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Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest
The Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Railway Historical
Society compiled this 1966 History of the Lehigh Valley Transit
Company, beginning with the horse-drawn cars in 1868 Allentown.
Now in Paperback! Carroll Shelby, legendary driving ace, race team
owner, and designer of Shelby Cobra, Daytona, and Mustang GT350
classics is revered by automotive enthusiasts, yet little has been
written about the last quarter century of Carroll Shelby's life.
During that time Chris Theodore, VP at Chrysler and Ford, developed
a close personal friendship with Carroll. The Last Shelby Cobra
chronicles the development of the many vehicles they worked on
together (Viper, Ford GT, Shelby Cobra Concept, Shelby GR1, Shelby
GT500 and others). It is an insider's story about how Shelby came
back to the Ford family, and the intrigue behind the five-year
journey to get a Shelby badge on a Ford Production Vehicle. The
author provides fresh insight and new stories into Shelby's
larger-than-life personality, energy, interests and the many
unpublished projects Carroll was involved with, up to his passing.
Finally, the book describes their unfinished project, the Super
Snake II Cobra, and the serendipitous circumstances that allowed to
the author to acquire 'Daisy,' the last Shelby Cobra. To his many
fans, Carroll Shelby was truly 'the most interesting man in the
world.'
This 1940 operation manual for the 1940 Autocar Truck model U-2044
combines: Autocar Company information, including brances and
officers; the car building record; instructions; parts list;
service bulletins; and schematics.
A lavishly illustrated celebration of the golden age of aircraft,
cars, ships and locomotives from 1900 to 1941 by the author of the
bestselling Empire of the Clouds. This dazzling book describes the
flourishing of transport and travel, and the engineering that made
it possible, in the years before the Second World War. It is an
homage to the great vehicles and their mechanisms, their cultural
impact and the social change they enabled. James Hamilton-Paterson
explores the pinnacle of the steam engine, the advent and glory
days of the luxury motorcar and the monster vehicles used in land
speed records, the marvellous fast ocean liners and the excitement
and beauty of increasingly aerodynamic forms of passenger aircraft.
These were the days when for most people long-distance travel was a
dream, and the dream-like glamour of these machines has never been
surpassed. Hamilton-Paterson has an unrivalled ability to write
evocatively about engineering and design in their historical
context, and in this book he brings a vanished era to life.
When originally published in 1975, (here re-issuing the 3rd edition
of 1985), this was the only genuinely introductory textbook to the
subject of transportation planning. The introductory chapter places
the issue of transport in its broader societal context, relating it
to demographic, socio-economic, political and environmental
considerations. The increasing importance of technology is
recognized in the chapter which covers commonly used software
packages. As a whole the book provides a basic introduction to the
traffic estimation stage of the transport planning process and
forms a general guide and survey to the whole subject.
Originally published in 1986, this book remains as relevant today
as when it was first published, as it discusses issues in transport
policy that are still being debated: what levels of subsidies
should be applied; what form of ownership should prevail; how
transport should be regulated or deregulated; and which modes of
transport should be favoured. The book examines how policies have
evolved, and what factors affect present decision making. It
includes contentious areas such as international airline
deregulation and urban transport.
Originally published in 1964, this book assesses the role of
government and its agencies in the transport sector and is aimed at
economic students and those in the history transport planning. Part
1 sets up a framework of accepted economic principles concerning
the efficient operation of a transport system. Part 2 traces the
history of government intervention in transport and the latter part
of the book examines complementarity and competition between
different agencies and the problem of transport co-ordination. Many
of the issues remain pertinent today: the conflict between rail and
road and the political debates over ownership – privatization
versus nationalization.
When originally published in 1975, (here re-issuing the 3rd edition
of 1985), this was the only genuinely introductory textbook to the
subject of transportation planning. The introductory chapter places
the issue of transport in its broader societal context, relating it
to demographic, socio-economic, political and environmental
considerations. The increasing importance of technology is
recognized in the chapter which covers commonly used software
packages. As a whole the book provides a basic introduction to the
traffic estimation stage of the transport planning process and
forms a general guide and survey to the whole subject.
