Green Logistics: Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Logistics

Green Logistics analyzes the environmental consequences of logistics and how to deal with them. Written by a leading team of logistics academics, the book examines ways of reducing these externalities and achieving a more sustainable balance between economic, environmental and social objectives. This new edition introduces new contributors and international case studies, includes downloadable supporting materials, technical information and guidelines for teachers/lecturers. The editors have added new material on e-business, e-logistics and the environment and new chapters on green performance and environmental reporting, nature-inspired network design for distributed logistics, Green Logistics developments in different parts of the world and Future Scenarios for Green Logistics.

Author: Alan McKinnon
Publisher: Kogan Page
Published: 03/29/2016
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.77lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780749479060

About the Author

Alan McKinnon is Professor and Head of Logistics at Kühne Logistics University, Germany.

Michael Browne is Professor of Logistics at the University of Westminster, UK.

Anthony Whiteing teaches at the Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds, UK.

Maja Piecyk is Associate Professor in Logistics at Heriot-Watt University, UK.

Contributors:

Julian Allen, Senior Research Fellow in the Planning and Transport Department at the University of Westminster
Peter Baker, Visiting Fellow at Cranfield School of Management
Maria Björklund, Associate Professor of Logistics Management in the Department of Management and Engineering at Linköping University
Daniel Black, teaches Management Science in the Business School at the University of Edinburgh
Tom Cherrett, Associate Professor of Logistics at the Transportation Research Group, University of Southampton
Sharon Cullinane, Visiting Fellow at the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg
Julia Edwards, former Research Associate at the Logistics Research Centre in the School of Management and Languages at Heriot-Watt University
Richard Eglese, Professor of Operational Research in the Department of Management Science at Lancaster University Management School
Tara Garnett, Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford
Irina Harris, teaches Logistics and Operations Modelling within the Logistics and Operations Management Section at the Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University
Adrian Hickford, Senior Research Assistant at the Transportation Research Group at the University of Southampton
José Holguín-Veras, WH Hart Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Jacques Leonardi, Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Planning and Transport, University of Westminster
Clive Marchant, former Senior Teaching Fellow at Heriot-Watt University
Sarah Maynard, former researcher at the Transportation Research Group (TRG), University of Southampton
Fraser McLeod, Research Fellow with the Transportation Research Group, University of Southampton
Christine Mumford, Reader in Computer Science and Informatics at Cardiff University
Mohamed Naim, Professor in Logistics and Operations Management and Associate Dean at Cardiff Business School
Andrew Potter, Reader in Transport and Logistics at Cardiff University
Vasco Sanchez-Rodrigues, teaches Logistics and Operations Management at Cardiff Business School
Yingli Wang, teaches Logistics and Operations Management at Cardiff Business School.
Allan Woodburn, teaches Freight and Logistics in the Planning and Transport Department at the University of Westminster

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