From bricks to clicks: The impact of online retailing on transport and the environment

Transport Reviews

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 759-776

  Cullinane, Sharon ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; E-COMMERCE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; RESEARCH; RETAILING; SHOPPING ACTIVITY;

EID: 70449134283     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441640902796364     Document Type: Article

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