Transportation - General

Cómo se resolvieron los 200 casos más conocidos de litigio en el comercio internacional y el transporte marítimo. Cada caso se presenta en inglés con una descripción de los hechos que dieron lugar al litigio y una síntesis de la sentencia que los resolvió....

Over 60,000 drivers are killed each year in auto accidents. Thousands more are injured, costing our nation billions of dollars!Teenage drivers alone were responsible for over 14,000 fatal crashes in the past 5 years!This Teen Driving strategy details all the critical lessons that need...

Over 60,000 drivers are killed each year in auto accidents. Thousands more are injured, costing our nation billions of dollars!Teenage drivers alone were responsible for over 14,000 fatal crashes in the past 5 years!This Teen Driving strategy details all the critical lessons that need...

Many of you would be wondering how to drive a car safely and efficiently. In fact. there are many who know how to drive a manual car but aren't comfortable behind the wheel of an automatic one. Even vice versa holds true. However, it...

Right after you pass your test, you have a card that says you know how to drive. You might feel totally confident or you might feel a bit nervous, but while that card means you're a qualified driver, it doesn't mean you're a good...

Many of you would be wondering how to drive a car safely and efficiently. In fact. there are many who know how to drive a manual car but aren't comfortable behind the wheel of an automatic one. Even vice versa holds true. However, it...

Port Planning and Management Simulation examines port planning simulation applications, showing how they supports better port decision-making. Using a clear organizational format based on actual port system structure and operation processes, the book provides practical and theoretical insights on port planning and management. The...

Autonomous Vehicles: Technologies, Regulations, and Societal Impacts explores both the autonomous driving concepts and the key hardware and software enablers, Artificial intelligence tools, needed infrastructure, communication protocols, and interaction with non-autonomous vehicles. It analyses the impacts of autonomous driving using a scenario-based approach to...

Lighthouses of the Southern States is the classic guide to the most significant lighthouses in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. Through stirring historic accounts and stunning color and archival photographs, the stories of more than thirty-five lighthouses come alive in vivid detail. Each light--from...

With the recent advancements and implementations of technology within the global community, various regions of the world have begun to transform. The idea of smart transportation and mobility is a specific field that has been implemented among countless areas around the world that are...

Recent research reveals that socioeconomic factors of the neighborhoods where road users live and where pedestrian-vehicle crashes occur are important in determining the severity of the crashes, with the former having a greater influence. Hence, road safety countermeasures, especially those focusing on the road...

This is volume five of a five volume collection that chronicles the author's journey from novice pilot to professional pilot, while adding technical lessons learned along the way. The author has a following through his website, www.code7700.com, which receives nearly 6 million hits every...

This book seeks to better conceptualise and define mobility poverty, addressing both its geographies and socio-economic landscapes. It moves beyond the analysis of 'transport poverty' and innovatively explores mobility inequalities and social construction of mobility disadvantages. The debate on mobility poverty is gaining momentum...

What business are we in? The following is a quote from an article in the Harvard Business Review "Marketing Myopia" by Theodore Levitt: "The railroads did not stop growing because the need for passenger and freight transportation declined. That grew. The railroads are in...

Author: G. PasseriniISBN-10: 1784663697ISBN-13: 9781784663698Publisher: WitpressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/19/2020Pages: 176Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.16lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.44d

Kids might not know it, but there is much more to the job of a bus driver than just picking people up and dropping them off. From inspections to learning routes, this book explores the duties of a bus driver in an interesting and...

How local, specific, and personal understandings about belonging, ownership, and agency intersect with law to shape the city. In Owning the Street, Amelia Thorpe examines everyday experiences of and feelings about property and belonging in contemporary cities. She grounds her account in an empirical...

We offer 2 editions of this book: a color edition and a black & white edition (B&W). The color edition is much better to appreciate the maps, graphs and photos included in this book, while the B&W edition is cheaper. We do not offer...

That seafaring was fundamental to Roman prosperity in the eastern Mediterranean is beyond doubt, but a tendency by scholars to focus on the grandest long-distance movements between major cities has obscured the finer and varied contours of maritime interaction. This book offers a nuanced...

With the recent advancements and implementations of technology within the global community, various regions of the world have begun to transform. The idea of smart transportation and mobility is a specific field that has been implemented among countless areas around the world that are...

This book is a culmination of all of my years and experiences of car buying. While the goal of this book is to teach you how to buy a good used car with cash, the principles in this book will serve you well whether...

The widespread adoption of smartphones, ridesharing and carsharing have disrupted the transport sector. In cities around the world, new mobility services are both welcomed and challenged by regulators and incumbent operators. Mobility as a Service (MaaS), an ecosystem designed to deliver collaborative and connected...

The application of the mandatory rules contained in Chapter XI-2 of the SOLAS Convention, known as the ISPS Code (adopted on the 12th of December 2002, in force since the 1st of July 2004), as well as of the Regulation of the European Parliament...

The urban development of Barcelona and its metropolitan environment through the trajectory of the Barcelona Regional Agency and a reflection on the ring roads of Barcelona and its surrounding territory. This publication wants to be much more than an institutional memory of the works...

Maritime transport is the transport of people or goods by water. It is the backbone of world trade and globalization. Twenty-four hours a day and all year round, ships carry cargoes to all corners of the globe. Maritime Transport focuses on the operational side...

Do you want to switch to an electric vehicle?Did you know that electric cars were first developed in the 1830s?Do you want to save money and help protect the environment too? Have you heard about the incentives offered by the government to electric car...

