Work from Home Zone

Work from Home Zone
Author: Angela Crocker
Publisher: Self-Counsel Press
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2021-10-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781770403376

From author Angela Crocker, thought leader on online communities, digital decluttering, education technology, and content planning, comes the definitive guide to working from home for employees and entrepreneurs. Most books about working from home are written for the businesses and employers managing others. This book is for the employees and the self-employed -- the workers and the entrepreneurs -- who are often overlooked when it comes to how to handle working from home. Including how-to's and case studies, Crocker discusses how to carve out your work space and meeting space, how to deal with communication technologies, and of course, how to set and maintain boundaries for a healthy and happy work and home life -- and so much more.

Home Zones

Home Zones
Author: Mike Biddulph
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2001-12-12
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 186134371X

Home zones (areas where cars travel slowly and space has been created for children and environmental improvement) are a common feature of the urban landscape. This handbook explains how to plan and design a home zone in an existing street or as part of a new residential area, including advice and illustrations derived from recent home zone schemes.

Curbing Gridlock: Commissioned papers

Curbing Gridlock: Commissioned papers
Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board. Committee for Study on Urban Transportation Congestion Pricing
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 568
Release: 1994
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780309055055

The Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration requested that the Transportation Research Board and the Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education of the National Research Council conduct a study of congestion pricing for congestion management. To conduct this study, the National Research Council established the Committee for Study on Urban Transportation Congestion Pricing. The committee's deliberations were supplemented by liaison representatives from several groups concerned about the benefits and costs of congestion pricing. After a review of the literature, and drawing from its expertise, the committee commissioned papers on a variety of topics. Volume 1 contains the committee's overview of the material contained in the commissioned papers, its conclusions, and its recommendations regarding the potential of congestion pricing, the need for evaluation of early demonstrations, and other research needs. Volume 2 provides a rich array of information about individual case studies from around the nation and thoughtful analyses by individual scholars about many of the critical issues surrounding congestion pricing., as revised by their authors after the symposium.

Ending the Scandal of Complacency

Ending the Scandal of Complacency
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Transport Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780215524034

Although road accident deaths have halved between 1958 and 2007 whilst the number of licensed motor vehicles and vehicle mileage covered increased by 400 per cent, the current rate of 3,000 deaths and 250,000 injuries is still an unacceptably high level. Road accidents are the largest single cause of death for people between the ages of 5 and 35 in Britain, and road accidents cost our economy some £18 billion each year. The number of deaths and injuries on roads far outweighs the deaths and injuries in other transport modes, and should be viewed as a major public health problem. The Government should establish a British Road Safety Survey to track overall casualty and safety trends, and review current methods for recording road-traffic injuries. The Committee recommends a systems approach to road safety: ensuring the vehicle, the road infrastructure, regulations and driver training are designed to similar safety and performance standards. Other recommendations include: more 20 mph speed limits; a more proactive approach to determining the safety benefits of new vehicle technologies; action on young drivers - who represent a disproportionate risk to road users - and vulnerable users: motorcyclists, elderly and child pedestrians and cyclists, horse riders; a higher priority given to enforcement of drink-drive and drug-drive offences. The Committee recommends the establishment of an independent Road Safety Commission with powers to work across the whole of government, ensuring that a high priority and adequate resources are given to road safety and that all government departments and agencies give active support. The Government should also establish a road accident investigation branch, like those in aviation, rail and marine.

Demystifying Doha

Demystifying Doha
Author: Ashraf M. Salama
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2016-05-23
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1317152832

