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This publication contains criteria, test methods and procedures to be used for classification of dangerous goods according to the provisions of Parts 2 and 3 of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Model Regulations, as well as of chemicals presenting physical hazards according to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). It also supplements national or international regulations which are derived from the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods or the GHS.
Thematische Erlebnis- und Konsumwelten erleben seit einigen Jahren in Deutschland einen ausserordentlichen Boom: Ferienparks und Themenhotels, Urban Entertainment Center und Brand Lands, Freizeitparks und Infotainment Center weisen grosse Besucherzahlen und hohe Wiederholerraten auf. Die aktuelle Krise mehrerer Musical-Produktionen und Themenrestaurant-Ketten macht zugleich deutlich, dass der Markt der Mixed-Use-Center durch eine grosse Dynamik gekennzeichnet wird. Als zentrale Steuerfaktoren erweisen sich dabei rasche Veranderungen im Konsumentenverhalten und eine wachsende Konkurrenz durch neue Wettbewerber. In der Offentlichkeit generell wie speziell auch in der Tourismusbranche besteht ein erhebliches Informationsdefizit uber Erlebnis- und Konsumwelten. Vor diesem Hintergrund ist es das zentrale Ziel des Werkes, eine umfassende und grundliche Information uber die Marktsituation, das Marketing-Management und die Erfolgsfaktoren von Erlebnis- und Konsumwelten zu vermitteln."
Hochaktuelle Fragestellung nicht nur in der Hotellerie: Wie entsteht und wie sichert man die Kundenzufriedenheit mit dem Ziel der nachhaltigen Kundenbindung? Das Werk beantwortet diese Frage. Aus dem Inhalt: Beherbergungsbetriebe als Dienstleistungsunternehmen. Kundenzufriedenheit. Dienstleistungsqualitat. Messung von Kundenzufriedenheit und Dienstleistungsqualitat. Checklisten. Beschwerdemanagement. Von der Kundenzufriedenheit zur Kundenbindung."
While traditionally sequential approaches have been used to deal with the cyclic/non-cyclic crew rostering problem in public transit, Lin Xie focuses on several solution approaches based on a novel network design to solve this task within one step. This is due to the fact that sequential planning often produces some unassigned duties that require additional drivers to cover them, while some drivers do not get jobs on some days. This integrated approach reduces additional personnel/operational costs and improves the satisfaction of drivers compared with the sequential one. Moreover, the author develops a web-based decision support system, which supports the planner in choosing a customized model as well as a suitable solution approach for solving the problem.
A comparison of major shifts in volume of freight traffic in the Soviet Union and in the United States. Originally published in 1962. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Globalization of the economy, fragmentation of the production process, increasing externalization of TNCs activities through their global value chains and the widespread adoption of Just-in-Time have increased the flows of raw materials, intermediate goods and finished products, with a direct effect on the transport and logistics industry. This industry, indeed, plays a key role in connecting the different import and export markets and the vertically disaggregated components of production system, which are widespread in the world. The existing literature on transport and logistics is mainly focused on engineering research, transportation economics and management studies, disregarding the view of regional economics, which relates with the impact of economics on space, and therefore, on the impact of internationalisation on a specific industry - transport and logistics and its effects on space. The present book aims to fill the gap in the existing literature by presenting the state of the art of the impact of globalisation and internationalisation of the economy on this industry and focusing on the case of Italy.
The Manual of Tests and Criteria contains criteria, test methods and procedures to be used for classification of dangerous goods according to the provisions of Parts 2 and 3 of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Model Regulations, as well as of chemicals presenting physical hazards according to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). As a consequence, it supplements also national or international regulations which are derived from the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods or the GHS. At its ninth session (7 December 2018), the Committee adopted a set of amendments to the sixth revised edition of the Manual as amended by Amendment 1. This seventh revised edition takes account of these amendments. In addition, noting that the work to facilitate the use of the Manual in the context of the GHS had been completed, the Committee considered that the reference to the “Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods” in the title of the Manual was no longer appropriate, and decided that from now on, the Manual should be entitled “Manual of Tests and Criteria"".
This report draws on the experience of Gui'an New District in the People's Republic of China to explain how intelligent transport systems can be planned, designed, and implemented. High-quality transport systems are essential for developing cities in the Asia and Pacific region to transform into safe, sustainable urban centers. Intelligent transport systems have a key role to play in boosting the operation and maintenance of urban transport modes by providing data collection, processing, and communications systems. Using Gu'ian New District as a case study, the report demonstrates how intelligent transport systems can save time, money, and lives if properly planned and implemented.