THE COMPLETE SERVICE HANDBOOK FOR ALL SS-CARS (S.S. I AND S.S. II, 1934) COVERS: GENERAL INFORMATION, DATA, DRIVING HINTS CARE OF COACHWORK GENERAL UPKEEP LUBRIFICATION TYRES ADJUSTMENTS ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TRANSMISSION SERVICEAuthor: Jaguar Cars LtdISBN-10: 394184251XISBN-13: 9783941842519Publisher: Salzwasser-Verlag GmbhLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/27/2009Pages: 96Format:...

Reprint of the original Parts Catalogue (1935).Author: Anonym AnonymISBN-10: 3861951886ISBN-13: 9783861951889Publisher: Salzwasser-Verlag GmbhLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/29/2009Pages: 116Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.28d

Author: Anonym AnonymISBN-10: 386195186XISBN-13: 9783861951865Publisher: Salzwasser-Verlag GmbhLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/29/2009Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.21d

This timely collection offers fresh perspectives to the analysis of the 'New Great Game' - the fight for access to the Caspian Sea region's energy resources. To date, the export of the Caspian crude oil and natural gas has only been assessed geopolitically, which...

This book develops a modeling framework to analyze the problem of inventory management with alternative delivery times. The general context considered here is that a seller replenishes its inventory in fixed intervals and, between replenishments, allocates the limited inventory to satisfy customers who are...

About 4,000 people are killed each year in truck crashes and nearly 100,000 are injured each year. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), truck crash injuries increased by 40 percent from 2009 to 2012. There have been a lot of headlines...

Designed for those involved with intelligent transportation systems (ITS), this volume guides the reader through the fundamentals that are essential for planning and operations. This reference focuses on traffic flow fundamentals and application areas, issues and principles. It includes discussion of security concerns in...

The adventures and hardships of seafaring gold seekersIn December 1848, spurred by President James K. Polk's confirmation that fabulous riches had indeed been discovered in far-off California, more than a thousand ships set sail for San Francisco. These ships, filled with eager fortune hunters,...

A central goal of transportation is the delivery of safe and efficient services with minimal environmental impact. In practice, though, human mobility has flourished while nature has suffered. Awareness of the environmental impacts of roads is increasing, yet information remains scarce for those interested...

Ghost towns looming silently out of the fog, villages torn apart by storms, forest fires fought with flying boats as big as jetliners, the Chilcotin War, grizzlies and sasquatches, life in a float camp tethered to a rocky shore - this is Raincoast Chronicles...

Are You RV Ready? Whether you're a seasoned RV owner or someone considering purchasing your first RV, this book is a great resource for you. Packed with over 400 pages of specific RV related information, this book includes the most thorough and complete series...

Drives this breathtaking did not come easy. Cruising down Montana's scenic highways, it's easy to forget that traveling from here to there once was a genuine adventure. The state's major routes evolved from ancient Native American trails into four-lane expressways in a little over...

Shipping has many hundreds of terms and phrases whose meaning is not always obvious, even for experienced practitioners. This comprehensive dictionary contains concise definitions of maritime terms and phrases, including those used in liner, tramp and bulk shipping.This sixth edition contains new terms and...

This is the true account of a young man's journey, sailing his 21 foot, wooden boat single-handed over 7,000 miles. Over a period of seven years, he set off from British Columbia in the spring of 1979 and sailed first to San Francisco, then...

Pictures from the past of Britain's remotest lighthouses with interesting historical informationAuthor: Christopher NicholsonISBN-10: 1904445594ISBN-13: 9781904445593Publisher: WhittlesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2010Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 7.68h x 10.20w x 0.36d

A symbol unique to Canada, the canoe is one of the greatest gifts of First Peoples to all those who came after.Author: Bruce W. HodginsISBN-10: 1896219489ISBN-13: 9781896219486Publisher: Natural Heritage BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/15/2001Pages: 312Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.35w x 0.76d

At a time when transport is high on the political agenda and government decision-making is being vigorously scrutinised, there is a need for an incisive and accessible analysis of the key policy issues. This book is a highly readable introduction to the transport debate...

The global growth of tourism has been matched by the significant growth in transport networks. In many ways, transport and tourism can be considered mutually dependent. Understanding the dimensions of tourism requires an understanding of how transport is governed, regulated and operated and how...

This title follows from New Vanguard 51: Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939-45 (1) and charts the continuing development of the U-boat in German service, including the evolution of the Type IX as a long range 'cruiser' intended for solo operations in distant waters. Also covered is...

Streets make up more than 80 percent of all public space in cities, yet street space is often underutilized or disproportionately allocated to the movement of private motor vehicles. Excess impervious surface contributes to stormwater runoff, posing a threat to the environment and human...

Ever since her boat drifted up against the mammoth docks in Milwaukee's harbor, Leah Dobkin has been enthralled by the evolution of the port and the city so firmly moored to it. From an era when it was a "Milwaukee Miracle" to make landfall...

Winner of the Wallace Stegner Prize in American Environmental or Western History The canyon country of southern Utah and northern Arizona--a celebrated desert of rock and sand punctuated by gorges and mesas--is a region hotly contested among vying and disparate interests, from industrial developers...

Logistics includes the planning and practice of moving "stuff"--raw materials, tools, finished products, and even people--from one place to another. It carried American settlers over the sparsely populated Great Plains to connect the East Coast to the West Coast and has underpinned our domestic...

This delightful coloring book for young children includes tractors and trucks; bulldozer, concrete mixer, excavator, tipper truck, crane, and an assortment of tractors. These minimally designed images, carefully selected from various artists, is an easy tractor and truck coloring books for children. Choose your...