0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Browse All Departments
Price
  • R0 - R50 (1)
  • R100 - R250 (46)
  • R250 - R500 (371)
  • R500+ (2,942)
  • -
Status
Format
Author / Contributor
Publisher

Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries

Project and Policy Evaluation in Transport (Paperback): Liana Giorgi, Alan Pearman, Annuradha Tandon, Dimitrios Tsamboulas Project and Policy Evaluation in Transport (Paperback)
Liana Giorgi, Alan Pearman, Annuradha Tandon, Dimitrios Tsamboulas
R755 Discovery Miles 7 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This title was first published in 2002: There is a multitude of assessment methods available for analyzing and reporting on the impacts of policies, all with different underlying assumptions and a wide range of criteria. Since the 1950s, much research has gone into creating guidelines for policy analysis, yet only a small percentage of evaluation has been carried out on transport policy - and none by political scientists or social policy specialists. The editors of this volume recognize that European integration has seen a drive to bring policy evaluation on to the transport agenda and has increased demands for 'strategic assessments'. It has become apparent that to gain a fuller understanding of the success of a transport programme, a much more complex combination of analytical methods must be used, and a set of guidelines specifically for the field of transport must be developed. This book achieves this by bringing together a multidisciplinary team of analysts from throughout the EU to discuss in a much broader way the various types of assessment methods and how they can best be used to evaluate transport programmes and systems, both individually and in combination.

Institutional Reform of Air Navigation Service Providers - A Historical and Economic Perspective (Hardcover): Rui Neiva Institutional Reform of Air Navigation Service Providers - A Historical and Economic Perspective (Hardcover)
Rui Neiva
R2,689 Discovery Miles 26 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the last 30 years, most developed nations have corporatized their air navigation service providers, providing significant benefits to the travelling public and national economies. At a time when one of the last holdouts - the United States - is once again discussing the corporatization of its air traffic control system, Dr. Neiva's book presents a thorough analysis of the issues that other countries have had to deal with when they corporatized their systems. This book should not be missed by anyone who wants a detailed study of a very important policy, transportation, and economic topic.' - Jim Burnley, Former US Secretary of Transportation, US'Not every book has the potential to change the world, but this one does. Dr. Neiva's research and analysis of the US experience with respect to air traffic control, and his extensive look at how other countries provide these services, could help make history. The US is now seriously considering major reforms to its air traffic services, and access to objective, thoughtful, and rigorous research like this is essential reading for policy makers and academics alike.' - Joshua Schank, CEO and President, Eno Center for Transportation, DC, US 'The changing structure and growth of global aviation has resulted in major challenges for the capacity, organization, and financing of air navigation. Rui Neiva's book presents a thorough review of the governance and performance of air navigation providers worldwide. The use of a variety of economic analyses provides new insights about the drivers of air traffic control performance, including important findings about the effects of commercialization/privatization and the benefits of airspace reform. The book's analysis of productivity across European air navigation service providers is especially well done. The book is an important - and timely - contribution to the future development of aviation infrastructure.' - John Strong, College of William and Mary, US Institutional Reform of Air Navigation Service Providers deals with the changes that have taken place in this major, technologically progressive industry as many countries moved away from direct provision by the government to forms of corporate or private provision. The author provides an up-to-date institutional and economic analysis of air navigation service providers efforts to reform their governance and funding structures under these changes. The book discusses air navigation service providers in great detail, with a focus on the historical evolution of the industry's institutional and regulatory frameworks as well as the ongoing developments in the industry (e.g. the Single European Sky in Europe and NextGen in the US). The author departs from the more conventional quasi-descriptive analysis by performing economic and econometric analyses of the industry that explicitly include institutional variables, e.g. to explore whether the nature of ownership can be associated with different economic efficiency outcomes. The result is a rigorous assessment of the structures of various air navigation service providers, strengthened by the use of case studies and policy analysis of potential reform. The theme and scope of this book will appeal to anyone interested in the institutional and regulatory history of air navigation service providers, and its accessible approach will appeal to policy-makers and professionals as well as people who are interested, more broadly, in economic regulation.