Now available in paperback for the first time, this classic work
presents a cognitive-semiotic framework for understanding how maps
work as powerful, abstract, and synthetic spatial representations.
Explored are the ways in which the many representational choices
inherent in mapping interact with information processing and
knowledge construction, and how the resulting insights can be used
to make informed symbolization and design decisions. A new preface
to the paperback edition situates the book within the context of
contemporary technologies. As the nature of maps continues to
evolve, Alan MacEachren emphasizes the ongoing need to think
systematically about the ways people interact with and use spatial
information.
The story of what one daring entrepreneur with dreams and determination can achieve. Frank Hasenfratz grew up in Hungary learning to dodge bullets and avoid land mines during the Second World War. When the 1956 revolution erupted, he and his army unit joined the insurgents. After the revolution was crushed, he fled to Guelph, Ontario, where he gambled everything on a one-man operation making oil pumps for Ford. The company he founded, Linamar, today has 15,000 employees in eight countries and is the second-largest maker of auto parts in Canada. To create this global empire, Hasenfratz stayed ahead of competitors through hard work, visionary leadership, a cost-conscious regimen, and a skilled workforce. In 1990, Hasenfratz designated his daughter, Linda, to succeed him as chief executive officer but first put her through a prolonged apprenticeship that took her from the plant floor to head office. Driven to Succeed is the story of what one daring entrepreneur with dreams and determination can achieve.
Mit dem ausserordentlich starken Wachstum des Tourismus weltweit hat sich auch eine Erscheinungsvielfalt entwickelt, die mit Schwierigkeit zu uberschauen ist. Andererseits hat sich mit zahlreichen neuen Destinationen auch der Wettbewerb auf dem Tourismusmarkt verstarkt. Um erfolgreich im Markt zu bestehen, ist eine Segmentierung der Zielgruppen vorzunehmen, welche die Grundlage jeglichen Tourismusmarketing sein sollte. Mit dem Werk wird diesem Umstand Rechnung getragen, zumal die behandelten Tourismustypen fur den Anbieter touristischer Leistungen ein interessantes Gastepotential eroffnet."
This book argues that the issues surrounding sustainable transport constitute a new - post-modern - phase in transport policy and management
Dieses Handbuch beinhaltet 73 Beitrage von 76 Autorinnen und Autoren die versuchen das gesamte Feld der Freizeit- und Tourismusgeographie moglichst vollstandig abzudecken. Es richtet sich an die Studierenden der Universitaten und Fachhochschulen sowie an die Praktikerinnen und Praktiker in der Tourismusbranche.
Over the past ten years, the study of mobility has demonstrated groundbreaking approaches and new research patterns. These investigations criticize the concept of mobility itself, suggesting the need to merge transport and communication research, and to approach the topic with novel instruments and new methodologies. Following the debates on the role of users in shaping transport technology, new mobility research includes debates from sociology, planning, economy, geography, history, and anthropology. This edited volume examines how users, policy-makers, and industrial managers have organized and continue to organize mobility, with a particularly attention to Europe, North America, and Asia. Taking a long-term and comparative perspective, the volume brings together thirteen chapters from the fields of urban studies, history, cultural studies, and geography. Covering a variety of countries and regions, these chapters investigate how various actors have shaped transport systems, creating models of mobility that differ along a number of dimensions, including public vs. private ownership and operation as well as individual vs. collective forms of transportation. The contributions also examine the extent to which initial models have created path dependencies in terms of technology, physical infrastructure, urban development, and cultural and behavioral preferences that limit subsequent choices.
Das Lehrbuch ist aus Vorlesungen im Grund- und Hauptstudium fur Wirtschaftler und Informatiker hervorgegangen. Ganz besonders wendet sich das Lehrbuch an Studierende von interdisziplinaren Studiengangen wie der Tourismus- und Verkehrswirtschaft, der Wirtschaftsinformatik und des Wirtschaftsingenieurwesens. Es kann daruber hinaus aber auch fur die Ausbildung von Betriebswirten und Technikern eingesetzt werden. Aus dem Inhalt: Grundlagen empirischer Haufigkeitsverteilungen. Einfuhrung in die Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung. Schatzen und Teilen von Parametern spezieller Verteilungen. Techniken zur Datenerhebung. Multivariate statistische Verfahren. Losungen zu den Ubungsaufgaben."
