The Environmental Implications of Electronic Commerce - A Critical Review and Framework for Future Investigation
(2003) In Management of Environmental Quality 14(4). p.460-476- Abstract
- There are accelerating trends for the implementation of electronic commerce(e-commerce) as an extra marketing channel for selling products globally via the access of the
Internet. This is expected to in¯uence the shape of future cities and the conservation of natural
resources. This paper critically reviews the current research work to date regarding the
environmental implications of e-commerce. The main observation is that there are dif®culties to
generalise the results. There is a general agreement that it is highly dif®cult, if not impossible, to
state if the damaging effects of e-commerce on the environment can weigh over the advantageous
effects or the contrary. One proposition in... (More) - There are accelerating trends for the implementation of electronic commerce(e-commerce) as an extra marketing channel for selling products globally via the access of the
Internet. This is expected to in¯uence the shape of future cities and the conservation of natural
resources. This paper critically reviews the current research work to date regarding the
environmental implications of e-commerce. The main observation is that there are dif®culties to
generalise the results. There is a general agreement that it is highly dif®cult, if not impossible, to
state if the damaging effects of e-commerce on the environment can weigh over the advantageous
effects or the contrary. One proposition in this context is that instead of looking at e-commerce as
ªa vehicle driving towards freely satisfying the market needsº, we should look at e-commerce as ªa
cart attached to our vehicle towards sustainable developmentº. (Less)
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- Abukhader, Sajed LU and Jönson, Gunilla LU
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- 2003
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- Contribution to journal
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- subject
- keywords
- Internet, Life cycle assessment, Enviromental management, Electronic commerce, Environment, Environmental assessment, Energy consumption, packaging logistics
- in
- Management of Environmental Quality
- volume
- 14
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 460 - 476
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- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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- scopus:84986014782
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- 1477-7835
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- English
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abstract = {{There are accelerating trends for the implementation of electronic commerce(e-commerce) as an extra marketing channel for selling products globally via the access of the<br/><br>
Internet. This is expected to in¯uence the shape of future cities and the conservation of natural<br/><br>
resources. This paper critically reviews the current research work to date regarding the<br/><br>
environmental implications of e-commerce. The main observation is that there are dif®culties to<br/><br>
generalise the results. There is a general agreement that it is highly dif®cult, if not impossible, to<br/><br>
state if the damaging effects of e-commerce on the environment can weigh over the advantageous<br/><br>
effects or the contrary. One proposition in this context is that instead of looking at e-commerce as<br/><br>
ªa vehicle driving towards freely satisfying the market needsº, we should look at e-commerce as ªa<br/><br>
cart attached to our vehicle towards sustainable developmentº.}},
author = {{Abukhader, Sajed and Jönson, Gunilla}},
issn = {{1477-7835}},
keywords = {{Internet; Life cycle assessment; Enviromental management; Electronic commerce; Environment; Environmental assessment; Energy consumption; packaging logistics}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{4}},
pages = {{460--476}},
publisher = {{Emerald Group Publishing Limited}},
series = {{Management of Environmental Quality}},
title = {{The Environmental Implications of Electronic Commerce - A Critical Review and Framework for Future Investigation}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/2633454/2533904.pdf}},
volume = {{14}},
year = {{2003}},
}