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PORT ECONMICS - Conferences, Papers and Presentations - 0 views

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    Conference Papers and Presentations Since mid-1990s, ENPOS members have presented their research activities in port economics, management and policies in over 200 academic conferences. A selection of the most recent (since 2007) of these conference papers and presentations are available and can be freely downloaded: 2011 Vitsounis T.K. and Pallis A.A. (2011). Relationships between port service providers and users: An empirical study. International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) Conference, 2011, Santiago, Chile, October.  Download Jacobs, W., De Langen, Peter W. and Notteboom, Theo E. (2011). Institutional Plasticity and Path Dependence in Seaports: Interactions Between Institutions, Port Governance Reform and Port Authority Routines. IAME Conference, 2011, Santiago, Chile, October. Download Kaselimi, E., Notteboom, T.E. (2011), Preferred scale of Container Terminals In Seaports: A statistical analysis on parameters and size Distribution. IAME Conference, 2011, Santiago, Chile, October.  Download Kaselimi, E., Notteboom, T.E. (2011). A Game theoretical approach to the inter-relation between terminal scale and port competition. IAME Conference, 2011, Santiago, Chile, October.  Download Leal, E., Sanchez, R., Notteboom, T.E., Perez, G., Doerr, O. (2011), The role of knowledge and capabilities in port development: a case study for the west coast of South America, IAME Conference, 2011, Santiago, Chile, October.  Download Lekakou M.B., Pallis A.A., Vaggelas, G.K., Vitsounis T.K. (2011). Coastal Shipping and island attractiveness: Perspectives from Europe, IAME Conference, 2011, Santiago, Chile, October.  Download Brooks M.R., and Pallis A.A. (2011). Issues in Port Policy: A look back to look forward. 46th Annual Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF) Conference, Gatineau, Canada, June.  Download Chen L. & Notteboom T. (2011). Determinants for assigning value-added logistics services to logistics centers within a supply chain configurat
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Publications de Rodrigué - 0 views

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    Publications Note: Several of these documents contain draft versions of published work (or in different stages of being published). For citations and quotations please refer to the officially published version. The contents of this site can be freely used for personal use ONLY. Although the material contained in this web site is freely available, it is not public domain. Its contents, in whole or in part (including graphics and datasets), cannot be copied and published in ANY form (printed or electronic) without consent. Permission to use any graphic material herein in any form of publication, such as an article, a book or a conference presentation, on any media must be requested prior to use. Books | Book Chapters | Articles in Preparation | Refereed Articles | Special Issues | Reviews & Reports Books Rodrigue, J-P, T. Notteboom and J. Shaw (2012) (eds) The Sage Handbook of Transport Studies, London: Sage. Forthcoming. Rodrigue, J-P, C. Comtois and B. Slack (2009) The Geography of Transport Systems, Second Edition, London: Routledge, 352 pages. ISBN: 9780415483247. Rodrigue, J-P, C. Comtois and B. Slack (2006) The Geography of Transport Systems, London: Routledge, 296 pages, ISBN: 0415354412. Rodrigue, J-P (2000) L'espace économique mondial: les économies avancées et la mondialisation, (The Global Economic Space : Advanced Economies and Globalization), Collection géographie contemporaine, Sainte Foy : Presses de l'Université du Québec, 534 pages. ISBN 2760510379. PricewaterhouseCoopers Best Business Book Award. Book Chapters (2012) "Commercial Goods Transport" in UN-HABITAT, 2013 Global Report on Human Settlements: Sustainable Urban Transport, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, London: Earthscan. In preparation. (2012) "Transport, Flows and Globalization", in J-P Rodrigue, T. Notteboom and J. Shaw (eds) The Sage Handbook of Transport Studies, London: Sage. In preparation. Rodrigue, J-P, B. Slack and C. Comtois (2012) "Green Supply Cha
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Urban transport in the developing world: perspectives from the first decade ... - Harry... - 0 views

