Shipping and Ports in the Twenty-first Century (Hardcover)

Shipping and port systems are vital to societies and lifestyles around the world. In the late twentieth-century, however, assumptions concerning the robustness of these systems were severely shaken by economic shocks triggered by oil crises.
This volume explores how many of the consequent uncertainties have been resolved, and how adapted systems have been shaped to meet the challenges of the new millennium. To explore these issues, contributors focus on issues such as:
* Economic integration of emerging economies - in particular China
* Sectors as diverse as the high-speed ferry and offshore oil industries
* Pollution problems generated by shipping
Contributors' investigations, such as those in to the homogenization of the container industry and the port cluster concept and 'model' vessels for the offshore oil industry, make for a rewarding book that will be of interest to academics working in many fields including transport studies, marine and coastal studies and economic geography. Professional Organizations and policy-makers will also appreciate the book.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Advances in Maritime Research
Release date:	May 2004
First published:	2004
Editors:	David Pinder • Brian Slack
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-28344-1
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Shipping industries > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-28344-2
Barcode:	9780415283441

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