The International Library of Essays on Aviation Policy and Management: 6-Volume Set (Hardcover): Lucy Budd, Stephen Ison The International Library of Essays on Aviation Policy and Management: 6-Volume Set (Hardcover)
Lucy Budd, Stephen Ison
R30,003 Discovery Miles 300 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The development of civil aviation in the early 20th century presented a range of new legal and regulatory challenges concerning the rights of an aircraft from one state to enter the aerial territory of another. International flights threatened the territorial integrity of nation states and prompted politicians to draw up new aerial legislation and regulations to govern this new form of aerial movement. Whereas some states advocated free and open access to airspace and unrestricted aerial movement, other nations pursued a more protectionist stance based on regulation and reciprocal access arrangements. Technological developments in aircraft design and performance, combined with changing global political relations and the introduction of new forms of economic regulation have all fundamentally affected the development of air transport.

Air Transport Management - An International Perspective (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Lucy Budd, Stephen Ison Air Transport Management - An International Perspective (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Lucy Budd, Stephen Ison
R4,171 Discovery Miles 41 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Air Transport Management: An International Perspective provides in-depth instruction in the diverse and dynamic area of commercial air transport management. The 2nd edition has been extensively revised and updated to reflect the latest developments in the sector. The textbook includes both introductory reference material and more advanced content so as to provide a solid foundation in the core principles and practices of air transport management. This 2nd edition includes a new chapter on airline regulation and deregulation and new dedicated chapters focusing on aviation safety and aviation security. Four new contributors bring additional insights and expertise to the book. The 2nd edition retains many of the key features of the 1st edition, including: * A clearly structured topic-based approach that provides information on key air transport management issues including: aviation law, economics; airport and airline management; finance; environmental impacts, human resource management; and marketing; * Chapters authored by leading air transport academics and practitioners worldwide which provide an international perspective; * Learning objectives and key points which provide a framework for learning; * Boxed case studies and examples in each chapter; * Keyword definitions and stop and think boxes to prompt reflection and aid understanding of key terms and concepts. Designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying aviation and business management degree programmes and industry practitioners seeking to expand their knowledge base, the book provides a single point of reference to the key legal, regulatory, strategic and operational concepts and processes that shape the form and function of the world's commercial air transport industry.

Transport for Suburbia - Beyond the Automobile Age (Hardcover): Paul Mees Transport for Suburbia - Beyond the Automobile Age (Hardcover)
Paul Mees
R4,138 Discovery Miles 41 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The need for effective public transport is greater than ever in the twenty-first century. With countries like China and India moving towards mass-automobility, we face the prospects of an environmental and urban health disaster unless alternatives are found. It is time to move beyond the automobile age. But while public transport has worked well in the dense cores of some big cities, the problem is that most residents of developed countries now live in dispersed suburbs and smaller cities and towns. These places usually have little or no public transport, and most transport commentators have given up on the task of changing this: it all seems too hard.

Transport for Surburbia argues that the secret of 'European-style' public transport lies in a generalizable model of network planning that has worked in places as diverse as rural Switzerland, the Brazilian city of Curitiba and the Canadian cities of Toronto and Vancouver. It shows how this model can be adapted to suburban, exurban and even rural areas to provide a genuine alternative to the car, and outlines the governance, funding and service planning policies that underpin the success of the world's best public transport systems.

Aeromobilities (Paperback): Saulo Cwerner, Sven Kesselring, John Urry Aeromobilities (Paperback)
Saulo Cwerner, Sven Kesselring, John Urry
R1,383 Discovery Miles 13 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Aeromobilities is a collection of essays that tackle in many different ways the growing importance of aviation and air travel in our hypermobile, globalized world. Providing a multidisciplinary focus on issues ranging from global airports to the production of airspace, from airline work to helicopters, and from movement in airports to software systems, Aeromobilities seeks to enhance our understanding of space, time and mobility in the age of mass air travel. From Sao Paulo to Sydney, Aeromobilities draws on local experiences of airspaces to generate theory and research that are global in scope. It is the first book of its kind, bringing together a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches to aviation and air travel in the social sciences and humanities, while emphasizing the central role of aeromobilities in contemporary social relations. In a world where virtually every aspect of social life is touched upon, in one way or another, by the complex global network of airline flows, with its large passenger aircraft and iconic international airports, Aeromobilities provides innovative analyses of some of the most fundamental and influential mobility networks of our time.