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    Urban transport in the developing world: perspectives from the first decade of the new millenium Harry T. Dimitriou, Ralph Gakenheimer 0 Resenhas Edward Elgar Publishing, 30/03/2011 - 631 páginas The twenty thematic chapters in this book provide a broad set of perspectives on the plight, possibilities and opportunities of urban transport in the developing world, set against the challenges of sustainable development. The contributors expertly set the international context of transport policy-making and planning for developing cities and present a critical review of recent developments that have taken place and which offer lessons for the future. The special features that distinguish this book are: its multiple institutional perspectives on transport in the urban development of developing cities: its efforts to link sustainability with urban transport and other development concerns; and its understanding of the consequences of globalism in choices and obligations for urban transport. This Handbook will prove invaluable for professional practitioners and academics engaged in and concerned with the future of movement in cities of the developing world. It will also be of interest to students of urban transport and city planning, particularly those from developing countries. Politicians, policy-makers and international development agencies and investors, as well as those working for international non-government organizations wishing to familiarize themselves with the mounting transportation challenges of developing cities, will also find this book a source of inspiration. « Menos    Ver uma prévia deste livro » O que estão dizendo - Escrever uma resenha Não encontramos nenhuma resenha nos lugares comuns. Livros relacionados ‹ Sustainability and cities Peter Newman, Jeffrey R. Kenworthy Urban transport planning Harry T. Dimitriou Cities on the move World Bank, K. M. Gwilliam Urban transport development Emin Tengström A developmental approach to urb
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BTS | Transportation Services Index and the Economy - 0 views

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    Transportation Services Index and the Economy by Peg Young, Ph.D.; Ken Notis; Gary Feuerberg, Ph.D.; and Long Nguyen PDF Summary The March 2005 release of the Transportation Services Index (TSI), an economic measure of freight and passenger movements,1 marked the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' (BTS') entry into the company of federal statistical agencies that produce monthly U.S. economic indicators. The TSI consists of three component indexes: a freight index, a passenger index, and a combined (or total) index. Figure 1 shows the freight and passenger indexes as recently displayed on the BTS website. The TSI is the broadest monthly measure of U.S. domestic transportation services and, as such, provides the best current measure available of these services. As an index, the TSI reflects real monthly changes in freight and passenger services in the United States. After development of the TSI, followed by additional research, it became clear the TSI moved in conjunction with other indicators of the national economy. Cycles of various kinds, depths, and durations occur frequently in the U.S. economy. Of these, the business cycles of recession and expansion, and the growth cycle are of particular interest to economists. The TSI, as presently published on the BTS website, spans the time period from 1990 to the present and covers two recessions. But, extending the TSI back to 1979 allows coverage of four recessions2 and numerous growth cycles. By comparing the turning points in the extended TSI with other economic data series, it is possible to ascertain whether and how transportation services relate to movement in the overall economy. Quantitatively exploring the relationships between the turning points of the TSI and measures of the broader economy reveal some interesting results. One finding is that the freight component of the TSI, which encompasses five modes of transportation, shows a strong leading relationship to the economy. When the accelerations and
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Mambo - Transport and logistics - 0 views

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    Transport and logistics MOSI-T is active in the field of transportation and logistics management. Prof. Dr. Cathy Macharis is in charge of MOSI-T. She is specialized in the application of socio-economic evaluation methods in the field of transportation and logistics. Among other things, the MAMCA (Multi-Actor, Multi-Criteria Analysis) method was further elaborated and refined so it could be applied in the field of transportation and logistics. People Publications Projects Links   MOSI-T's research can be divided into four main research areas. In all cases, an integrated and policy-orientated approach is aimed at. 1. Mobility policy The projects on mobility policy cover the socio-economic evaluation of policy measures or strategies. This evaluation is done by way of a cost-benefit analysis or a multi-actor, multicriteria analysis. Examples of these projects are the evaluation of the implementation of tradable mobility rights (2002-2003), the socio-economic impact of free public transport (2004-2005) and the socio-economic impact of the expansion of the hub-activities of the DHL courier at Brussels-Zaventem airport (2004-2005). In addition, in 2006, a project was started to investigate the impact of the aviation sector on climate changes and formulate recommendations with regard to policy possibilities in this area. 2. Transportation infrastructure We also have a policy approach for the socio-economic evaluation of large infrastructural projects, such as the renovation of the Royers lock (2004) and the economic developmental possibilities of the Dender (2004-2005). We take into account all decision-making criteria for the investments and, if necessary, analyse them by way of operational research models. Other examples of projects from this research domain include the Master plan for the harbour of Brussels (2002-2004), the Economic Development Study for the harbour of Antwerp (2005) and the development and estimation of the market-share model for Western Europ
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Transport: What do we want to achieve ? - European commission - 2 views

