The Future for Interurban Passenger Transport Bringing Citizens Closer Together

The Future for Interurban Passenger Transport Bringing Citizens Closer Together
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 556
Release: 2010-05-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9282102688

This conference proceedings explores the future for interurban passesnger transport. The first group of papers investigates what drives demand for for interurban passenger transport and infers how it may evolve in the future. The remaining papers investigate key challenges.

Air Transport Management

Air Transport Management
Author: Lucy Budd
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 560
Release: 2020-04-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000052443

Air Transport Management: An International Perspective provides in-depth instruction in the diverse and dynamic area of commercial air transport management. The 2nd edition has been extensively revised and updated to reflect the latest developments in the sector. The textbook includes both introductory reference material and more advanced content so as to provide a solid foundation in the core principles and practices of air transport management. This 2nd edition includes a new chapter on airline regulation and deregulation and new dedicated chapters focusing on aviation safety and aviation security. Four new contributors bring additional insights and expertise to the book. The 2nd edition retains many of the key features of the 1st edition, including: • A clearly structured topic-based approach that provides information on key air transport management issues including: aviation law, economics; airport and airline management; finance; environmental impacts, human resource management; and marketing; • Chapters authored by leading air transport academics and practitioners worldwide which provide an international perspective; • Learning objectives and key points which provide a framework for learning; • Boxed case studies and examples in each chapter; • Keyword definitions and stop and think boxes to prompt reflection and aid understanding of key terms and concepts. Designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying aviation and business management degree programmes and industry practitioners seeking to expand their knowledge base, the book provides a single point of reference to the key legal, regulatory, strategic and operational concepts and processes that shape the form and function of the world’s commercial air transport industry.

Regulating Transport in Europe

Regulating Transport in Europe
Author: Matthias Finger
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2013-09-30
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1781004838

This book concerns the regulation of transport within a European context, covering air, inland waterways, rail, road passenger and freight, urban public transport, and short sea shipping. All these sectors have experienced substantial changes over the

Genocide, Ethnonationalism, and the United Nations

Genocide, Ethnonationalism, and the United Nations
Author: Hannibal Travis
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 371
Release: 2013-01-17
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1136298002

Genocide, Ethnonationalism, and the United Nations examines a series of related crises in human civilization growing out of conflicts between powerful states or empires and indigenous or stateless peoples. This is the first book to attempt to explore the causes of genocide and other mass killing by a detailed exploration of UN archives covering the period spanning from 1945 through 2011. Hannibal Travis argues that large states and empires disproportionately committed or facilitated genocide and other mass killings between 1945 and 2011. His research incorporates data concerning factors linked to the scale of mass killing, and recent findings in human rights, political science, and legal theory. Turning to potential solutions, he argues that the concept of genocide imagines a future system of global governance under which the nation-state itself is made subject to law. The United Nations, however, has deflected the possibility of such a cosmopolitical law. It selectively condemns genocide and has established an institutional structure that denies most peoples subjected to genocide of a realistic possibility of global justice, lacks a robust international criminal tribunal or UN army, and even encourages "security" cooperation among states that have proven to be destructive of peoples in the past. Questions raised include: What have been the causes of mass killing during the period since the United Nations Charter entered into force in 1945? How does mass killing spread across international borders, and what is the role of resource wealth, the arms trade, and external interference in this process? Have the United Nations or the International Criminal Court faced up to the problem of genocide and other forms of mass killing, as is their mandate?

Rail Economics, Policy and Regulation in Europe

Rail Economics, Policy and Regulation in Europe
Author: Matthias Finger
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2015-09-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1783473339

The European railway sector has undergone profound and predominantly institutional changes over the past 20 years, due to the initiatives of the European Commission. This book constitutes a first systematic assessment and account of the recent transformations of the industry along a series of critical yet contentious issues such as competition, unbundling, regulation, access charging, standards and interoperability, and public–private partnerships. It also covers the main railways sectors including passenger transport, high speed and freight.

Highlights of the International Transport Forum 2010 Transport and Innovation: Unleashing the Potential

Highlights of the International Transport Forum 2010 Transport and Innovation: Unleashing the Potential
Author: International Transport Forum
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2010-10-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9282102882

This publication condenses the main findings of expert panels and round tables of the International Transport Forum 2010: Transport and Innovation: Unleashing the Potential which took a close look at the role of innovation in shaping transport systems of the future.

ITF Round Tables Improving the Practice of Transport Project Appraisal

ITF Round Tables Improving the Practice of Transport Project Appraisal
Author: International Transport Forum
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2011-04-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9282103080

This report examines the extent to which shortcomings in cost-benefit analysis for tranport projects can be addressed, focusing on equity and distributional impacts, agglomeration benefits and external costs. It also shows how best to present guidance on project selection to decision makers.