Transport industries

Multinational Enterprise and Transnational Regions offers an innovative approach to the study of the history of transnational economic regions.

This book focuses on spatial planning of megacities that are growing in Asia, Africa, and America.

The Space Industry of the Future consists of the first instance of guidance for the space industry on how value creation in space can occur for the greater benefit of humanity using principles of capitalism and sustainability.

The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit provides practical tools and ideas to optimize the management of logistics and supply chain processes.

Der 'Gute Weg', der ein reibungsloses, zügiges Vorankommen ohne Gefahr und Hinderung ermöglicht und damit die essentielle Grundlage einer vernetzten, raum- und distanzkomprimierten – kurz: mobilen – Gesellschaft repräsentiert, ist kein frommer Wunsch ausschließlich von Straßennutzer:innen der Gegenwart.

With all levels of governments currently, and for the foreseeable future, under significant fiscal stress, any new transit funding mechanism is to be welcomed.

This book supports companies in the transport sector, political decision-makers, transport engineers, planners and scientists doing fundamental research who are confronted by growing challenges in transport.

Today, some suppliers have grown increasingly powerful and in certain cases, earn revenues that rival or even exceed that of their automaker clients.

This book sheds light on the nature and causes of the issues and challenges in human resources in shipping and proposes fresh recommendations to manage them.

Heard the one about the airline that has introduced 'corpse cupboards' on new planes to cope with the number of people who die in the air?

This title was first published in 2000.

The central concerns of mobilities research - exploring the broader context and human aspects of movement - are fundamental to an understanding of the maritime freight transport sector.

Like the railroad and the automobile, the airliner has changed the very geography of the societies it serves.

Airline business models continue to be shaped by powerful forces relating to customers, complexities and regulators.

Vehicle, road, sign, and signal lighting are provided to enable drivers to reach their destinations quickly and safely.

The Communist Economic Challenge (1965) examines the substantial industrial development in the Soviet Union, and its European satellites, and China, looking at Khrushchev's boast that by 1970 the USSR's industrial output would surpass that of the USA.

This book addresses the latest organizational, regulatory, and governance issues of main port systems, linking them to the financial aspects that are currently in use regarding investments in the port industry.

An exploration of the history of the sixty-mile, Scottish Highland canal and its significance to the region’s transportation and tourism.

Discover insider secrets of how America s transportation system is designed, funded, and built and how to make it work for your community In Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town, renowned speaker and author of Strong Towns Charles L.

This book describes how the first African American mass political organization was able to gain support from throughout the African diaspora to finance the Black Star Line, a black merchant marine that would form the basis of an enclave economy after World War I.

Between 1970 and 1997, the nation's railroads engaged in corporate mergers in an effort to stem the decline of the industry's market base, increase low return on investments, and counter the deterioration of trackage and equipment.

This book provides readers with a foundation in policy development and analysis, describing how policy, including legal mechanisms, are applied to the marine environment.

For all engineers and practitioners, it is essential to have a fundamental understanding of cost structure, estimating cash flows, and evaluating alternative projects and designs on an economic basis.

The Routledge Handbook of Urban Logistics offers a state-of-the-art, comprehensive overview of the discipline of urban and city logistics.

Kompakte Einführung in die spanlosen Bearbeitungstechniken zur Herstellung von 2-D- oder 3-D-Bauteilen durch Abtragen (Bohren, Schneiden, Gravieren), Auftragen (Beschichten, Schweißen, Rapid Prototyping) und Umformen (Biegen, Tiefziehen, Strangpressen, Schmieden).

The Northern Sea Route and the Economy of the Soviet North (1956) evaluates the commercial value of the route on the basis of a detailed study of the economy of the Soviet North.

In response to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), the National Research Council appointed a committee operating under the auspices of the Naval Studies Board to study the national security implications of climate change for U.

This accessible reference introduces firefighting and fire safety systems on ships and is written in line with the IACS Classification Rules for Firefighting Systems.

The development of U.

Sustainability at Work is a compelling guide for everyone who wants to have both a successful career and a career that makes a positive difference in society.

This book presents Internet transport economics as a new approach to understanding the packet-switching paradigm of Internet infrastructure as a global transport system for data packets.

Sea freight remains overwhelmingly the most common form of transport for goods globally.

First Published in 1966.

An influential guide to maritime emergencies and the current strategies that can be employed to cope with the immediate after effects and ramifications of disaster at sea.

This book is the eleventh volume of a sub-series on Road Vehicle Automation, published as part of the Lecture Notes in Mobility.

This edited volume brings together contributions from experienced academics and practitioners in shipping law to consider the crucial subject of remedies in shipping litigation.

There is a growing interest in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), particularly in infrastructure and public services.

Ever since their inception, space activities have been innovative, but not driven by commercial considerations that is, until the end of the Cold War, when the commercialization of space escalated.

How does public transport work in an African city under neoliberalism?

This book presents state-of-the-art research and practice in optimization routing, specifically the vehicle routing problem (VRP).

Dozens of practical actions you can take to minimize the risks and manage the realities of aerial hijacking and terrorism In this timely guide, Dan McKinnon, former Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board, a Naval rescue pilot, and current President of North American Airlines:* Recommends smart travel strategies for business and personal travel* Offers life-saving behaviors to adopt in a crisis situation* Describes current antiterrorism programs* Identifies high-risk global locales and gives a rundown of cultural do s and don ts * Details airport security measures and compliance Empowering anyone who flies, this book packs the information you need to offset fears and reach your destination safely.

Training and certification for Seafarers has been founded on technical aspects, but maybe the most important thing to do aboard a ship is dealing with people.