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      Esta é uma questão que atualmente é trabalhada, cuja monografia deverá ser apresentada no final do semestres. Esta é uma questão ampla e complexa e polêmica, o que se revela tanto no entendimento da sua relação com o desenvolvimento, até a espinhosa questão do seu financiamento.
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    Realmente, sobretudo pelo fato de trasncender o plano infraestrutural e envolver inúmeras questões políticas, além de ser um projeto que requer grande investimento num momento em que as grandes potências demandam políticas mais austeras.
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Streetsblog San Francisco » SFMTA Tries New Bike Lane Treatments to Keep Cycl... - 0 views

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    SFMTA Tries New Bike Lane Treatments to Keep Cyclists Clear of Door Zone by Bryan Goebel on August 30, 2011 In a five foot standard bike lane, bicyclists really only have about one to two feet, if you consider the door zone. Animation/graphics by Carly Clark. Photo of Polk Street between O'Farrell and Geary by Bryan Goebel. The door zone is one of the biggest urban threats to bicyclists. Conventional bike lanes that squeeze bicyclists between the door zone and automobile traffic leave little room for error, but the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is piloting a series of projects designed to encourage bicyclists to steer clear of the door zone. On sections of Polk Street, pictured above (and yes, we added the green but do hope to see green bike lanes on Polk Street some day soon!), the SFMTA has painted in a batch of T's in the bike lanes that are supposed to guide bicyclists away from the door zone. While the treatment seems to be an improvement over typical door zone lanes, it also highlights how little street width is available for cyclists to ride safely. I asked our graphics designer Carly Clark to do a little photoshopping to illustrate how much real space bicyclists have if you consider the door zone. If you take a standard five foot bike lane, like the one above, and factor in the door zone, you realize bicyclists are only given a sliver of a space that is about one to two feet wide, depending on the width of the lane, and the size of a car door. According to the SFMTA, dooring is the second most common form of injury collision involving cyclists, behind unsafe speed, though the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) points out that dooring is the highest injury collision type caused by motorists or their passengers. A "T" on Howard Street. Photo: SFMTA The SFMTA has installed the T treatments on Polk between Post and Golden Gate and in the bike lanes on Howard Street between 5th and 7th. So far, according to the agency, they seem to b
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A Handbook Of Transport Economics by André de Palma, Robin Lindsey, Emile Qui... - 0 views

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    A Handbook Of Transport Economics André de Palma , Robin Lindsey , Emile Quinet , Roger Vickerman Edited by André de Palma, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, France, Robin Lindsey, University of British Columbia, Canada, Emile Quinet, Paris School of Economics, ENPC, Paris, France and Roger Vickerman, University of Kent, UK December 2011 928 pp Hardback 978 1 84720 203 1 Hardback $330.00 on-line price $297.00 Qty Series: Elgar original reference Description 'This Handbook is a stellar compilation of up-to-date knowledge about the important topics in transport economics. Authors include the very best in the field, and they cover the most important topics for today's research and policy applications. Individual chapters contain sound, readable, well referenced explanations of each topic's history and current status. I cannot think of a better place to start for anyone wanting to become current in the field or in any of its parts.' - Kenneth Small, University of California-Irvine, US Contents Contributors include: S.P. Anderson, H. Andersson, R. Arnott, B. Bartin, L. Basso, A. Behar, M. Ben Akiva, Y. Berechman, M. Beuthe, C.R. Bhat, J. Brocker, M.R. Brooks, K. Button, C.G. Chorus, J. Clougherty, M. Delucchi, A. de Palma, A. Estache, R. Friedrich, J. Gifford, D. Gillen, D. Graham, D. Hensher, E. Iossa, S. Jara-Diaz, E. Juan, Y. Kanemoto, M. Lafourcade, J. Laird, R. Lindsey, D. Mac Fadden, P. Mackie, D. Martimort, D. McCubbin, H. Meersman, J. Mercenier, C. Nash, T. Oum, K. Ozbay, A.R. Pinjari, M. Ponti, S. Proost, R. Renault, P. Rietveld, E. Quinet, G. Santos, T. Tabuchi, J. Thisse, H.J.P. Timmermans, A. Trannoy, N. Treich, L. Trujillo, T. Vanelslander, E. Van de Voorde, A.J. Venables, E. Verhoef, R. Vickerman, J. Walker, W.G. Waters II, M. Wegener, K. Yamaguchi, O. Yanmaz-Tuzel, Y. Yoshida, A. Zhang, Y. Zhang Futher information 'This Handbook is a stellar compilation of up-to-date knowledge about the important topics in transport economics. Aut
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City Distribution And Urban Freight Transport by Cathy Macharis, Sandra Melo, - Edward ... - 0 views

