and property aspects

Report

Damesick, P. and McKinnon, A.C. Report published by St. Quintin Research, London (1993)

This report examined the warehouse property markets of the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Germany, identifying areas of high demand for warehouse space and the changing nature of companies’ warehousing requirements.   Click here to download a copy of this report ...

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Recent trends in warehouse location

Chapter

McKinnon, A.C. in Logistics and Distribution Planning. Ed. James Cooper. Kogan Page: London, 131-144 (1988)

This book chapter examines macro-level data on the changing pattern of warehouse floorspace in England and micro-level data collected in surveys of the distribution systems of UK manufacturers and retailers. An updated version of the chapter appeared in the 2nd edition of this book in 1993. ...

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Nation of Regional Distribution Centres

Article

McKinnon, A.C. and Pratt, A 'A Nation of Regional Distribution Centres' Town and Country Planning, July/Aug 1984.

This paper summarises the results of a survey of planning authorities' attitudes and policies towards warehousing development in the East Midlands region of England.   All five counties and 36 of the 40 districts participated in the survey.  The overall picture that emerged was that warehousing was neither attracting much attention ... ...

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The development of warehousing in England

Article

McKinnon, A.C. in Geoforum, 14 (4) , 389-399 (1983)

Over the past decade there has been a growing recognition by the business community, central government and local planners of the economic importance of warehousing. This importance can be measured in terms of the value of stock held in warehouses, their very rapid growth relative to other types of commercial property and the employment they create. ...

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