Green Logistics: Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Logistics

As concern for the environment rises, corporations must take more account of the external costs of the movement of their products that impact climate change, air pollution, noise, vibration and accidents. Aimed at company managers and policy makers around the world, McKinnon and his co-editors compile 17 contributions from leading experts that examine the environmental consequences of the logistics relating to the transport, storage, and handling of products as they move from source to sale and how to deal with them effectively, thus achieving a more sustainable balance between economic, environmental, and social objectives The new edition adds new case studies and has been fully updated and with new content on freight transport, warehousing, vehicle utilization and the impact of ecommerce.