Transport

1. Auflage 1993
ISBN: 978-0-631-18639-7
Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 448 g

This book examines the business strategies of passenger and freight carriers in road, rali, sea and air transport. It assesses their responses to an increasingly competitive and commercially ariented market as Governments throughout the world encourage a liberalized approach to the transport sector.

Transport: Strategy and Policy provides a comprehensive text for transport professionals and students on courses concerned with leisure and tourism, business logistics, economic development and town and country planning. It will be particularly useful for those taking Chartered Institute of Transport examinations. It focuses on the special characteristics that distinguish transport from other service industries, as well as the similarities and differences between the various modes. The text is illustrated by a wide range of detailed case studies and examples from

- airlines

- ferries

- deep sea shipping

- railways and Light Rapid Transit

- buses and coaches

- community transport

- express parcel services and retail distribution

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shaw, Paul

Shaw, Stephen J.

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen J Shaw is a Senior Lecturer in Transport Management at the Business School, University of North London. He is an examiner for the Chartered Institute of Transport and is currently Chairman of the Organisation of Teachers of Transport Studies. He previously worked as a professional planner and project manager, specializing in airport and economic development.