Originally published in 1988 the central issue of this book is city
centre decline and the potential of adequate planning and transport
for halting and reversing this decline. A highly topical
international study, it examines the effects of public transport
policies on the central areas of several British cities and those
in the former West Germany and France. A series on in-depth case
studies deals with the structure of central and local government
and the operation of town and transport planning in each country.
The book discusses the principles, legislation and practice of
physical planning in city centres. It will be of interest to those
concerned with urban and transport planning.
Originally published in 1988, this book reviews a selection of
national policies and sets them against EU (the former EEC) action
or inaction to sharpen the readers’ understanding of both
national and supranational policies. The book is innovative in its
method of studying the subject and its focus on multi-dimensional
transport issues including the impact of the Common Transport
Policy. The analysis is seen throughout from the consumers’
perspective. The book will be of interest to those concerned with
European transport studies, especially geographers, economists and
planners.
Originally published in 1979, this volume is an invaluable study of
a railway system and its adjustment to changing
political-geographical conditions, as well as changes in economic
and social geography. Each change in the territorial extent or in
the internal territorial-administrative organisation of Germany has
had its repercussions upon the spatial pattern of the country’s
economy and consequently upon the demand for transport.
Furthermore, the central position of Germany within the continent
has given an added importance to the role of its railways in the
overall pattern of the European railway system. For the transport
geographer the comparisons and contrasts with the British railway
system are particularly insightful.
Originally published in 1982 and contributed to by a range of
international authors and experts in the field of transport
accessibility, this volume discusses the position of urban and
rural transport problems of the elderly and disabled in the UK,
USA, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, The Netherlands and Sweden.
Based on research, policy analysis and documental field experience
the volume also discusses advances made in relevant technology,
major changes in public policy and innovative proposals for system
development or change.
Originally published in 1995 this book provides an authoritative
and stimulating account of the issues and problems facing transport
planners in the 21st century. The contributors – leading
authorities from North America and Europe – put forward a wide
range of points from which future technical developments and
transport will be approached. They review the ways in which human
needs and national expectations can be served by technological
developments in the 21st Century.
Originally published in 1985, this book considers many important
aspects of the transport systems of the former Soviet Union and
Eastern Europe. It looks at the different modes of transport and
the problems faced by each. Examining the relationship between
transport problems and those of poor economic performance against
the possibilities of economic reform the book analyses some of the
measures which were taken to remedy the situation.
Originally published in 1935 at a time when the First World War had
brought about massive economic and social change which had
repercussions for transport, this book examines all forms of
transport planning in relation to economics, sociology and town
planning as well as Britain’s place and operational abilities in
international markets. Topics which are still debated today, such
as privatization versus nationalization are also discussed.
Diasporic Mobilities on Vacation is a nuanced exploration of the
embodied and affective practices of Moroccans from Europe visiting
Morocco for summer vacation. Rather than characterizing them as
uncomfortably split between homelands, this book focuses on how
their touristic leisure practices create their own space of
diasporic belonging. An expert on Moroccan diaspora communities and
mobile lifestyles, the book draws on multi-sited and mobile
ethnographic research to take the reader along on the journey
'home' and experience the daily lives of diasporic visitors. Their
practices, activities, and encounters on vacation offer insights
into larger issues of class, leisure consumption, and transnational
belonging in South-to-North migration contexts. Concretely, the
book shows how these holiday encounters simultaneously generate
integration into Morocco for migrant descendants who can feel at
'home' in this homeland, and differentiation from others in how
they embody 'Moroccaness' as social and material actors. This book
shows how seemingly frivolous practices of leisure have material
consequences for individuals who belong across homelands.
Positioned at the intersection of migration studies, leisure and
tourism mobilities, and ethnomethodology and practice theory, this
book is a worthwhile read for scholars and students-indeed, anyone
questioning or experiencing problems of belonging in transnational
and diasporic contexts.
Haynes disassembles every subject vehicle and documents every step
with thorough instructions and clear photos. Haynes repair manuals
are used by the pros, but written for the do-it-yourselfer.
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