TY - GEN
T1 - Strategic Placement and Sustainable Practices
T2 - 2nd International Conference on Sustainability: Developments and Innovations, ICSDI 2024
AU - Alkaabi, Khaula
AU - Mehmood, Kashif
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - This study explores the dynamics of the growing food truck business in the United Arab Emirates, focusing on the interplay between site selection, sustainability practices, alignment with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and their impact on Urban Planning and Development. Using quantitative methodology and Smart (PLS-SEM) analysis, the research confirms the substantial relationship between geographical location, sustainability, SDG alignment, and urban planning, shaping the success of food truck businesses in the UAE. The findings emphasize the importance of site selection and sustainability for food truck success, mediated through urban planning and development. The study contributes fresh insights into the impact of food trucks on the UAE's urban landscape, providing valuable information for small-scale culinary firms and enhancing understanding of their role in sustainable urban development. The results offer perspectives for food truck operators, city planners, and decision-makers, emphasizing the potential of food trucks to foster vibrant and sustainable urban environments.
AB - This study explores the dynamics of the growing food truck business in the United Arab Emirates, focusing on the interplay between site selection, sustainability practices, alignment with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and their impact on Urban Planning and Development. Using quantitative methodology and Smart (PLS-SEM) analysis, the research confirms the substantial relationship between geographical location, sustainability, SDG alignment, and urban planning, shaping the success of food truck businesses in the UAE. The findings emphasize the importance of site selection and sustainability for food truck success, mediated through urban planning and development. The study contributes fresh insights into the impact of food trucks on the UAE's urban landscape, providing valuable information for small-scale culinary firms and enhancing understanding of their role in sustainable urban development. The results offer perspectives for food truck operators, city planners, and decision-makers, emphasizing the potential of food trucks to foster vibrant and sustainable urban environments.
KW - Food Truck Businesses
KW - Geographical Locations
KW - Infrastructure and Location Selection
KW - SDG's
KW - Sustainability
KW - Urban Planning
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U2 - 10.1007/978-981-97-8712-8_36
DO - 10.1007/978-981-97-8712-8_36
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85210152024
SN - 9789819787111
T3 - Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
SP - 286
EP - 293
BT - Proceedings of the ICSDI 2024 - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainability
A2 - Mansour, Yasser
A2 - Subramaniam, Umashankar
A2 - Mustaffa, Zahiraniza
A2 - Abdelhadi, Abdelhakim
A2 - Ezzat, Mohamed
A2 - Abowardah, Eman
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Y2 - 18 February 2024 through 22 February 2024
ER -