Seaman's Guide to Human Factors, Leadership, and Personnel Management (Hardcover): Jose Rodriguez Cordon Seaman's Guide to Human Factors, Leadership, and Personnel Management (Hardcover)
Jose Rodriguez Cordon
R1,880 Discovery Miles 18 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Training and certification for Seafarers has been founded on technical aspects, but maybe the most important thing to do aboard a ship is dealing with people. This book, written with seamen in mind, covers areas of expertise that every officer should know to improve motivation, engagement, teamwork, and conflict handling; in short, to be a leader. This book also covers the new requirements for every officer or merchant marine and can be used in courses on this topic. It focuses on seafarers' needs and the language used, avoiding the excessive use of psychological terms, yet keeping the accuracy. Features Covers new requirements for every Merchant Marine Officer Written for and by a seaman, with the accuracy of a psychologist Presents knowledge on how to improve motivation, engagement, teamwork, and conflict handling Includes how to manage people in emergency situations and avoid the loss of lives, like the disaster of Costa Concordia and Estonia

Ports in Proximity - Competition and Coordination among Adjacent Seaports (Hardcover, New Ed): Cesar Ducruet Ports in Proximity - Competition and Coordination among Adjacent Seaports (Hardcover, New Ed)
Cesar Ducruet; Edited by Theo Notteboom
R4,309 Discovery Miles 43 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ports in Proximity provides an overview of key contemporary research in the field through a broad range of international case studies. The concepts of strategic management, supply chain management, port and transport economics and economic and transport geography are applied throughout the book to offer an in-depth understanding of the processes underlying spatial and functional dynamics in port systems. The opportunities for cooperation between competing adjacent ports is examined while the avenues for further joint research are identified, setting an agenda for further study.

Railways, Urban Development and Town Planning in Britain: 1948-2008 (Hardcover, New edition): Russell Haywood Railways, Urban Development and Town Planning in Britain: 1948-2008 (Hardcover, New edition)
Russell Haywood
R4,321 Discovery Miles 43 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides a critical overview of the relationships between planning and railway management and development during the key period in the 20th Century when the railway was in public ownership: 1948-94. It assesses the strength of the relationships when working in collaboration with the private sector. The book then focuses on the interplay between planning and railway since privatization in 1994 and points to best practice for the future in institutional structures and policy development to secure improved outcomes.

Routledge Revivals: The Atlas of British Railway History (1985) (Paperback): Michael Freeman, Derek Aldcroft Routledge Revivals: The Atlas of British Railway History (1985) (Paperback)
Michael Freeman, Derek Aldcroft
R1,037 Discovery Miles 10 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1985, this Atlas uses over 50 specially drawn maps to trace the rise and fall of the railways' fortunes, and is supported by an interesting and authoritative text. Financial and operating statistics are clearly presented in diagrammatic form and provide a wealth of information rarely available to the student of railway history. Freeman and Aldcroft provide the basis for a new understanding of the way in which the railways transformed Britain by the scale of their engineering works, by shrinking national space and reorganising the layouts of urban areas. Maps show the evolution of early wagon routes into the first railway routes, the frenetic activity of the 'Railway Mania' years, and the consolidation of these lines into a national network. This exciting presentation of railway development will interest the enthusiast as well as the more general student of British transport history.

Deregulation and the Airline Business in Europe - Selected readings (Hardcover): Sean Barrett Deregulation and the Airline Business in Europe - Selected readings (Hardcover)
Sean Barrett
R4,440 Discovery Miles 44 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Almost 117 million passengers flew on Europe's low cost airlines in 2006. This statistic would have seemed beyond belief in the mid-1980s when air transport was a heavily regulated sphere.

This book examines the deregulation which has taken place since then and in particular looks at the single most important reprurcussion of the deregulation of Europe's skies - the rise of the low cost airline. Sean Barret has been involved in the debates surrounding this right from the start and is well placed to provide a scholarly study of the issue. The book spends much time looking at the success of Ryanair in this period - this provides the perfect case study given the dominant role that the company has taken up over recent years.

