Transport industries

The taxicab makes a significant contribution to the accessibility of a city, and provides a wide range of services across many different social groups and urban environments.

This book illustrates and discusses the main characteristics of port-city development dynamics with a focus on the fast-growing city-states of the Middle East, which are emerging as key players in logistics and the global supply chain.

Air safety is right now at a point where the chances of being killed in an aviation accident are far lower than the chances to winning a jackpot in any of the major lotteries.

This book explores the functioning of coal markets and their influence on ports and maritime economics since the second half of the nineteenth century.

Economic Trends in Soviet Russia (1930) examines the economic position of the USSR a decade after the Revolution.

Soldiers and Oil (1978) examines Nigeria under military rule from 1966 to 1978, a period of political change as well as economic - the period also saw a twenty-fold increase in Nigerian oil revenues.

During the past century, scientists, world statesmen, and international entrepreneurs have become increasingly aware of the potential of the oceans as a source of minerals.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the economics of the business of maritime transport.

Air traffic and the aviation industry have grown rapidly on the Chinese mainland in the two and a half decades since China's open door policy.

Under and post COVID-19 conditions, companies are adapting to smart ways of operating and managing logistics processes to counteract the negative implications of the pandemic.

Transformations in Mobility provides a panoramic overview of the changing mobility business landscape, helping transportation leaders and consultants make sense of the most important trends, challenges and opportunities impacting this sector.

While there are a multitude of publications on corporate finance and financial management, only a few address the complexity of air transport industry finance and scant attention has been given to airport financial management.

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

An examination of the role and struggles of dockworkers-enslaved and free-in Charleston between the American Revolution and the Civil WarWorking on the Dock of the Bay explores the history of waterfront labor and laborers-black and white, enslaved and free, native and immigrant-in Charleston, South Carolina, between the American Revolution and Civil War.

The definitive, up-to-date guide to airport planning and managementFully revised, updated, and reorganized to reflect the latest advances in the aviation industry, Airport Planning and Management, Sixth Edition offers comprehensive coverage of this challenging field.

Oil and Development in the Arab Gulf States (1985) brings together in one volume the manifold sources of information on the Arab Gulf region, especially the impact of oil revenues on its economic, political and social development.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA fascinating fear of flying book from a commercial airline pilot and author of the popular website askthepilot.

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

Despite extensive efforts to understand the overall effect of urban structure on the current patterns of urban mobility, we are still far from a consensual perspective on this complex matter.

This book indicates the shortcomings of the current international legal system and customary international norms that govern international aviation law to comply with contemporary air transport market realities.

The bible on operation and economics within the maritime transport industry, covering types of ship, issues related to crew, cargo and ports, and examining changes in the industry.

The aviation industry is a major driver of world trade.

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.

Public and private institutions are committing resources and making important long-term decisions concerning the collection, management, and use of spatial data.

While change in the aviation sector is hardly a new phenomenon, going forward the rate of change will accelerate due to the emergence, convergence, and intersection of powerful internal and external forces.

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

Decision-making on outsourcing new product development (especially innovation projects), such as engaging and managing the supply chain, is far from easy.

Title first published in 2003.

International maritime law is far from inert, everyday international affairs constantly test existing law and, in many occasions, require its development.

The on-going globalisation and the increasing demand for flexibility in modern businesses have made transport, together with business logistics, a major functional domain.

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.

This book rigorously examines the air transport market liberalisation process on the African continent and presents key highlights, challenges, and impediments to embracing an "e;open skies"e; market environment in Africa.

Delays in construction projects are frequently expensive, since there is usually a construction loan involved which charges interest, management staff dedicated to the project whose costs are time dependent, and ongoing inflation in wage and material prices.

We are starting to see the first real progress in space exploration in the private sector, and there are many jobs becoming available in this fascinating new field.

One of the principal arguments put forth by Brexit supporters is that by freeing the UK from the stranglehold of EU law, the country will be able to expand its markets through increased bilateral trade and enhance economic growth.

Safety Management Systems in Aviation presents the quality management underpinnings of SMS.

Airline Operations and Delay Management fills a gap within the area of airline schedule planning by addressing the close relationships between network development, economic driving forces, schedule demands and operational complexity.

Modelling and Managing Airport Performance provides an integrated view of state-of-the-art research on measuring and improving the performance of airport systems with consideration of both airside and landside operations.

The book offers a comprehensive overview of the multifaceted matters that arise in the process of financing commercial aircraft.

Sustainability at Work is a compelling guide for anyone who seeks both a successful career and a career that makes a positive difference in society.

Learn the design and analysis of numerical algorithms for aerodynamics.

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