Sustainable freight transport [electronic resource] / Alan McKinnon.
Material type: FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBusiness & management collection. Supply chain management: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2010Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (62 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Business logistics -- Environmental aspects | Delivery of goods -- Management | Freight and freightage | TransportationOnline resources: Click here to access online | SeriesAnimated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Contents: Environmental effects of freight transport -- Five key ratios that determine the relationship between economic output and the environmental impact of freight movement -- Freight transport intensity: ways of decoupling freight traffic growth from economic growth -- Modal split: opportunities for switching freight to 'greener' transport modes -- Vehicle utilisation: constraints on vehicle loading and how they can be relaxed -- Fuel efficiency: cutting fuel consumption in trucks, ships and planes -- Emission intensity: tightening emission standards, electrification of freight transport and use of biofuels.
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