Strategic Management in East European Ports (Hardcover): Susanne Ferch, Michael Roe Strategic Management in East European Ports (Hardcover)
Susanne Ferch, Michael Roe
R2,786 Discovery Miles 27 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1998, this volume emerged as part of the series Plymouth Studies in Contemporary Shipping, which represents a unique collection of papers and texts edited from the leading maritime institute in Western Europe at the University of Plymouth. Covering research from a range of geographical sectors but with a particular emphasis on Western Europe, developing countries and Eastern Europe the topics covered emerge from the full range of business areas including maritime economics, policy, statistics, logistics, law and business studies. Designed for both the practising academics and the shipping and ports industry itself, this series is an original and novel contribution to the maritime debate. This particular volume focuses on ports in Poland and Eastern Europe more widely as transition economies after the fall of the Soviet Union. Susanne Ferch and Michael Roe examine their use of strategic management systems to determine whether and how the highly turbulent environment is reflected in the systems at Poland's largest ports, Gdynia and Gdansk. Particular focus is given to inter-port variations.

Shipping in Turkey - A Marketing Analysis of the Passenger Ferry Sector (Hardcover): Funda Yercan, Michael Roe Shipping in Turkey - A Marketing Analysis of the Passenger Ferry Sector (Hardcover)
Funda Yercan, Michael Roe
R2,789 Discovery Miles 27 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1999, this volume is part of the Plymouth Studies in Contemporary Shipping series represents a unique collection of papers and edited texts from the leading maritime institute in Western Europe at the University of Plymouth. It covers all aspects of the industry from operations through to the logistical framework that supports the sector. Designed both for practising academics and the shipping and ports industry itself, the series, combining the output from some of the leading academic commentators in the world from the UK, Korea, Germany and Poland, is an original and novel contribution to the maritime debate. This volume specialises in Turkey.

Policy and Planning as Public Choice - Mass Transit in the United States (Hardcover): David Lewis, Fred Laurence Williams Policy and Planning as Public Choice - Mass Transit in the United States (Hardcover)
David Lewis, Fred Laurence Williams
R3,107 Discovery Miles 31 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1999, this book applies formal economic measures to the passenger and taxpayer benefits of public transit service in the United States under a public choice analytical framework. Approximately 400 local transit budgets have been renewed annually for more than 25 years. These budgets epitomize Braybrooke and Linblom's concept of 'disjointed incrementalism' and Buchanan's concept of 'Public Choice' since local legislators funded transit despite constant academic criticism of transit performance. On the other hand, Braybrooke and Lindblom and Buchanan show that local budgets capture benefits that traditional planning analysis does not grasp. This is borne out in analysis in the book. Indeed, far from draining society, transit returns five dollars in benefits for each one dollar of public subsidy. After explaining the analytical framework in Chapter 1, four chapters are devoted to measuring the value of transit benefits. The concluding chapter draws out the implications of this approach and of benefit measurement for policy and planning.

Airport Finance and Investment in the Global Economy (Paperback): Anne Graham, Peter Morrell Airport Finance and Investment in the Global Economy (Paperback)
Anne Graham, Peter Morrell
R1,082 Discovery Miles 10 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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. This book deals exclusively with airport issues to rectify this. It does this with an analysis of the theoretical concepts relevant to the subject area combined with a detailed investigation of current practice within the industry. Airport Finance and Investment in the Global Economy bridges the gap between much academic research on airports published in recent years - lacking much managerial relevance - and real-world airport financial management. This is achieved by featuring expert analysis of contemporary issues specific to airport finance and funding strategies, illustrated by worked examples from a wide range of different countries to enhance understanding and create a global perspective. The book is designed to appeal to both practitioners and academics. Airport-specific topics include: performance measurement and benchmarking, valuation, tools for financial control and management, alternatives of financing, privatisation, competition and implications of economic regulation.

