In an increasingly globalised world, despite reductions in costs and time, transportation has become even more important as a facilitator of economic and human interaction; this is reflected in technical advances in transportation systems, increasing interest in how transportation interacts with society and the need to provide novel approaches to understanding its impacts. This has become particularly acute with the impact that Covid-19 has had on transportation across the world, at local, national and international levels. Encyclopedia of Transportation, Seven Volume Set - containing almost 600 articles - brings a cross-cutting and integrated approach to all aspects of transportation from a variety of interdisciplinary fields including engineering, operations research, economics, geography and sociology in order to understand the changes taking place. Emphasising the interaction between these different aspects of research, it offers new solutions to modern-day problems related to transportation. Each of its nine sections is based around familiar themes, but brings together the views of experts from different disciplinary perspectives. Each section is edited by a subject expert who has commissioned articles from a range of authors representing different disciplines, different parts of the world and different social perspectives. The nine sections are structured around the following themes: Transport Modes; Freight Transport and Logistics; Transport Safety and Security; Transport Economics; Traffic Management; Transport Modelling and Data Management; Transport Policy and Planning; Transport Psychology; Sustainability and Health Issues in Transportation. Some articles provide a technical introduction to a topic whilst others provide a bridge between topics or a more future-oriented view of new research areas or challenges. The end result is a reference work that offers researchers and practitioners new approaches, new ways of thinking and novel solutions to problems. All-encompassing and expertly authored, this outstanding reference work will be essential reading for all students and researchers interested in transportation and its global impact in what is a very uncertain world.
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Section 1: Transport Modes Section 2: Freight Transport and Logistics Section 3: Transport Safety and Security Section 4: Transport Economics Section 5: Traffic Management Section 6: Transport Modelling and Data Management Section 7: Transport Policy and Planning Section 8: Transport Psychology Section 9: Sustainability and Health Issues in Transportation
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Brought to you by the world's leading experts, this outstanding reference work provides a one-stop resource covering the entire field of global transportation
Provides a forward looking and integrated approach to transportation Updated with future technological impacts, such as self-driving vehicles, cyber-physical systems and big data analytics Includes comprehensive coverage Presents a worldwide approach, including sets of comparative studies and applications
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780081026717
Publisert
2021-05-12
Utgiver
Vendor
Elsevier / The Lancet
Vekt
5000 gr
Høyde
276 mm
Bredde
216 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Kombinasjonsprodukt
Antall sider
4569

Editor-in-chief

Biographical note

Professor Roger Vickerman FAcSS FRSA FCILT FeRSA, Emeritus Professor, School of Economics, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UK