Green Logistics and Sustainable Economy 2nd Edition
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 24 May 2024 | Viewed by 1277
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ports; logistics; maritime transport
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Dear Colleagues,
Green logistics is the fundamental basis for the development of a sustainable economy. Green logistics is very important within the complete cycle of the sustainable circular economy and acts as a main tool for the integrated management of the supply chain and for the development of sustainable production and consumption, which is one of the pillars of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
The economy as a whole cannot function without the transport of goods along supply chains, nor without proper intermodal operations, the use of various modes of transport with different characteristics, and logistic platforms and logistical operations to optimize efficiency and effectiveness in the supply chain.
On the other hand, a sustainable economy needs the development of recycling systems, the reuse of goods, waste reduction, the rethinking of green issues, local and global decisions, the use of sustainable transport materials, the use of green practices, and the elimination and reuse of plastic and packaging, among many other issues.
Green logistics is a key concept for sustainable development, meeting the needs of future generations, and controlling global warming, as well as being a competitive factor that is increasingly appreciated by responsible companies and consumers.
New practices and technologies, information systems, partnerships, materials, process changes, cooperation systems, and applications for optimizing means of transport, among others, are linked to green logistics and have increasingly influenced the sustainable economy, as they are a fundamental pillar for its development.
The reduction in cargo dimensions, the increase in efficiency, the reduction in the empty space of transport vehicles and carriers, the increase in cargo shipments, the replacement of JIT by Just in Case, and the preference for green instead of quick or immediate all have consequences for the economy and consumption patterns.
We will accept articles covering, but not limited to, the following research topics related to green logistics and sustainable economics:
- Advanced green logistics strategies;
- Management of sustainable logistics and green logistics;
- Green logistics operations;
- Applications of green logistics;
- Green logistics and sustainable economic development;
- Green logistics and reverse logistics;
- Green logistics and intermodality;
- Cooperation systems in green logistics;
- Economic supply chain and green logistics.
Prof. Dr. Vítor Caldeirinha
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- green logistics
- circular economy
- sustainable economy
- reverse logistics
- green transport
- supply chain cooperation
