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Record Nr.

UNINA9910672473403321

Titolo

Sustainable Transport [[electronic resource] ] : New Trends and Business Practices / / edited by Paulina Golinska, Marcin Hajdul

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2012

ISBN

3-642-23550-6

9786613574626

1-280-39670-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2012.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (344 p.)

Collana

EcoProduction, Environmental Issues in Logistics and Manufacturing, , 2193-4614

Disciplina

658.5

Soggetti

Environmental engineering

Biotechnology

Sustainable development

Production management

Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology

Sustainable Development

Operations Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

On the way to sustainability in the transport sector -- Collaboration models for sustainable transport -- Information systems and information management supporting sustainable transport -- Intermodal transport and models for CO2 reduction.

Sommario/riassunto

The aim of the book is to present the emerging environmental issues in organization and management of transport logistics. The scope of the book includes set of solutions which show different stakeholders’ viewpoints on sustainability. It points out how the transport operations organized and conducted in companies and regions might be consistent with the concept of sustainable development. The scope of the book takes into consideration trade-off relations between actors directly and indirectly involved in transport networks. Therefore, the authors present, in individual chapters, innovative approach to eco-



friendly organization and coordination of transport processes, as well as management of transport networks.