Transport industries

Over the last decade the concept of clustering has become a central idea for analyzing the competitiveness of nations, industries and firms.

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 introduces an indispensable tool: the carbon footprint calculator for urban planning.

Tides: A Primer for Deck Officers and Officer of the Watch Exams prepares the reader for the Officer of the Watch and Master/Mate certificates required by all officers on commercial seagoing vessels.

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

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

In a world seeking to tackle global environmental problems such as climate change, the importance of local and national institutional change to deal most effectively with these issues is critical.

This book takes the concept of piracy as a starting point to discuss the instability of property as a social construction and how this is spatially situated.

This book discusses several methodological problems in traffic psychology which are not currently recognized as such.

Reflecting the dynamic relationships between socio-technical behaviour and change, this book presents leading research on the transition process needed to achieve more sustainable transport systems.

Find the right answer the first time with this useful handbook of preliminary aircraft design.

Air Transport and Regional Development Policies is one of three interconnected books related to a four-year European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action established in 2015.

Chronology of Venezuelan Oil (1969) covers all aspects of the Venezuelan petroleum industry's historical evolution: technical, legal, economic, social and political to create a reference source for scholars, teachers, executives, professionals and technicians, as well as students of the industry.

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.

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

This is a story of hope in the face of widespread consternation over the global climate crisis.

This book provides insights into China's energy consumption and pollution as well as its energy saving policies.

The key aim of this volume is to demonstrate ways in which an understanding of history can be used to inform present-day transport and mobility policies.

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

In the dynamic and volatile shipping industry, effective performance management is essential to an organization's success.

This book aims to investigate the global value chain (GVC) from a viewpoint of industrial development and examine how GVC participation, upgrading, and connectivity have affected structural transformation in developing economies.

Originally published in 1996, this work begins by considering the changes that have taken place in the social, political and economic environment of Eastern Europe as a whole and then concentrates upon the shipping market with reference to Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Hungary.

This title was first published in 2001.

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

Large technological systems, such as seaports, nuclear power stations, wind farms and natural gas extraction, provide vital functions for society.

The air transport industry has high economic impact; it supports more than 60 million jobs worldwide.

This book stems from a series of biennial conferences devoted to issues affecting air-transport provision in remoter regions that have been organized by the Centre for Air Transport in Remoter Regions at Cranfield University.

Since 1981, the biennial International Symposium on Aviation Psychology (ISAP) has been convened for the purposes of (a) presenting the latest research on human performance problems and opportunities within aviation systems, (b) envisioning design solutions that best utilize human capabilities for creating safe and efficient aviation systems, and (c) bringing together scientists, research sponsors, and operators in an effort to bridge the gap between research and applications.

Das Nachschlage- und Lehrwerk berücksichtigt sowohl die Interessen der Führungskräfte, der Mitarbeiter und der Auszubildenden touristischer Leistungsträger als auch die der Studierenden und verbindet die Eigenschaft eines Lexikons mit der eines Kompendiums.

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.

The ITF Transport Outlook 2023 examines the impacts of different policy measures on global transport demand and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to 2050.

The number of airplane flights worldwide continues to grow and is one of the many drivers of climate change.

Organizational communication impacts service efficiency and productivity.

The Latest Tools and Techniques for Managing Infrastructure AssetsFully updated throughout, this practical resource provides a proven, cost-effective infrastructure asset management framework that integrates planning, design, construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, and renovation.

Verkehrsdienstleistungen sind wichtiger Bestandteil der touristischen Leistungskette und erfreuen sich kontinuierlich wachsender Markt- und Beförderungszahlen.

Air Transport and Regional Development Policies is one of three interconnected books related to a four-year European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action established in 2015.

Covering cost structures and cost problems as well as costing methodologies, this book, first published in 1988, aims to enhance understanding of the economics of all types of transportation: freight and passenger, by truck, rail, bus and air.

The public debate over civilian use of drones is intensifying.

Viable, value-creating solutions for securing global transportation networks Securing Global Transportation Networks demonstrates how improved security processes can create value across all the business functions throughout an entire value chain.