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BL
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| Record Number
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1030652
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b785022
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| Title & Author
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Green logistics : : improving the environmental sustainability of logistics /\ edited by Alan McKinnon [and others].
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| Publication Statement
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London ;Philadelphia :: Kogan Page,, ©2010.
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1 online resource (xi, 372 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0749458747
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: 9780749458744
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0749456787
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9780749456788
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Table of contents; Contributor biographies; Part 1 Assessing the environmental effects of logistics; 1 Environmental sustainability; 2 Assessing the environmental impacts of freight transport; 3 Carbon auditing of companies, supply chains and products; 4 Evaluating and internalizing the environmental costs of logistics; Part 2 Strategic perspective; 5 Restructuring of logistics systems and supply chains; 6 Transferring freight to 'greener' transport modes; 7 Development of greener vehicles, aircraft and ships; 8 Reducing the environmental impact of warehousing; Part 3 Operational perspective.
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| Abstract
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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.
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Business logistics-- Environmental aspects.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Industrial Management.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Management Science.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Management.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Organizational Behavior.
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Effets sur l'environnement.
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Logistik
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Logistique.
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Politique de l'environnement.
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Umweltverträglichkeit
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Logistik.
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Materialstyrning.
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| Dewey Classification
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658.7
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| LC Classification
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HD38.5.G696 2010eb
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AR 27700rvk
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QP 530rvk
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| Added Entry
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McKinnon, Alan C.,1953-
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