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The implications of resource depletion for freight transport and distribution
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posted on 2018-08-07, 15:03 authored by Richard P. HemingwayThe distribution of goods is essential to all developed
economies and is dependent upon non-renewable resources of energy
and raw materials which must become progressively scarcer and
more expensive within the next fifty years. Although
resource shortages are thought unlikely to bring transport
systems to a half within this time, the historical trend towards
concentration upon relatively resource extravagent modes and
systems may create future problems. The purpose of this wideranging
thesis is therefore to examine ways by which freight
transport's dependence upon scarce resources may be reduced
and to discuss the potential for a more efficient use of resources
in distribution. [Continues.]
Funding
Science Research Council (SRC).
History
School
- Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
Department
- Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
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1979Notes
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of M.Sc. of the Loughborough University of Technology.Language
- en
Qualification name
- MSc
Qualification level
- Masters