# Logistics Space: A Literature Review from the Sustainability Perspective
## 6 Conclusions and Potential Research Directions  
Some studies have confirmed that with the continuous development of economic globalization and integration, logistics geospatial space has changed. As sustainability is a new requirement for regional and urban development, logistics is becoming a new public issue for local governments. In order to limit energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions and improve efficiency of economic development, controlling the location of logistics facilities is becoming the goal of urban space planning. This paper examines two activities of the logistics space: sprawl and cluster. It is found that logistics sprawl and cluster are promoting the integration of urban logistics facilities resources and the division of logistics functional areas. When planning the location of logistics nodes and enterprises, urban planners and business decision makers should fully consider the impact of land rent, traffic accessibility, market demand, agglomeration advantages, and government policies. And should also pay attention to the economic and social problems brought about by logistics, such as energy shortages, environmental pollution and so on. As the pace of economic activities has accelerated, the requirements for logistics efficiency have become higher and higher. It will be critical to allocate logistics facilities in a geographical space and coordinate logistics needs and supply of logistics services. The sustainable logistics development strategy and innovative logistics operation model are urgently needed to promote the rapid development of logistics. Research on logistics space has achieved preliminary results, but in terms of a complete academic system, existing research has weaknesses in the following areas:  
1. Theoretical research. The theoretical support of logistics space mainly comes from the theory of industrial agglomeration and the theory of economies of scale in economics, and the location theory of geography. The breadth and depth of theoretical research is limited, and a complete theoretical system has not yet been established. 2. Method research. The research method for logistics space is through the processing of data, calculation of industrial agglomeration index and the use of ArcGIS software to display the spatial distribution of logistics facilities on the map. Due to the use of previous data, there is a time lag in the conclusion of the study. Future research can use forecasting models to predict the evolution of logistics space based on the development trend of logistics and the government's future plans. 3. Data mining. The acceleration of the logistics information process and the continuous development of a large amount of logistics information include not only the location data of logistics facilities but also the spatial data of freight movement. The rational use of these data to study the distribution and evolution of logistics space from the perspective of macro and micro, abstract and concrete, has important theoretical and practical significance. Limited to the complexity of the logistics industry and lack of real and reliable data, it has certain deviations from the distribution and evolution of logistics space. Future research should strengthen the collection and screening of logistics data. 4. Practical application. Due to the time lag of data, the research results can only provide experience guidance for the evolution of logistics space. Research mainly focuses on qualitative research, and it is difficult to provide accurate guidance for government planners and business decision makers. [PERSON] and [PERSON] conceived the conception and collected documents. [PERSON] and [PERSON] screened eligible papers carefully given reasonable opinions; [PERSON] wrote the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.