City and state governments around the world are struggling to achieve environmentally sustainable transport. Economic, technological, city and transport planning and human behaviour solutions are often hampered by ineffective implementation. So attention is now turning to institutional, governmental and political barriers. Approaches to these implementation problems assume that transport ownership can only be public (owned by state entities) or private (corporate or personal). Another option - largely unexplored to date - is communal ownership of transport. Community-Owned Transport proposes and develops the notion that communal ownership has a historical basis and provides unique opportunities for providing personal mobility. It looks at the historical roots of modern urban transport's failings as those of technological change and the associated governing of transport systems, particularly the role of public sector institutions. Community ownership is explored through the new 'sharing economy' developments - car sharing, ridesharing and bicycle share schemes - and older social innovations in ecovillages and communal living. Models and practices of community ownership of transport are provided and this study also discusses how community ownership might contribute to sustainable transport. Drawing widely on different disciplines and fields of scholarship, this book explores the conceptual and practical aspects of communal ownership of transport. It will be a valuable resource for those seeking innovative approaches to addressing the pressing problems of transport, including graduate and postgraduate students, as well as policymakers, practitioners and community groups.
Wit, wisdom, adventure, and revelations from sixty years on the road. They say that only truck drivers experience the true grandeur and landscape of America: the winding mountainsides at sunrise, the first frosts of winter descending on apple orchards, the call of the rising roosters. In A Trucker's Tale, Ed Miller gives an inside look at the allure of the work and the colorful characters who haul our goods on the open road. He shares what it was like to grow up in a boisterous trucking family, his experience as an equipment officer in Vietnam, the wide range of vehicles he's mounted, and the daily trials, tribulations, risks, and exploits that define life as a trucker. Ed's vibrant, no-holds-barred tales are hilarious and heartwarming, sometimes cringeworthy or unbelievable—recollections of heroic feats as well as the “fishing stories” that have stretched and shifted from CB radio to CB radio. Many are the results of what he calls “just plain stupidity.” Others bring to light the small acts of kindness and grand gestures that these Knights of the Highway perform each day, as well as the safety risks and continual danger that these essential workers endure. Together they paint a compelling portrait of one of the most important but least-known industries and reveal why Ed, and so many like him, just kept on truckin’.
Transport Justice develops a new paradigm for transportation planning based on principles of justice. Author Karel Martens starts from the observation that for the last fifty years the focus of transportation planning and policy has been on the performance of the transport system and ways to improve it, without much attention being paid to the persons actually using - or failing to use - that transport system. There are far-reaching consequences of this approach, with some enjoying the fruits of the improvements in the transport system, while others have experienced a substantial deterioration in their situation. The growing body of academic evidence on the resulting disparities in mobility and accessibility, have been paralleled by increasingly vocal calls for policy changes to address the inequities that have developed over time. Drawing on philosophies of social justice, Transport Justice argues that governments have the fundamental duty of providing virtually every person with adequate transportation and thus of mitigating the social disparities that have been created over the past decades. Critical reading for transport planners and students of transportation planning, this book develops a new approach to transportation planning that takes people as its starting point, and justice as its end.
Written for safety managers of both large and small fleets of vehicles, this complete guide shows you how to identify and understand your three key responsibilities as a safety manager: prevent accidents, protect your company's property against potential loss, and comply with the requirements of Occupational Safety and Health Act and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations. Relevant motor-carrier-safety regulations are presented in easy-to-use checklists, simplifying the confusing task of compliance. You'll find regulatory guidelines for fulfilling such tasks as operating commercial motor vehicles, transporting hazardous materials, obtaining commercial drivers' licenses, meeting commercial drivers' qualifications, and understanding the testing for alcohol and controlled substances. Special features include a complete directory of DOT agencies and state commercial driver's licensing offices, 15 ready-to-use forms for complying with DOT's reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and a visual glossary of traffic signs for use in training. The author also includes suggestions for driving in severe weather and coping with driver fatigue.
Our time at the wheel is done. Driving will become illegal, as human drivers will be demonstrably more dangerous than cars that pilot themselves. Is this an impossible future, or a revolution just around the corner? Sam Schwartz, America's most celebrated transportation guru, describes in this book the revolution in self-driving cars. The ramifications will be dramatic, and the transition will be far from seamless. It will overturn the job market for the one in seven Americans who work in the trucking industry. It will cause us to grapple with new ethical dilemmas-if a car will hit a person or a building, endangering the lives of its passengers, who will decide what it does? It will further erode our privacy, since the vehicle can relay our location at any moment. And, like every other computer-controlled device, it can be vulnerable to hacking. Right now, every major car maker here and abroad is working on bringing autonomous vehicles to consumers. The fleets are getting ready to roll and nothing will ever be the same, and this book shows us what the future has in store. |
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