Sustainable logistics / edited by Cathy Macharis, Sandra Melo, Johan Woxenius, Tom van Lier.

Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoBingley, UK : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, [2014]
Descriptionxxvii, 338 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Business logistics--Environmental aspects.

Other author/creatorMacharis, Cathy.
Other author/creatorMelo, Sandra.
Other author/creatorWoxenius, Johan.
Other author/creatorLier, Tom van.
SeriesTransport and sustainability ; v. 6
Transport and sustainability v. 6. ^A1256979
Contents Options for competitive and sustainable logistics / Richard Smokers [and three others] -- Mitigating the negative environmental impacts of long haul freight transport / Sharon Cullinane -- Comparison of vehicle miles travelled and pollution from three goods movement strategies / Erica Wygonik and Anne Goodchild -- The shades of green in retail chains' logistics / Maria Björklund and Helena Forslund -- Assessing urban logistics pooling sustainability via a hierarchic dashboard from a group decision perspective / Jesus Gonzalez-Feliu and Joëlle Morana -- Packaging for eco-efficient supply chains : why logistics should get involved in the packaging development process / Katrin Molina-Besch and Henrik Pålsson -- Freight transport mode choice and mode shift in New Zealand : findings of a revealed preference survey / Hyun-Chan Kim, Alan Nicholson and Diana Kusumastuti -- Business models for shipper-operated intermodal transport solutions / Jonas Flodén and Edith Sorkina -- Intermodal break-even distances : a fetish of 300 kilometres? / Dries Meers, Tom Vermeiren and Cathy Macharis -- The cargo tram : current status and perspectives, the example of Brussels / Mathieu Strale -- Towards zero emission urban logistics : challenges and issues for implementation of electric freight vehicles in city logistics / Hans Quak and Nina Nesterova -- The cost and effectiveness of sustainable city logistics policies using small electric vehicles / Sandra Melo, Patrícia Baptista and Álvaro Costa.
Summary This book will bring a state of the art overview of the research done in sustainable logistics. It will be structured along the four Aas of sustainable logistics: awareness, avoidance, acting and shifting goods, and anticipation of new technologies.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Issued in other formebook version: 9781784410612
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2019300269
ISBN1784410624
ISBN9781784410629

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