Transport industries

Human Factors in Intelligent Vehicles addresses issues related to the analysis of human factors in the design and evaluation of intelligent vehicles for a wide spectrum of applications and over different dimensions.

The second edition of Shipboard Electrical Power Systems addresses new developments in this rapidly growing field.

Shipping is a pillar of global trade, with 90 per cent of the world's trade in goods and raw materials carried by ship.

Airline pilots in various countries around the world have made determined use of industrial action.

Passenger screening at commercial airports in the United States has gone through significant changes since the events of September 11, 2001.

Addresses a variety of challenges and solutions within the transportation security sphere in order to protect our transportation systems Provides innovative solutions to improved communication and creating joint operations centers to manage response to threats Details technological measures to protect our transportation infrastructure, and explains their feasibility and economic costs Discusses changes in travel behavior as a response to terrorism and natural disaster Explains the role of transportation systems in supporting response operations in large disasters Written with a worldwide scope

This book addresses a wide range of contemporary operational maritime law issues across the spectrum of operations.

In this compelling, readable narrative, Joe Sherman explores virtually every aspect of the Saturn project, America's biggest and most publicized industrial success of the last decade.

All too often, mobility is evoked as a preferred indicator in explanations of space-time compression and its impact.

This book aims to introduce big data solutions in urban sustainability applications-mainly smart transportation and healthcare systems.

This book offers new insights into the wider socio-economic impacts of high-speed rail (HSR).

Cars are essential in modern Western societies.

Peter McManners gets underneath the well-known facts about the unsustainable nature of the aviation industry and argues for fundamental change to our travelling habits.

Die Kreuzfahrtbranche boomt: Die Häfen verzeichnen seit Jahren eine stetige Zunahme an Anläufen und Passagieren.

Addresses a variety of challenges and solutions within the transportation security sphere in order to protect our transportation systems Provides innovative solutions to improved communication and creating joint operations centers to manage response to threats Details technological measures to protect our transportation infrastructure, and explains their feasibility and economic costs Discusses changes in travel behavior as a response to terrorism and natural disaster Explains the role of transportation systems in supporting response operations in large disasters Written with a worldwide scope

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is gaining rapid acceptance as a means to track a wide array of manufactured objects.

This book, originally published in 1985, examines the development of the car industry in Coventry within both its local context and the wider economic environment.

This book is devoted to the development of procedures and technical manuals for the marine and offshore industries, providing a comprehensive guide to creating clear, effective instructional materials.

Alkibiades, a central character in Plato's Symposium, claims that philosophy touches him to the quick.

Since 1991, the National Research Council, under the auspices of the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, has undertaken a program of activities to improve policymakers' understandings of the interconnections of science, technology, and economic policy and their importance for the American economy and its international competitive position.

Alkibiades, a central character in Plato's Symposium, claims that philosophy touches him to the quick.

The nation has compelling reasons to reduce its consumption of oil and emissions of carbon dioxide.

Incorporates More Than 25 Years of Research and ExperienceRailway Transportation Systems: Design, Construction and Operation presents a comprehensive overview of railway passenger and freight transport systems, from design through to construction and operation.

Starting from the premise that airports can be run as commercial successes, The Airport Business aims to place the business as a whole within a conceptual framework.

Bowman describes Governor Gerald L.

This book provides a thorough understanding of Short Sea Shipping (SSS) and its role in transport chains, presenting a revision of EU policies for SSS.

Ideal for Merchant Navy Officers from Cadet rank to Master Mariner, the fifth edition of this highly respected book is in full colour, and has been updated to include more information on topics as diverse as electronic navigation and AIS technology whilst still including essential information on subjects such as safety at sea, rescue operations, watchkeeping duties and pollution control.

This collection of edited papers, first published in 1990, has two broad sets of objectives.

Railway workers were a uniformed and respectable section of the Victorian and Edwardian working class.

June 1997 marked the opening of the Confederation Bridge which spans the Northumberland Strait and connects Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick.

Transport and mobility history is one of the most exciting areas of historical research at the present.

In this timely work, James Giermanski describes the advent and development of security operations in the global supply chain, outlining the respective contributions of governmental and nongovernmental stakeholders to this worldwide concern.

The book discusses legal, ethical, economic and trade aspects of the Pandemic as it affects air transport.

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

This book focuses on a key case study in the history of American territories, public works, transportation and the constitutional system of checks and balances.

The standard wisdom among political scientists has been that "e;"e;iron triangles"e;"e; operated among regulatory agencies, the regulated industries, and members of Congress, all presumably with a stake in preserving regulation that protected the industries from competition.

Now in its eighth edition, this classic text is a first point of reference for anyone looking to obtain an understanding of chartering and shipbroking practice.

Extensively revised and updated edition of the bestselling textbook, provides an overview of recent global airline industry evolution and future challenges Examines the perspectives of the many stakeholders in the global airline industry, including airlines, airports, air traffic services, governments, labor unions, in addition to passengers Describes how these different players have contributed to the evolution of competition in the global airline industry, and the implications for its future evolution Includes many facets of the airline industry not covered elsewhere in any single book, for example, safety and security, labor relations and environmental impacts of aviation Highlights recent developments such as changing airline business models, growth of emerging airlines, plans for modernizing air traffic management, and opportunities offered by new information technologies for ticket distribution Provides detailed data on airline performance and economics updated through 2013

This book explores a technology that transformed airplanes into safe, practical tools of war and a means of transportation during the first half of the twentieth century.

Written primarily for serving and trainee deck officers, those studying for certificates of competency in merchant shipping and fishermen, Reeds Maritime Meteorology analyses the elements and forces which contribute to maritime meteorology and the principles which govern them.

This book presents the select proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure Projects: Conception to Execution (TIPCE 2022) at IIT Roorkee and emphasizes the understanding of transportation infrastructure projects being conceptualized, designed, and executed so as to bring the desired development in the focused area.

East Asia has led rapid economic growth in the last few decades with India joining them over the last five years.