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    City Distribution And Urban Freight Transport Multiple Perspectives Cathy Macharis , Sandra Melo Edited by Cathy Macharis, Professor, Vrije Universiteit Brussel-Research group MOBI, dep. MOSI-Transport and Logistics, Belgium and Sandra Melo, Senior Researcher, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP) and the Institute of Mechanical Engineering (IDMEC) - Instituto Superior Técnico de Lisboa, Portugal October 2011 288 pp Hardback 978 0 85793 274 7 Hardback $125.00 on-line price $112.50 Qty Series: NECTAR Series on Transportation and Communications Networks Research This book is also available as an ebook  978 0 85793 275 4 from - www.myilibrary www.ebooks.com www.ebookscorporation.com www.dawsonera.com www.ebrary.com/corp/ www.books.google.com/ebooks Description City distribution plays a key role in supporting urban lifestyles, helping to serve and retain industrial and trading activities, and contributing to the competitiveness of regional industry. Despite these positive effects, it also generates negative (economic, environmental and social) impacts on cities worldwide. Relatively little attention has been paid to these issues by researchers and policymakers until recently. The analyses found in City Distribution and Urban Freight Transport aim to improve knowledge in this important area by recognizing and evaluating the problems, with a focus on urban freight transport systems. Contents Contributors: A. Comi, Á. Costa, L. Dablanc, W. Debauche, V. Gatta, R. Gevaers, P. Hebes, C. Macharis, J. Maes, E. Marcucci, S. Melo, J. Menge, A. Nuzzolo, M. Percoco, H.J. Quak, A. Stathopoulos, C. Vaghi, E. Valeri, E. Van de Voorde, T. Vanelslander, E. Van Hoeck, T. van Lier, S. Verlinde, F. Witlox Futher information City distribution plays a key role in supporting urban lifestyles, helping to serve and retain industrial and trading activities, and contributing to the competitiveness of regional industry. Despite these positive effects, it also gener
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KONING, Frame Analysis: Theoretical Preliminaries - 0 views

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    Frame Analysis: Theoretical PreliminariesThomas KönigFrame analysis is neither a full-fledged theoretical paradigm, nor a coherent methodological approach. Rather, frame analyses are a number of related, even though sometimes partially incompatible methods for the analysis of discourses (Scheufele 1999: 118). What unifies these analyses is a (fairly loose) theoretical connection to Goffman's (1974) work on framing. These pages will overview: the theoretical development of frame analyses;the measurement of frames;important conceptsin frame analysis;software suitable to aid frame analysis;a bibliography of frame analysis.Theoretical DevelopmentInitially frame analysis was initially predicted to become a niche method at best. One Contemporary Sociology reviewer complained that Frame Analysis is cumbersome to read (Davis 1975: 603), the other one wondered, if an adequate systematization of frame analysis would be feasible (Gamson 1975: 605). 1Probably the single most important factor for the success of Goffman's frame analysis despite this initial skeptical assessment is its unorthodox appropriation by scholars from very different traditions. Frame analysis is no longer Goffman's frame analysis, but is frequently only loosely connected to the original formulation. Notwithstanding the recurrent symbolic nods to Goffman, today's "frame analysis" spans a number of disparate approaches (D'Angelo 2002; Fisher 1997; Hallahan 1999; Maher 2001: 81f; Scheufele 1999: 103, 118). Three subject areas stand out in the development of frame analyses since Goffman: Management and organizational studies, social movement studies, and media studies. Each subject area has, of course, focused on different areas of framing theory and has approached the subject with different methods. Following the the work of 2002 Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman and his associate Amos Tversky (Kahneman & Tversky, 1979), management and organizational studies have focused on the behavioral effects of different
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Gmail - ITS-Davis Seminar: The Tragic Tale of Congestion Pricing in Manhattan - ihering... - 0 views

