## Appendix A Interview Guideline  
_Interview Guidelines for Guided Interviews in the ASAP Project Hamburg \(|\) Paris \(|\) Stockholm \(|\) Vienna_  
**Format:** Semi-structured interview (non-standardized, open questions)  
**Duration: about 45-60 min. Focus topics**:  
Sleeping assets, innovative logistics concepts  
Necessary or useful framework conditions and potential implementation barriers  
Potential user groups and acceptance of relevant stakeholder groups  
Short project introduction:  
Thank you for taking the time to talk to us! We are currently working within the framework of the research project ASAP \"Awaken Sleeping Assets Project\" on the identification of so-called sleeping assets--these are urban infrastructures that have not yet been used or have not been used efficiently, such as roads, railways, waterways, vacant buildings, and other urban spaces, but also vehicles that are not fully utilized. The advantages, disadvantages, and difficulties associated with the use of these are analyzed, as well as the logistical use for which the various sleeping assets could be suitable. The overall aim is to analyze the possible uses of such sleeping assets and their strengths/weaknesses profile in order to assess their potential role for the smart cities of the future. We would therefore also like to talk to you about innovative logistics concepts and projects in this field that you have already heard about or may even have been directly involved in. The interview will last max. 1 h. Your answers will be treated absolutely confidentially and will only be used for internal project processing. In order for us to make the best use of the information, we would like to record this interview. Do you agree to this? **Start recording/make handwritten notes**  
Introduction to the content:  
As already mentioned, we understand sleeping assets as urban infrastructures that have not yet been used or have not been used efficiently, and we are investigating their potential with regard to their possible use in urban logistics networks. Entry (filter questions):  
Filter questions based on direct or indirect experience and personal knowledge level:  
1. _Direct involvement and personal experiences;_
2. _Indirect experience through stories told by colleagues or acquaintances, further education based on personal interests, following media reports, personal ideas, etc._  
_No involvement_\(\rightarrow\)_Exclusion in advance or definition of emergency issues_  
Getting started with main questions:  
* **How (highly) do you assess their relevance for the design of efficient urban transport systems? **
* **Are you currently involved in such logistics concepts or transport projects yourself or have you been involved in the past? **  
**If yes:** Ask for details about the activity or projects;  
**If no:** Ask for details on indirect knowledge, level of information and opinions in this regard. _Add clues to the questions on knowledge to help-e.g., where in the city, which infrastructures, which actors, why do you do it-so that you can prompt the interviewees._  
Thematic area: Connection between Success and Implementation:  
**Are you aware of any particularly successful, innovative logistics concepts? **  
**If yes:** What factors do you think are or were responsible for this? Why were they successful or innovative? **Do you know of projects in these or related areas that had problems with implementation or even failed? **  
**If yes:** Do you know what those factors were? **If no:** What factors do you think could be decisive in preventing the failure of such projects?What role do you think the simplicity of implementing such concepts plays upfront? In your view, what would be framework conditions that facilitate the implementation of such projects? In your view, what would be decisive factors for a sensible location where such or similar projects can be implemented? Thematic area: Cooperation:  
**Do you have experience with cooperative logistics concepts yourself?