Green logistics : improving the environmental sustainability of logistics / edited by Alan McKinnon, Michael Browne, and Anthony Whiteing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part.1. Assessing the environmental effects of logistics -- Environmental sustainability: a new priority for logistics managers / Alan McKinnon -- Assessing the external impacts of freight transport / Maja Piecyk, Sharon Cullinane and Julia Edwards -- Carbon auditing of companies, supply chains and products / Maja Piecyk -- Evaluating and internationalizing the environmental costs of logistics / Maja Piecyk, Alan McKinnon and Julian Allen -- Part.2. Strategic perspective -- Restructuring road freight networks within supply chains / Irina Harris ..et.al -- Transferring freight to 'greener' transport modes / Allan Woodburn and Anthony Whiteing -- Development of greener vehicles, aircraft and ships / Alan McKinnon, Julian Allen and Allan Woodburn -- Reducing the environmental impact of warehousing / Clive Marchant and Peter Baker -- Part.3. Operational perspective -- Opportunities for improving vehicle utilization / Alan McKinnon and Julia Edwards -- Optimizing the routeing of vehicles / Richard Eglese and Daniel Black -- Increading fuel efficiency in the road freight sector / Alan McKinnon -- Reverse logistics for the management of waste / Tom Cherrett .. et.al. -- Part.4. Key issues -- The food miles debate: is shorter better / Tara Garnett -- Sustainability strategies for city logistics / Julian Allen and Michael Browne -- Benefits and costs of switching to alternative fuesl / Jacques Leonardi, Sharon Cullinane and Julia Edwards -- E-business, e-logistics and the environment / Julia Edwards .. et.al. -- Part.5. Public policy perspective -- The role of government in promoting green logistics / Alan McKinnon