A Companion to Transport, Space and Equity (Hardcover): Robin Hickman, Beatriz Mella Lira, Moshe Givoni, Karst Geurs A Companion to Transport, Space and Equity (Hardcover)
Robin Hickman, Beatriz Mella Lira, Moshe Givoni, Karst Geurs
R5,521 Discovery Miles 55 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With social inequity in urban spaces becoming an increasing concern in our modern world, A Companion to Transport, Space and Equity explores the relationships between transport and social equity. Transport systems and infrastructure investment can lead to inequitable travel behaviours, with certain socio-demographic groups using particular parts of the transport system and accessing particular activities and opportunities. Employing international case studies to scrutinise the spatial and social equity impacts of transport systems and infrastructure, the contributors bring together wide-ranging empirical research to fill in the lacunae on social equity. This nuanced and comprehensive Companion examines transport investments, and related changes in accessibility, urban form and development, house prices and gentrification to better understand the complex relationships between transport and social equity. Drawing together competing perspectives, this book highlights the range and dimensions of the debate, the complexity and tensions, and the progression of the argument over time. Provocative and comprehensive, this book will serve as an impressive guide for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as offering a detailed reference point for researchers and academics working on urban social equity. Consultants and policy makers overseeing transport infrastructure, city planning and wider public policy will also benefit from this book's rigorous empirical approach to transport impacts.

International Aviation and Terrorism - Evolving Threats, Evolving Security (Hardcover): John Harrison International Aviation and Terrorism - Evolving Threats, Evolving Security (Hardcover)
John Harrison
R3,565 R2,947 Discovery Miles 29 470 Save R618 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines terrorism's impact on the international aviation security regime, with a focus on the role of the United States.

Tracing the historical development of the international civil aviation system, the volume examines how it has dealt with the evolving security environment caused by international terrorism. It begins by exploring the practical implications of the debates over the meaning of 'terrorism' and how the international civil aviation community developed practical solutions to avoid the debilitating debates over the concept while crafting important, if weak, international conventions. As a major civil aviation power, the United States was a predominant influence in security developments in the 1960s and 1970s, yet US civil aviation policy failed to keep pace with the changing nature of the terrorist threat. The commanding position that the United States maintains in international civil aviation provides a microcosm of the promise and perils faced by the world's sole superpower. The author examines US efforts to upgrade civil aviation security in the wake of 9/11 and the impacts of these developments on the international civil aviation system. The detailed discussion of terrorism past and present places the threat in its proper context for both the international civil aviation community and its largest individual actor, the United States.

This book will be of much interest to students of terrorism, aviation security, international security and IR in general.

John Harrison is an Assistant Professor at the S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies and Head of Terrorism Research at the International Center for Political Violence and Terrorism Research.

Bicycle Urbanism - Reimagining Bicycle Friendly Cities (Paperback): Rachel Berney Bicycle Urbanism - Reimagining Bicycle Friendly Cities (Paperback)
Rachel Berney
R1,292 Discovery Miles 12 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Over recent decades, bicycling has received renewed interest as a means of improving transportation through crowded cities, improving personal health, and reducing environmental impacts associated with travel. Much of the discussion surrounding cycling has focused on bicycle facility design-how to best repurpose road infrastructure to accommodate bicycling. While part of the discussion has touched on culture, such as how to make bicycling a larger part of daily life, city design and planning have been sorely missing from consideration. Whilst interdisciplinary in its scope, this book takes a primarily planning approach to examining active transportation, and especially bicycling, in urban areas. The volume examines the land use aspects of the city-not just the streetscape. Illustrated using a range of case studies from the USA, Canada, and Australia, the volume provides a comprehensive overview of key topics of concern around cycling in the city including: imagining the future of bicycle-friendly cities; integrating bicycling into urban planning and design; the effects of bike use on health and environment; policies for developing bicycle infrastructure and programs; best practices in bicycle facility design and implementation; advances in technology, and economic contributions.

