Transportation category: 6808 books
The Collapse of the German War Economy, 1944-1945
Allied Air Power and the German National Railway
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
In this book Alfred Mierzejewski describes how the German economy collapsed under Allied bombing in the last year of World War II. He presents a broad-based, original study of German wartime industry and transportation, and of Allied air force planning and intelligence, including the first complete...
Electric Bikes in the People's Republic of China
Impact on the Environment and Prospects for Growth
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
Electric bikes (e-bikes) provide low-cost, convenient, and relatively energy-efficient transportation to an estimated 40 million–50 million people in the People's Republic of China (PRC), quickly becoming one of the dominant travel modes in the country. As e-bike use grows, concerns are rising about...
Beyond Aviation Human Factors
Safety in High Technology Systems
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
The authors believe that a systematic organizational approach to aviation safety must replace the piecemeal approaches largely favoured in the past, but this change needs to be preceded by information to explain why a new approach is necessary. Accident records show a flattening of the safety curve...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2013
This comprehensive and up-to-date ebook provides a unique guide to the important safety problem of distracted driving, compiling fifteen official documents with details on every aspect of the issue. Contents include:
Part 1: Distracted Driving Overview * Part 2: Young Drivers Report the Highest...
by James Peoples
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2012
Stepped-up competition in the airline industry over the past 40 years profoundly changed how carriers set fares. Chapters in this volume contribute to our understanding of fare determination in this industry by examining carrier pricing behavior, such as non-linear pricing, pricing decisions associated...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2017
This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. In 1956, after much planning and compromise, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Aid Highway Act, creating the interstate highway system, a project which transformed America...
Mileage-Based User Fees for Transportation Funding
A Primer for State and Local Decisionmakers
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2012
This primer presents some promising and innovative mileage fee system designs and transition strategies. For states or localities that are considering a transition to mileage fees, awareness of these strategies can help determine whether shifting from fuel taxes to mileage fees merits further consideration....
Bounded Rational Choice Behaviour
Applications in Transport
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2015
This book brings together frontier research in transportation and travel behaviour on the formulation and estimation of models of bounded rationality to analyse and predict various facets underlying daily activity-travel behaviour. Key behavioural principles and mechanisms relate to simplifying decision...
Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics
Volume 2: Job Design and Product Design
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
This is the second of two edited volumes from an international group of researchers and specialists, which together comprise the edited proceedings of the First International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, organized by Cranfield College of Aeronautics at Stratford-upon-Avon,...
The Sustainability of Air Transportation
A Quantitative Analysis and Assessment
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
This book presents, for the first time, a comprehensive analysis and assessment of the sustainability of the contemporary civil air transport system, examining its three main components: airports, air traffic control, and airlines. It offers an in-depth examination and quantitative insight into the...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Use of big data has proven to be beneficial within many different industries, especially in the field of engineering; however, infiltration of this type of technology into more traditional heavy industries, such as the railways, has been limited. Innovative Applications of Big Data in the Railway...
An Alternative History of Bicycles and Motorcycles
Two-Wheeled Transportation and Material Culture
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2016
An Alternative History of Bicycles and Motorcycles: Two-Wheeled Transportation and Material Culture accounts for the nineteenth-century creation and development of two-wheeled vehicles, both human-powered and motorized. Specifically, the book focuses on the period from 1885 (which saw the appearance,...
by Changmin Jiang, Paul Larson, Barry Prentice
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2018
Transport Nodal System provides a comprehensive introduction to the development of transport nodes and nodal systems, focusing on economic, operational, management, planning, policy, regulation and sustainability perspectives. Through a deep analysis on different types of transport nodes from diverse...
From Here to There
Designing Transportation
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2019
A look at the engineering processes that go into designing transportation methods.