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Main Title Sustainable Transport New Trends and Business Practices / [electronic resource] :
Type EBOOK
Author Golinska, Paulina.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Hajdul, Marcin.
Publisher Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Year Published 2012
Call Number TD195.B58
ISBN 9783642235504
Subjects Environmental sciences ; Biotechnology ; Sustainable development
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23550-4
Collation X, 346 p. online resource.
Notes
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only
Contents Notes
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. 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.