Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Verkehrswissenschaft, Note: 1,8, Fachhochschule Erfurt (Wirtschaft - Logistik - Verkehr), 9 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: If we look at the traffic situation over the past decades there are serious facts wecan't ignore- traffic jam and chaos on the streets during the rush hour especially inour cities.Hence it foollows that we have to find solutions for these problems.As a result of that in the 1970s and 1980s two catchwords have won more andmore influence in transport policy- cargo transport centre and city logistics.With the help of different points we want to show you the advantages anddisadvantages of these two possibillities of solutions of traffic caused problems.At first there are an introduction and some introducing words referring to thereason of the traffic problem. In the second chapter some theoretical basics anddefinitions are explained. The third chapter deals with the first catchword of thecargo transport centre. In this part the reader on the one handside is introduced inthe structure and the constituent parts of a cargo transport centre and on the otherhandside he gets information about characteristics, functions and the aims of it.The forth chapter is about the second catchword named city logistics. In thischaptor the reador gets information about the idea of city logistics, it's advantagesand disadvantages as soon as the structure of itself. Last but not least there is thesummary of all chaptors as an recapitulatory ending.