NECTAR Series on Transportation and Communications Networks Research – serie
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11 produkter
City Distribution and Urban Freight Transport
Multiple Perspectives
Av Cathy Macharis, Sandra Melo
Inbunden, 2011
2016 kr
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City distribution plays a key role in supporting urban lifestyles helping to serve and retain industrial and trading activities, and contributing to the competitiveness of regional industry. Despite these positive effects, it also generates negative (economic, environmental and social) impacts on …
Transport in a Moving World
Emerging Trends and Policy Challenges
Av Olivier Bonin, Karst T. Geurs m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
1479 kr
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Recent changes in travel practices, triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, raise the question of how cities and mobility systems are changing. Moreover, many local governments are accelerating their plans to reduce car traffic. This book comprises expert contributions taking multidisciplinary …
Accessibility Analysis and Transport Planning
Challenges for Europe and North America
Av Karst T. Geurs, Kevin J. Krizek m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
2137 kr
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Accessibility is a concept central to integrated transport and land use planning. The goal of improving accessibility for all modes, for all people, has made its way into mainstream transport policy and planning in communities worldwide. This unique and fascinating book introduces new accessibility …
Accessibility and Spatial Interaction
Av Ana Condeço-Melhorado, Aura Reggiani m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
1929 kr
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The concept of accessibility is linked to the level of opportunities available for spatial interaction (flows of people, goods or information) between a set of locations, through a physical and/or digital transport infrastructure network. Accessibility has proved to be a crucial tool for …
Smart Transport Networks
Market Structure, Sustainability and Decision Making
Av Thomas Vanoutrive, Ann Verhetsel
Inbunden, 2013
2016 kr
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Transport is debated by many, and liberalization processes, transport policy, transport and climate change and increased competition between transport modes are the subject of heated discussion. Smart Transport Networks illustrates that whether concerning road, water, rail or air, knowledge on the …
ICT for Transport
Opportunities and Threats
Av Nikolas Thomopoulos, Mosche Givoni m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
2326 kr
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As the importance and value of information increases, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is rapidly evolving and taking centre stage in everyday life in the 21st century. This is particularly evident in the transport sector, where ICT is greatly influencing our mobility and travel …
Accessibility, Equity and Efficiency
Challenges for Transport and Public Services
Av Karst T. Geurs, Roberto Patuelli m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
1929 kr
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Leading researchers from around the world show, in this volume, the importance of accessibility in contemporary issues such as rural depopulation, investments in public services and public transport, and transport infrastructure investments in Europe. The trade-offs between accessibility, economic …
Companion to Transport, Space and Equity
Av Robin Hickman, Beatriz Mella Lira m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
3349 kr
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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 …
Transport in Human Scale Cities
Av Miloš N. Mladenović, Tuuli Toivonen m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
1929 kr
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This timely book calls for a paradigm shift in urban transport, which remains one of the critically uncertain aspects of the sustainability transformation of our societies. It argues that the potential of human scale thinking needs to be recognised, both in understanding people on the move in the …
Discourse Analysis in Transport and Urban Development
Interpretation, Diversity and Controversy
Av Robin Hickman, Christine Hannigan
Inbunden, 2023
1946 kr
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Drawing on discourse analysis, this innovative book takes a novel approach to examining the different interpretations, diversity of views and controversy in society about transport and urban development.Combining theory with empirical case studies, this book breaks new ground in the field by …
Transportation and Economic Development Challenges
Av Kenneth Button, Aura Reggiani
Inbunden, 2011
1894 kr
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Recent years have seen considerable changes in the technology of transportation with the development of high-speed rail networks, more fuel-efficient automobiles and aircraft, and the widespread adoption of informatics in disciplines such as traffic management and supply chain logistics. The …
