Sustainability Intervention Mechanisms for Managing Road Freight Transport Externalities: A Systematic Literature Review

Abiye Tob-Ogu, Niraj Kumar, John Cullen and Erica E. F. Ballantyne
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Abiye Tob-Ogu: Faculty of Social Science, Sheffield University Management School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
Niraj Kumar: University of Liverpool Management School, Chatham Street, Liverpool L69 7ZH, UK
John Cullen: Faculty of Social Science, Sheffield University Management School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
Erica E. F. Ballantyne: Faculty of Social Science, Sheffield University Management School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 6, 1-18

Abstract: With road freight transport continuing to dominate global freight transport operations, there is increasing pressure on the freight transport industry and its stakeholders to address concerns over its sustainability. This paper adopts a systematic review to examine the academic literature on road freight transport sustainability between 2001 and 2018. Using content and thematic analysis, the paper identifies and categorises sustainability intervention mechanisms providing useful insights on key research applications areas and continental distribution of sustainable road freight transport (SRFT) research. In addition to the six-overarching sustainability intervention mechanism themes identified: decoupling, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), modality, operations, policy, and other, future research can explore the effectiveness of different interventions mechanisms identified in this study to improve sustainable practices across different continents.

Keywords: road freight; sustainability; intervention mechanisms; systematic review; externalities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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