| Description | How can we accommodate the rapidly expanding movement of passengers and freight in a way that is environmentally and socially sustainable into the future? This unit introduces students to the major environmental issues that must be considered in contemporary transport and logistics operations including climate change, regional and local air pollution, noise pollution, amenity and safety. Following this introduction, we focus on passenger transport, identifying the major trends working against sustainability and the range of regulatory, behavioural, pricing, and voluntary strategies available to try to reverse these trends. We then introduce the notion of 'green' logistics and what regulators and companies can/should be doing to facilitate more sustainable practices in the shipment of freight. This includes consideration of the environmental issues associated with reverse logistics practices including product recall and recycling. Finally, we consider the issues/challenges around sustainable aviation and international shipping practice. Throughout the unit, we focus on what is going on in both the developed and emerging world nations, where the challenges are potentially on a different order of magnitude. The unit is of particular value to students majoring in transport, logistics, environmental planning, and urban planning. |
