Edited by Alan McKinnon, Sharon Cullinane, Michael Browne, Anthony Whiteing

Members of the Green Logistics research consortium have published a book on Green Logistics. It provides a wide-ranging review of the subject and summarises research results from the Green Logistics research project. 



The contents are as follows: 

1. Assessing the Environmental Effects of Logistics 

Sustainability: A New Priority for Logistics Managers
A.C. McKinnon

Environmental Effects of Logistical Activity 
S.L. Cullinane and J.B. Edwards

Carbon Auditing of Companies, Supply Chains and Products
M. Piecyk

Evaluating and Internalising the Environmental Costs of Logistics
M. Piecyk, A.C. McKinnon and J. Allen

2. Strategic Perspective

Restructuring of Logistics Systems and Supply Chains
I. Harris, V. Sanchez Rodrigues, M. Naim and C. Mumford

Transferring Freight to Greener Transport Modes
A. Woodburn and A. Whiteing

Design of Greener Vehicles, Aircraft and Ships
A.C. McKinnon, J. Allen and A. Woodburn 

Reducing the Environmental Impact of Warehousing
C. Marchant 

3. Operational Perspective

Opportunities for Improving Vehicle Utilisation
A.C. McKinnon and J.B. Edwards

Optimising the Routing of Vehicles
R. Eglese and D. Black

Improving Fuel Efficiency in the Road Freight Sector
A.C. McKinnon 

Reverse Logistics for the Management of Waste
T. Cherrett, S. Maynard, F. McLeod and A. Hickford

4. Key Issues

The Food Miles Debate
T. Garnett

Sustainability Strategies for City Logistics
J. Allen and M. Browne

Benefits and Costs of Switching to Alternative Fuels
S. Cullinane and J.B. Edwards

E-commerce, E-logistics and the Environment
J.B. Edwards, Y. Wang, A. Potter and S. Cullinane

5. Public Policy Perspective

The Role of Government in Promoting Green Logistics
A.C.McKinnon

The book is published by Kogan Page. It is a paperback of 372 pages (ISBN 9780749456788) priced at £35 in the UK. 





updated 23 Sept 2010