Aeromobilities (Hardcover, New): Saulo Cwerner, Sven Kesselring, John Urry Aeromobilities (Hardcover, New)
Saulo Cwerner, Sven Kesselring, John Urry
R4,300 Discovery Miles 43 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Aeromobilities is a collection of essays that tackle in many different ways the growing importance of aviation and air travel in our hypermobile, globalized world. Providing a multidisciplinary focus on issues ranging from global airports to the production of airspace, from airline work to helicopters, and from movement in airports to software systems, Aeromobilities seeks to enhance our understanding of space, time and mobility in the age of mass air travel. From Sao Paulo to Sydney, Aeromobilities draws on local experiences of airspaces to generate theory and research that are global in scope. It is the first book of its kind, bringing together a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches to aviation and air travel in the social sciences and humanities, while emphasizing the central role of aeromobilities in contemporary social relations. In a world where virtually every aspect of social life is touched upon, in one way or another, by the complex global network of airline flows, with its large passenger aircraft and iconic international airports, Aeromobilities provides innovative analyses of some of the most fundamental and influential mobility networks of our time.

The Implementation and Effectiveness of Transport Demand Management Measures - An International Perspective (Hardcover, New... The Implementation and Effectiveness of Transport Demand Management Measures - An International Perspective (Hardcover, New Ed)
Tom Rye; Edited by Stephen Ison
R1,976 Discovery Miles 19 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Congestion and traffic-related pollution are increasingly becoming major issues in towns and cities world-wide. This book deals with carefully selected market and non-market based measures to reduce congestion, and their implementation and effectiveness in tackling the problem. The book features a multi-authored research-based text comprising 12 individual chapters that draw upon relevant case studies. The authors were specifically chosen for their global expertise in terms of the respective Demand Management Tools. Drawing on international case studies, the book details the role played internationally by selected Transport Demand Management (TDM) measures in dealing with both congestion and traffic-related pollution in urban areas, focusing on their relative merits and in particular their effectiveness and the issues surrounding implementation.

Port Cities in Asia and Europe (Hardcover): Arndt Graf, Chua Beng-Huat Port Cities in Asia and Europe (Hardcover)
Arndt Graf, Chua Beng-Huat
R4,445 Discovery Miles 44 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With the demise of European socialist economies and the marketization of Asian communist countries, a new global capitalism has reshaped the configuration of the world economy, with speed a determining factor to all transactions of information, finance, goods and services and people. Sea-ports that were significant for a slower but no less global economy have been undergoing transformation to stay economically and culturally relevant. Some manage to reinvent themselves as tourist cities, some face decline if they do not manage to transform. This volume looks at a number of port cities in Asia and Europe that face this pressure. With contributions considering history, contemporary developments, contacts between ports, the representation of ports and the relations between port cities and their hinterlands. This comparative study identifies many parallels between local histories and developments in the Asian and European port cities, as well as new opportunities for sharing experiences and learning from the developments and decisions in similar situations in other port cities.

Maritime Safety, Security and Piracy (Hardcover, New): Wayne Talley Maritime Safety, Security and Piracy (Hardcover, New)
Wayne Talley
R6,706 Discovery Miles 67 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Maritime Safety, Security and Piracy discusses safety, security, and piracy from the standpoint of ships and ports and is written so that it may be read by both practitioners and academics. Contents include: ship safety and the International Maritime Organization formal ship safety assessment European ship safety ship accidents ship security and shipping piracy in shipping (ship type, flag and a case studies of pirates' behaviors) port safety and workers (regulation and accidents) port state control inspections port ship accidents and risks port security in the US port and maritime security in the EU port security in Asia port theft.

Maritime Economics 3e (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Martin Stopford Maritime Economics 3e (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Martin Stopford
R5,729 Discovery Miles 57 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For 5000 years shipping has served the world economy and today it provides a sophisticated transport service to every part of the globe. Yet despite its economic complexity, shipping retains much of the competitive cut and thrust of the perfect market of classical economics. This blend of sophisticated logistics and larger than life entrepreneurs makes it a unique case study of classical economics in a modern setting.

