|
|
|
Item Details
Title:
|
SHIPPING AND PORTS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
GLOBALIZATION, TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND THE ENVIRONMENT |
By: |
Brian Slack (Editor), Dr. David Pinder (Editor) |
Format: |
Hardback |
List price:
|
£180.00 |
Our price: |
£162.00 |
Discount: |
|
You save:
|
£18.00 |
|
|
|
|
ISBN 10: |
0415283442 |
ISBN 13: |
9780415283441 |
Availability: |
Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.
Delivery
rates
|
Stock: |
Currently 0 available |
Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
Pub. date: |
1 April, 2004 |
Series: |
Routledge Advances in Maritime Research |
Pages: |
304 |
Description: |
The rapid change of pace in the global economy and the importance of understanding the roles played by port and shipping systems in both enabling and responding to this economic dynamism provides the rationale for this work. |
Synopsis: |
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 into the homogenisation 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. |
Illustrations: |
Illustrations, maps |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Routledge |
Returns: |
Returnable |
|
|
|
|
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
A celebratory, inclusive and educational exploration of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr for both children that celebrate and children who want to understand and appreciate their peers who do.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|