Over the past decade or so, the wealth produced by Qatar's oil and gas exports has generated a construction development boom in its capital city of Doha and the surrounding vicinity. Since the late 1990s, the number of inhabitants has grown from less than 400,000 to more than 1.7 million today. In many respects, Doha is portrayed as an important emerging global capital in the Gulf region, which has been positioning and re-inventing itself on the map of international architecture and urbanism, with a global image of building clusters of glass office towers, as well as cultural and educational facilities. While focusing on the architectural and planning aspects of Doha's intensive urbanization, this first comprehensive examination of the city sets this within the socio-political and economic context of the wider Arabian Peninsula. 'Demystifying Doha - On Architecture and Urbanism in an Emerging City' features a comprehensive discussion on contemporary architecture and urbanism of Doha as an emerging regional metropolis. It provides a critical analysis of the evolution of architecture and urbanism as products of the contemporary global condition. Issues that pertain to emerging service hubs, decentralised urban governance, integrated urban development strategies, image-making practices, urban identity, the dialectic relations between the city and its society and sustainable urbanism are all examined to elucidate the urban evolution and the contemporary condition of Doha. 'Demystifying Doha - On Architecture and Urbanism in an Emerging City' concludes by suggesting a framework for future studies of the city as well as for investigating the future of similar cities, setting out an agenda for sustainable urban growth, while invigorating the multiple roles urban planners and architects can play in shaping this future.

Modelling Public Transport Passenger Flows in the Era of Intelligent Transport Systems

Modelling Public Transport Passenger Flows in the Era of Intelligent Transport Systems
Author: Guido Gentile
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 671
Release: 2016-02-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319250825

This book shows how transit assignment models can be used to describe and predict the patterns of network patronage in public transport systems. It provides a fundamental technical tool that can be employed in the process of designing, implementing and evaluating measures and/or policies to improve the current state of transport systems within given financial, technical and social constraints. The book offers a unique methodological contribution to the field of transit assignment because, moving beyond “traditional” models, it describes more evolved variants that can reproduce:• intermodal networks with high- and low-frequency services;• realistic behavioural hypotheses underpinning route choice;• time dependency in frequency-based models; and• assumptions about the knowledge that users have of network conditionsthat are consistent with the present and future level of information that intelligent transport systems (ITS) can provide. The book also considers the practical perspective of practitioners and public transport operators who need to model and manage transit systems; for example, the role of ITS is explained with regard to their potential in data collection for modelling purposes and validation techniques, as well as with regard to the additional data on network patronage and passengers’ preferences that influences the network-management and control strategies implemented. In addition, it explains how the different aspects of network operations can be incorporated in traditional models and identifies the advantages and disadvantages of doing so. Lastly, the book provides practical information on state-of-the-art implementations of the different models and the commercial packages that are currently available for transit modelling. Showcasing original work done under the aegis of the COST Action TU1004 (TransITS), the book provides a broad readership, ranging from Master and PhD students to researchers and from policy makers to practitioners, with a comprehensive tool for understanding transit assignment models.

The Millionaire Zone

The Millionaire Zone
Author: Jennifer Openshaw
Publisher: Hachette Books
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2007-04-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1401387594

When it comes to making a change in our lives, there is nothing more frightening than taking a financial risk -- starting your own business, investing money, or making a career change. Not anymore. Now you can achieve your financial dreams without having to go it alone. By showing you how to stay in your comfort zone, nationally recognized financial expert Jennifer Openshaw eliminates the roadblocks between you and your financial rewards. This book will help you make the change you've always thought about but were too afraid to try. With Jennifer's straightforward, simple approach, youll leave behind all the excuses that hold so many of us back from making the changes necessary to achieve our financial goals. You'll learn how to use what's already at your fingertips -- the people, places, and opportunities closest to you -- to make money. Along with her seven winning strategies unlocking the secrets to your first million, she includes advice on: How to make people want to help you Three powerful ways to turn a "No" into a "Yes" How to connect with top decision-makers How to create your own advisory board Dealing with debt -- and more Turning your passions into profits Jennifer will also inspire you with the stories of how some of America's wealthiest people got where they are today by applying the principles at the heart of this book. Plus, in these pages you'll find groundbreaking research based on surveys and interviews with over 3,000 Americans on how they used familiar things to research financial security. To get you on the path to bigger and better things, Jennifer includes a Millionaire Zone Profile assessment with this book plus a 30-Day Getting Started Program to turn your passions into profits. The Millionaire Zone will not only change your life but the way you operate in the world. Whether you're an employee, investor, or entrepreneur, you'll discover what other "Zoners" already know: That surrounding yourself with familiar things -- what Jennifer calls your LifeNet -- will empower you to overcome your fears and move your financial life from neutral to high-gear. Thousands of people have reached the Millionaire Zone using Jennifer's winning strategies. Now it's your turn!