Green Logistics ( The Paradoxes of )
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Logistics are an important function of modern transport systems. Contemporary technological and spatial developments have improved the cost, efficiency and reliability of freight and passenger transport systems. At the same time, the negative environmental impacts of transportation have gained wide recognition and are at the core of issues of sustainability, especially in urban areas. Since the applications of logistics are generally positive for the efficiency of transport systems, it has been suggested that logistics are environmentally friendly, thus the concept of “green logistics”. It is argued that although logistics may be linked to less environmentally damaging transportation systems, they have created a set of paradoxes that may prove to be the contrary to what is believed. This paper will thus investigate the issue of green logistics and the environmental paradoxes it creates in terms of transportation modes, terminals and activities.
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