Transportation

A major concern of all decision makers has been to ensure that there are clear benefits from transport investment proposals. The travel time savings are clear, but the wider economic developments have presented enormous difficulty in terms of both theoretical arguments and empirical evidence. This b... More

Combining contemporary HRM theory and practice with debates in critical management and in industrial relations, this book examines the peculiar challenge that civil aviation pilots present for management. As a highly educated, highly trained, and non-substitutable professional employee, the airline ... More

This volume is available individually, or as part of the 7 volume set "Emergence of International Business 1200-1800" (0-415-19072-X; $910.00/Y [Can. $1365.00/Y]).This volume is available individually, or as part of the 7 volume set "Emergence of International Business 1200-1800" (0-415-19072-X; $91... More

Containing a selection of papers by some of the world's leading maritime economists, this book provides comprehensive and detailed analyses of the most critical issues affecting these sectors. Areas addressed include: the role of ports and shipping within the global supply chain; the development of ... More

Reeds Oki Nautical Almanac is the indispensable annual compendium of navigational data for yachtsmen. This edition continues the Almanac's tradition of continual improvement and meticulous presentation of all the data required for safe navigation.... More

Abeyratne, a lawyer and senior professional with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Montreal, Canada, discusses the many factors affecting the safety of civil aviation and analyzes the regulatory process which has been set in motion by ICAO and regional civil aviation bodies to en... More

In The Political Economy of Commerce: Southern India 1500 1650 Sanjay Subrahmanyam explores the relationship between long-distance trade and the economic and political structure of southern India in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. He questions the more traditional views that external ... More

Chilton has added so much to its labor guide manual that we?ve had to put it in two volumes We?ve added hundreds of new labor operations? including maintenance services and electronic system diagnosis?to the Chilton 2006 Import Labor Guide manual. All labor times for 1981 through 2006 imported vehi... More

The British government's road building programme and other transport policies have provoked outrage throughout the country. Recently, new evidence has come to light regarding the impact of benzene emissions from road transport on the incidence of asthma and the possible toll of particulate matter fr... More

Naval warfare in a typical narrow sea such as the Baltic Sea or the Arabian Gulf includes peculiarities not found in war on the open ocean. Because of the proximity of the landmass, the employment of naval forces and aircraft is far more complex than in war on the open ocean. The outcome of war in a... More

Tom Denton's book provides all the underpinning knowledge (UPK) required for an NVQ level 2 in Vehicle Mechanical and Electronic Systems. The text highlights Key Words and Learning Tasks to help understanding of all the important issues. Completion of the Learning Tasks is an ideal way of building e... More

This report provides a comprehensive factual review of UK ports, including trends in traffic since the 1960s by cargo type, such as containers, road goods vehicles and trailers, crude oil and oil products, ores, coal and general cargo. It gives information about individual ports around the coast inc... More

Chilton has added so much to its labor guide manual that we?ve had to put it in two volumes We?ve added hundreds of new labor operations? including maintenance services and electronic system diagnosis?to the Chilton 2006 Domestic Labor Guide manual. All labor times for 1981 through 2006 domestic ve... More

With the volume of air traffic steadily growing and airspace congestion consequently increasing, the control and regulation of such air traffic assume greater and greater importance. Yet, the average individual or even the regular air-traveller whose safety depends on air traffic control, has little... More