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Making States Workby Simon Chesterman; Michael Ignatieff; Ramesh Thakur
United Nations University Press 2006; US$ 45.00In the wealth of literature on state failure, surprisingly little attention has been paid to the question of what constitutes state success and what enables a state to succeed. This book is a joint project of the International Peace Academy and the United Nations University and examines the strategies and tactics of international actors, local political elites, and civil society groups to build or rebuild public institutions before they reach the point of failure: to make the state work. It is frequently assumed that the collapse of state structures, whether through defeat by an exter- nal power or as a result of internal chaos, leads to a vacuum of political power. This is rarely the case. The mechanisms through which political power are... more...
Container Port Production and Economic Efficiencyby Teng-Fei Wang; Kevin Cuinane; Dong-Wook Song
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2005; US$ 170.00In order to improve efficiency, many of the world's ports have developed specialized terminals and facilities geared to handling containerized cargoes. Shipping companies doing business in inefficient ports incur extra costs due to the extra time required. In this study, Wang (marine science & technology, U. of Newcastle upon Tyne) and co-authors c more...
Critical Incident Managementby Alan B. Sterneckert
Taylor & Francis 2003; US$ 84.95Critical Incident Management presents an expert overview of the elements that companies need to address in order to prepare for and respond to network and information security violations. Written in a concise, practical style that repeatedly emphasizes ke more...
Port Economicsby Kevin Cullinane; Wayne K Talley
Elsevier 2006; US$ 99.95A port (or seaport) is a place that provides for the vessel transfer of cargo and passengers to and from waterways and shores. Port economics is concerned with the study of the economics of port services. Users of port services are those that utilize the port as part of the transportation process of moving cargo and passengers to and from origin and destination locations. Users include transportation carrriers such as shipping lines, railroads and trucking firms that perform these movements and shippers and individuals that provide the cargo and themselves as passengers to be transported. Port users demand port services, whereas port service providers such as the port terminal operator supply port services to port users. Port economics... more...
The Official History of Britain and the Channel Tunnelby T.R. Gourvish
Taylor & Francis 2006; US$ 128.00Commissioned by the Cabinet Office and using hitherto untapped British Government records, this book presents an in-depth analysis of the successful project of 1986-94. It is a portrayal of the complexities of quadripartite decision-making, revealing insights into the role of the British and French Governments in the process. more...
The Environment in Asia Pacific Harboursby Eric Wolanski
Springer 2006; US$ 209.00Details how science can provide solutions so that economic and social developments can be ecologically sustainable. This book demonstrates the different solutions and pitfalls, successes and failures in a large number of ports and harbours in the Asia Pacific Region, and it is based on science and aimed at management. more...
Computer-aided Systems in Public Transportby Mark Hickman; Pitu Mirchandani; Stefan Vob
Springer 2008; US$ 139.00The scope of this volume centers on advancements in the state of art and the state of the practice in computer-aided systems in public transport. Yet, this volume illustrates a greater breadth of subjects in this area. The common theme remains the use of computer-aided methods and operations research techniques to improve: (1) information management; (2) network and route planning; (3) vehicle and crew scheduling and rostering; (4) vehicle monitoring and management; and, (5) practical experience with scheduling and public transport planning methods. This volume consists of selected papers presented at the Ninth International Conference on Computer-Aided Scheduling of Public Transport. more...
Container Terminals and Cargo Systemsby Kap Hwan Kim; Hans-Otto Gunther
Springer 2007; US$ 159.00Since their introduction in the 1960s containers represent the standard unit-load concept for international freight. Container terminals primarily serve as an interface between different modes of transportation, e.g. domestic rail or truck transportation and deep sea maritime transport. Significant gains in productivity can be achieved through advanced terminal layouts, more efficient IT-support and improved logistics control software systems, as well as automated transportation and handling equipment. The primary objective of this book is to reflect these challenges and to present new insights and successful solutions to operational problems of automated container terminals and cargo systems. It comprises reports on the state of the art, applications... more...
Social Dialogue in the Process of Structural Adjustment and Private Sector Participation in Portsby Peter Turnbull
International Labour Office 2006; US$ 19.95Describes, in Part One, the importance of social dialogue in the ports industry during periods of structural adjustment, illustrated by port reforms in a number of countries. Examines, in Part Two, the phases of planning, initiating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating. more...
Port Cities in Asia and Europeby Arndt Graf; Chua Beng Huat
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 190.00This comparative study identifies many parallels between local histories and developments in the Asian and European port cities, as well as new opportunities for sharing experiences and learning from the developments and decisions in similar situations in other port cities more...









