Transportation

Paratransit challenges the conventional approach to public transport in the United States, which depends on fixed-route, fixed-schedule, publicly owned or regulated systems such as buses and trains. Paratransit is a type of service which relies on small...

In this timely work, Sheila Deitz and William Thoms have brought together a group of essays that explore some of the human factors that are becoming increasingly recognized as major causes of airplane mishaps and crashes. While much of the discussion on...

Dempsey and Thoms provide an authoritative overview of the development of transportation law in the America in the last century. They trace the development of American transportation (including railroads, pipelines, water transport, motor carriers, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865690530Author Barry BluestoneFormat HardbackPage Count 223Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648309345Author Steven BoldemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Dolans PublishingPublisher Dolans PublishingWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Changing vessel technology presents a major challenge to shipping manufacturers. A change in vessel design can require major modifications of port facilities, information systems, and marketing techniques. While shippers must be ready to make changes in...

Not yet availableBook InformationISBN 9780821399125Author Cordula RastogiFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint World Bank PublicationsPublisher World Bank Publications

The flagship report Turning the Right Corner: Ensuring Development Through a Low Carbon Transport Sector emphasises that developing countries need to transition to a low-carbon transport sector now to avoid locking themselves into an unsustainable and...

The development aid community has placed a great deal of emphasis on the need for rural mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Thus far, most development partners and governments in SSA have relied on two overarching assumptions when dispensing transport...

This comprehensive chronology of the automobile covers its engineering as well as the social, cultural, and political impact of the car from the invention of the wheel to the O.J. Simpson car chase. It examines the auto industry, the road and roadside,...

The rule of the road--the simple requirement that traffic keep either to the left or to the right--has a history long antedating the appearance of the automobile. This volume, the first book-length treatment of the subject, discusses the origins and...

The governments of several countries are in the process of reforming their regulatory regimes for the railways, and there is much debate about the appropriate regulation of transport in general and railways in particular-especially in light of...

Strohl examines the evolving network of high speed railway passenger trains in Western Europe. The purpose of the study, in addition to placing high speed train networks in a geographic and economic context, is to introduce the American reader to the...

This report examines how Indonesia can spur a shift to electric motorcycles by developing its motorcycle charging infrastructure.Motorcycles are a major component of road transport in Indonesia with more than 120 million estimated to be in use. While the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789292701208Author Asian Development BankFormat PaperbackPage Count 78Imprint Asian Development BankPublisher Asian Development Bank

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781662933516Author Christopher AckissFormat PaperbackPage Count 34Imprint Gatekeeper PressPublisher Gatekeeper PressWeight(grams) 50gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

The Master Plan presents a comprehensive 10-year strategy and action plan for improving the subregion's transport linkages across the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) member states.It is intended to...

The airline industry is one of the most fascinating in the world, with roots going back to the earliest years of the 20th century. Not long after the Wright brothers flew successfully for the first time in 1903, interest in aviation for military and...

Providing a fascinating view into the creation of CubeSats, this book outlines their metamorphic role in democratizing space exploration. Paris Chrysos and Francesco Paolo Appio delve into the novel world of satellite innovation, showcasing how...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802678697Author Isaac HartleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Isaac HartleyPublisher Isaac HartleyWeight(grams) 358g

In recent years, the European air transport industry has seen a number of important changes, with more on the horizon. This comprehensive work presents a multi-faceted analysis of the air industry in Europe, how it has developed in recent years, and how...

With the growth of just-in-time delivery and e-commerce, fast and efficient cargo delivery remains in high demand around the globe. Not so long ago, the air cargo mode was employed mostly to move higher valued goods. Open international trade, combined...

Women play an essential role in the transport workforce worldwide, working in formal and informal jobs in public transport, road freight and logistics, rail, maritime and aviation sectors, in ports and in active travel. Women, Work and Transport is an...

"Transportation Indicators and Business Cycles" recognises the important role the transportation sector plays in business cycle propagation and develops indicators for this sector to identify its current state, and predict its future. The...

The COVID-19 pandemic showed how transport plays a role in societal responses to global events at all levels, from governments to transport operators and individuals. Transport and Pandemic Experiences consolidates these lessons from a range of...

Given the potential size of some of the markets involved and the comparative advantages in serving them, it is surprising to see a relative sparsity of airline activity in developing countries. Lack of suitable data, limited interest, and the...

The study of transport is the study of movements, of displacements of individuals and things in both space and time. The objective of this book is to provide the basic concepts and tools for the economic analysis of transport systems, with emphasis on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781882567539Author Jerry FenningFormat PaperbackImprint Western Research Institute, IncorporatedPublisher Western Research Institute,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781512811148Author William James CunninghamFormat HardbackPage Count 84Imprint University of Pennsylvania PressPublisher University of Pennsylvania...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788170493082Author Andrew R. ThomasFormat HardbackImprint Manas PublicationsPublisher Manas Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783755797739Author Patrick SiegfriedFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Books on DemandPublisher Books on DemandWeight(grams) 168g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941870747Author Beth CarrollFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Indie Books InternationalPublisher Indie Books InternationalWeight(grams) 272g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789292703509Author Asian Development BankFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint Asian Development BankPublisher Asian Development BankWeight(grams) 957g

In Last Exit Clifford Winston reminds us that transportation services and infrastructure in the United States were originally introduced by private firms. The case for subsequent public ownership and management of the system was weak, in his view, and...

An estimation and calculation of interest, depreciation, etc., under the "Rule of Rate-making" of the Transportation Act of 1920.Book InformationISBN 9781512809220Author Shao-Tseng WuFormat HardbackPage Count 236Imprint University of...

Collaboratively written by eleven experts with extensive experience in the field of commercial aviation, The World of Civil Aerospace is a unique book that defines its own category. Covering the beginnings of commercial aviation, aircraft design and...

Earl J. Currie examines the standards, methods, and practices for railway operations that James J. Hill developed and applied so successfully for the Great Northern and other railways companies that he controlled. Currie compares the performance and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781464812866Author Atsushi IimiFormat PaperbackPage Count 129Imprint World Bank PublicationsPublisher World Bank Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780821385166Author Donald MitcehllFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint World Bank PublicationsPublisher World Bank Publications

This concise and clearly focused Dictionary, with contributions by the leading authorities in their fields, brings order and clarity to a topic that can suffer from confusion over terminology and concepts. It provides a bridge between the academic...