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- Covers the conceptualization of green shipping practices, measurement scales for evaluating GSP implementation, green management practice and green shipping networks
- Presents theory-driven discussion on the link between implementing GSP and firm performance
- Provides a reference for firms to understand and evaluate their capability in carrying out green operations on their shipping activities
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Shipping and Transport Logistics (STL)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Green Shipping Practices
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Front Matter
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Green Shipping Networks
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Front Matter
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Greening and Firm Performance
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About this book
Consisting of nine chapters, the book covers topics such as the conceptualization of green shipping practices(GSPs), measurement scales for evaluating GSP implementation, greening capability, greening and performance relativity (GPR), green management practice, and green shipping network.
In view of the increasing quest for environment protection in the shipping sector, this book provides a good reference for firms to understand and evaluate their capability in carrying out green operations on their shipping activities.
Authors and Affiliations
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic Universit, Hong Kong, China
Y.H. Venus Lun
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Department of Logistics and Maritim, The Hong Kong Polytechnic Universit, Hong Kong, China
Kee-hung Lai
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Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic Universit, Hong Kong, China
Christina W.Y. Wong
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Hong Kong, China
T. C. E. Cheng
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Green Shipping Management
Authors: Y.H. Venus Lun, Kee-hung Lai, Christina W.Y. Wong, T. C. E. Cheng
Series Title: Shipping and Transport Logistics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26482-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-26480-6Published: 30 November 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35266-4Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-26482-0Published: 19 November 2015
Series ISSN: 2365-9947
Series E-ISSN: 2365-9955
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 134
Number of Illustrations: 77 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Transportation, Renewable and Green Energy, Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology