To date, there is a lack of structured research into the use of cargo cycles
within city logistics (De Decker, 2012; Gruber, Kihm, & Lenz, 2014;
Lenz & Riehle, 2013). This chapter presents the findings from a systematic
literature review that summarises existing research and identifies the
potential of cargo bikes in sustainable urban logistics. For academic papers
and reports, searches within academic databases Science Direct
(www.sciencedirect.com) and Web of Science (webofknowledge.com)
were performed to find relevant literature within the field of sustainable
urban freight transport addressing the use of bicycles, cargo bikes, cargo
trikes and electrically assisted pedal cycles (Rowley & Slack, 2004).