Freight Transport Deceleration: Its Possible Contribution to the Decarbonisation of Logistics

Transport Reviews

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 418-436

  McKinnon, Alan C ^a  

^a KÜHNE LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

decarbonisation; freight transport; speed reduction; supply chains

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; LOGISTICS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84958058305     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441647.2015.1137992     Document Type: Article

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