Transport industries

In aiming to understand and model peoples' out-of-home movements, the academic field of transport planning is confronted with two major challenges.

The centrepiece of the Canadian government's regulatory strategy from 1904 onwards, the Board of Railway Commissioners is also central to Cruikshank's study.

Based on in-depth empirical research, this book develops our understanding of maritime transport costs, the maritime industry and the competitiveness of regions in a global market environment through a geographical lens.

The central premise of Design for Transport is that the designer's role is to approach design for transport from the point of view of the user.

Air cargo is a key element of the global supply chain.

As London sought to use the Olympics to achieve an ambitious programme of urban renewal in the relatively socially deprived East London it attracted global attention and sparked debate.

Originally published in 1968, and using official records, this book charts the history of the Railway Clearing House and shows the vital role it played in the development of British railways and the growth of the economy.

This volume explores options for a sustainable maritime domain, including maritime transportation, such as, Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP), maritime education and training, maritime traffic and advisory systems, maritime security.

Now in its seventh edition, this bestselling Handbook for Marine Radio Communication provides an incomparable reference source for all vessels using maritime radio communication systems, which are now a legislative requirement.

Airportness takes the reader on a single day's journey through all the routines and stages of an ordinary flight.

Dynamic Positioning for Engineers enables the reader to acquire the basic knowledge of the concepts and understanding of the dynamic positioning (DP) system from the systems perspective.

This book explains global trends and strategies in the shipping business, looking at the role of logistics service providers and at how information technology can help shipping operations.

The Oil Industry in India (1971) examines the issues relating to the oil industry of an oil-importing country, and was the first of its kind.

This book is a guide to the economic evaluation of transport policies and investment projects through cost-benefit analysis (CBA).

Increasing capacity at ports and goods movement in the supply chain in general, while also satisfying environmental, economic, political, labor union, and other constraints is, arguably, the greatest challenge of modern transportation.

The Second Five-Year Plan of the Development of the U.

Many of the maritime disputes today represent a competing interest of two groups: coastal states and user states.

This book, fist published in 1979, traces the growth of Britain's inland transportation systems, chiefly for goods traffic, by road, canal and railway, from the early seventeenth century to the eve of nationalisation in 1947.

The Routledge Companion to Air Transport Management provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of air transport management research and literature.

An essential reference written for the marine industry and seafarers around the world, Cargo Work has been fully revised and expanded to cover the key classes of cargo, regarding the handling, stowage and carriage of all major commodities by marine transports.

Safety Management Systems and their Origins: Insights from the Aviation Industry presents different perspectives on SMS to better decode what it means as a safety approach and what it implicitly conveys beyond safety.

When it comes to airline security, there is nothing more important than getting people to their destinations safely.

This book will explore a new approach to airport planning that better captures the complexities and velocity of change in our contemporary world.

Discussing the concept of mobility at large and that of spatial mobilities in particular, this book makes the case for daily spatial mobilities as a distinct type of mobility and explores this concept from a variety of perspectives.

The Command Companion of Seamanship Techniques is the latest work from the well-respected marine author, D J House.

Challenging the stereotype of premodern China as an agricultural nation, this book examines the development of the maritime sector, maritime institutions, and sea power in the premodern era.

During much of his early career, from 1944 through to the early 1960s, Richard Hardy took hundreds of pictures of life on the railways and the men he knew and worked with on a daily basis, using his trusty Brownie 620 box camera.

Russia and America (1987) examines the divergence between two countries organised on diametrically opposed economic principles - one centrally-planned, state-dominated, the other a highly decentralised market economy, free from significant government intervention.

History and Development of Airline Cabin Safety offers an understanding of how cabin safety evolved over time.

This book examines the rural transition and transportation in China.

This book shows how shipping companies can adapt to the changing world of international maritime business.

Uber is one of the most innovative companies of our time.

Making extensive use of the National Archives and the Archives of Ontario, Styran and Taylor unveil previously unpublished information about the construction of the canals, including technical plans and drawings from a wide variety of sources.

Cyclecraft is the definitive guide to safe and enjoyable cycling for both adults andchildren.

The COVID-19 pandemic represents an extraordinary inflection point that caught airlines worldwide unprepared, causing CEOs to recalibrate their business models.

Aviation is one of the most widely talked about industries in the global economy and yet airlines continue to present an enigma.

How can the social sciences help us to understand the past, present and potential futures of cycling?

The Libyan Oil Industry (1980) gives a narrative and analysis of the economic consequences of the discovery and production of oil in Libya, from the searches for oil by the major oil companies to the establishment of Libya as one of the main exporters in the world.

Der Philosoph und die Lagunenstadt - die Nietzsche-Kennerin Renate Müller-Buck hat sich auf Spurensuche begebenZwischen 1880 und 1887 verbrachte Friedrich Nietzsche insgesamt fünfmal eine längere Zeit in Venedig.