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  • Transport Policy and Planning in Great Britain

    by Peter Headicar ...
    Series series Natural and Built Environment Series
    Transport in the twenty-first century represents a significant challenge at the global and the local scale. Aided by over sixty clear illustrations, Peter Headicar disentangles this complex, modern issue in five parts, offering critical insights into:the nature of transportthe evolution of policy and planningpolicy instrumentsplanning proceduresthe contemporary agenda.Distinctive features include ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

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  • Shadows in the Steam

    The Haunted Railways of Britain

    by David Brandon, Alan Brooke ...
    Ghosts traditionally make their presence felt in many ways, from unexplained footfalls and chills to odours and apparitions. This fascinating volume takes a look at some of the strange and unexplained hauntings across the length and breadth of Britain's railway network: signals and messages sent from empty boxes; trains that went into tunnels and never left; ghostly passengers and spectral crew; ... Read more

    $10.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Transforming Urban Transport

    From Automobility to Sustainable Transport

    Edited by Nicholas Low ...
    Transforming Urban Transport confronts head-on the dilemma faced by a world wedded to mobility: the danger of continuing along the fossil-fuelled path and the real paucity of viable technological alternatives which can be deployed in time. To respond to the dilemma, the ideal of urban transport must be changed from auto-based mobility to systems of sustainable transport in which public transport, ... Read more

    $200.00 USD

  • Travel Fast or Smart?

    A Manifesto for an Intelligent Transport Policy

    by David Metz ...
    Britain does not have a coherent transport policy, and conventional transport economics has reached a dead end. A transport policy should incorporate systematic thinking about the travel needs of society, but in Britain public investment in the transport system has been extraordinarily volatile. We closed underused railways and then experienced a doubling of passenger numbers, prompting huge new ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Better Public Transit Systems

    Analyzing Investments and Performance

    by Eric Christian Bruun ...
    Better Public Transit Systems is a complete primer for performance and investment analysis of public transportation. Whether you’re planning a major new public transit project, an extension or expansion of an existing system, or evaluating the needs of your current system, this book provides the tools you need to define your goals and objectives and conceive and analyse design alternatives. This ... Read more

    $200.00 USD

  • The Transport Debate

    by Jon Shaw, Iain Docherty ...
    Series series Policy and Politics in the Twenty-First Century
    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 from two experts in the field. The authors celebrate the advantages of a modern transport system, but argue that years of poorly ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • How Great Cities Happen

    Integrating People, Land Use and Transport

    by John Stanley, Janet Stanley, Roslynne Hansen ...
    Series series Cities series
    Urban planners in developed countries are pushing hard for closer integration of land use and transport. At the same time, gaps in knowledge and understanding are becoming more apparent, as the traditional focus has been on the shape of the city, rather than how it functions as a place to live and visit. How Great Cities Happen addresses this challenge by developing a wider, all-encompassing ... Read more

    $37.79 USD

  • Changing Gears

    The Experiences and Observations of a Retired State Investigator Turned Rookie Truck Driver

    by Christopher O'Hanlon ...
    This book gives the reader a rare peak into the world of driving an 18 wheeler across country. The author, a retired State Investigator, goes on a nine month journey and chronicles his experiences of driving a big rig.The book includes the authors experiences, the mistakes he made, recommendations to help new drivers and observations about the industry in general.The information in this book would ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Sustainable Logistics

    Edited by Cathy Macharis, Sandra Melo, Johan Woxenius, Tom van Lier ...
    Series Book 6 - Transport and Sustainability
    This book will bring a state of the art overview of the research done in sustainable logistics. It will be structured along the four A's of sustainable logistics:- 1 Awareness: it is important that companies and policy makers are aware of the effects of their activities and policies. New methods to estimate the effects of the logistic activities and the change towards more sustainable ways will be ... Read more

    $159.09 USD

  • Parking

    Issues and Policies

    Edited by Stephen G. Ison, Corinne Mulley ...
    Series Book 5 - Transport and Sustainability
    Travel by car invariably involves the use of a car parking space at the start and end of the journey, the provision of which impacts on travel demand and travel behaviour. The presence or absence of parking at the destination also has significant implications for the demand for public transport. The impact of parking on mode share and travel demand more generally thus has implications for ... Read more

    $194.99 USD

  • My Fair Ladies

    Female Robots, Androids, and Other Artificial Eves

    by Julie Wosk ...
    Runner-up for the 2015 Science Fiction and Technoculture Studies Book PrizeThe fantasy of a male creator constructing his perfect woman dates back to the Greek myth of Pygmalion and Galatea. Yet as technology has advanced over the past century, the figure of the lifelike manmade woman has become nearly ubiquitous, popping up in everything from Bride of Frankenstein to Weird Science to The Stepford ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Protecting Transportation

    Implementing Security Policies and Programs

    by R William Johnstone ...
    Protecting Transportation: Implementing Security Policies and Programs provides a thorough overview of transportation security in the United States, with a focus on policy. The book coversall major transportation modes and puts the American security system into perspective against other national and international systems. Author R. William Johnstone, a transportation security expert and member of ... Read more

    $67.49 USD