The enlarged and substantially rewritten Maritime Economics uses historical and theoretical analysis as the framework for a practical explanation of how shipping works today. Whilst retaining the structure of the second edition, its scope is widened to include:

  • lessons from 5000 years of commercial shipping history
  • shipping cycles back to 1741, with a year by year commentary
  • updated chapters on markets; shipping costs; accounts; ship finance and a new chapter on the return on capital
  • new chapters on the geography of sea trade; trade theory and specialised cargoes
  • updated chapters on the merchant fleet shipbuilding, recycling and the regulatory regime
  • a much revised chapter on the challenges and pitfalls of forecasting.

With over 800 pages, 200 illustrations, maps, technical drawings and tables Maritime Economics is the shipping industry s most comprehensive text and reference source, whilst remaining as one reviewer put it a very readable book .

Martin Stopford has enjoyed a distinguished career in the shipping industry as Director of Business Development with British Shipbuilders, Global Shipping Economist with the Chase Manhattan Bank N.A., Chief Executive of Lloyds Maritime Information Services; Managing Director of Clarkson Research Services and an executive Director of Clarksons PLC. He lectures regularly at Cambridge Academy of Transport and is a Visiting Professor at Cass Business School, Dalian Maritime University and Copenhagen Business School.

Managing Airports (Paperback, 3rd edition): Anne Graham Managing Airports (Paperback, 3rd edition)
Anne Graham
R1,607 Discovery Miles 16 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Managing Airports presents a comprehensive and cutting-edge insight into today 's international airport industry.Approaching management topics from a strategic and commercial perspective rather than from an operational and technical angle, the book provides an innovative insight into the processes behind running a successful airport.Completely revised and updated for a third edition, with international case studies from BAA, Vienna, Aer Rianta, and countries around the world, this book reflects the huge changes in the management of airports today and tackles many key issues.Accessible and up-to-date, Managing Airports is ideal for students, lecturers and researchers of transport and tourism, and practitioners within the air transport industry.

Across the Borders - Financing the World's Railways in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (Hardcover, New Ed): Gunter... Across the Borders - Financing the World's Railways in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (Hardcover, New Ed)
Gunter Dinhobl; Edited by Ralf Roth
R4,460 Discovery Miles 44 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Until now we have only had relatively narrow economic studies comparing investments in railways with investments in other fields of individual economies. 'Across the Borders' not only opens the door for fundamental new insights into a trans-national view of railway history, but also contributes to a breakthrough in the wider study of the subject, providing the first extensive historical investigation of the worldwide system of railway financing. This book provides a wide introduction to how financiers, governments and entrepreneurs in Europe managed to face the challenges of constructing and maintaining an integrated railway network, both in their own countries and their colonies. This volume offers analysis from a selection of experts exploring the trans-national investment policies of railway construction based on numerous historical case-studies. The chapters provide insight into the international opportunities that existed for railway financing, from the perspective of economic, social, transport and railway history. With contributions from authors from 19 countries the volume is a truly international work that will be of interest to academic researchers, museum staff, archivists, and anyone who has an interest in the history and development of railways.

Free Delivery
Pinterest Twitter Facebook Google+
You may like...
A History Of The World In Twelve…
David Gibbins Paperback R470 R315 Discovery Miles 3 150
Transport in Human Scale Cities
Milos N. Mladenovic, Tuuli Toivonen, … Hardcover R3,208 Discovery Miles 32 080
Seaforth World Naval Review 2024
Hardcover R1,876 R1,434 Discovery Miles 14 340
The Way of a Ship - A Square-Rigger…
Derek Lundy Paperback R493 R411 Discovery Miles 4 110
Accord relatif au transport…
United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe Paperback R5,926 Discovery Miles 59 260
Ramsgate Municipal Airport - A Pictorial…
Anthony John Moor Paperback R522 R426 Discovery Miles 4 260
Handbook on Transport Pricing and…
Alejandro Tirachini, Daniel Hörcher, … Hardcover R6,405 Discovery Miles 64 050
Handbook on City Logistics and Urban…
Edoardo Marcucci, Valerio Gatta, … Hardcover R6,555 Discovery Miles 65 550
Globalisation, Policy and Shipping…
Evangelia Selkou, Michael Roe Hardcover R2,907 Discovery Miles 29 070
Neil Cockett on Bunkers
Neil Cockett Hardcover R4,746 Discovery Miles 47 460

 

Partners