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    eekly Seminar SeriesThe Tragic Tale ofCongestion Pricing in Manhattan   Rohit T. AggarwalaSpecial Advisor to Chairman Michael R. Bloombergof the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group     Friday, December 2, 20111:30 to 3:00 p.m.1065 Kemper HallUniversity of California, Davis Abstract:  In 2007, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg proposed to bring congestion pricing to Manhattan as part of an overarching long-term sustainability strategy for New York City. Over the next 15 months, congestion pricing became the leading issue in local politics, involving the governor, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the City Council, and the State Legislature. Rohit T. Aggarwala, one of the chief architects of the mayor's plan, will describe the proposal, its expected impact, and its political career.View this seminar live online More information about this seminar and speaker Campus Map or Directions to Campus The UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies hosts weekly seminars during the academic year. We hope you will join us this Friday on campus or online.Recordings of past seminars are also available on our website.    
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The Psychology of Driving - 0 views

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    In press: Hole, G.J. "Experimental Design". In: Research Methods in Psychology, Fourth Edition, edited by G.M. Breakwell, D.B. Wright and J. A. Smith. London: Sage Publications.   In press: Laurence, S. and Hole, G.J. Identity specific adaptation with composite faces. Visual Cognition.   2011: Laurence, S. and Hole, G. The effect of familiarity on face adaptation. Perception, 40, 450- 463.   2011: Hole, G.J. and George, P.A. Evidence for holistic processing of facial age. Visual Cognition, 19 (5), 585-615.   2011: Hole, G.J. Identity-specific face adaptation effects: evidence for abstractive face representations. Cognition, 119, 216-228.   2011: Briggs, G.F., Hole, G.J., and Land, M.F. Emotionally involving telephone conversations lead to driver error and visual tunnelling. Transportation Research Part F, 14, 313-323.   2010: G. Hole and V.Bourne. "Face Processing: Psychological, Neuropsychological and Applied Perspectives". Oxford: Oxford University Press.   2009: Harrison, G. and Hole, G.J. Evidence for a contact-based explanation of the own-age bias in face recognition. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 16, 264-269.   2009: Bourne, V.J., Vladeanu, M. and Hole, G.J. Lateralised repetition priming for featurally and configurally manipulated familiar faces: evidence for differentially lateralised processing mechanisms. Laterality, 14 (3), 287-299.   2008: G..J. Hole. Predictors of motor vehicle collisions. In: M. Duckworth, T. Iezzi, and W. O'Donohue (eds.) "Motor Vehicle Collisions: Medical, Psychosocial and Legal Consequences". Elsevier.   2007: G.J. Hole. "The Psychology of Driving".Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.   2007: Steede, L. L., Tree, J. J., and Hole, G. J.  I can't recognize your face but I can recognize its movement. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 24, 451-466.   2006: Steede, L.L. and Hole, G.J. Repetition priming and recognition of dynamic and static chimeras. Perception, 35, 1367-1382.   2006: Steede, L. L., Tree, J. J., and Hole, G. J. Diss
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Ports, cities, and global supply chains - James Jixian Wang - Google Livros - 0 views

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    Ports, cities, and global supply chains James Jixian Wang 1 Resenha Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2007 - 278 páginas In this collection of essays, the editors and authors succeeded splendidly at bringing together intermodal transport, logistics and supply chain management, showing how complex and inter-related issues have become in these fields in a global world, wherein port cities are major players. A strong buy for academic readers, but also for the managers in the transport and logistics industries, who will find here a most useful conceptualization of their daily practices.'Professor Jacques J. Charlier, Paris-Sorbonne University, France, and University of Louvain-la-Neuve, BelgiumGlobal trends in policy and technology related fields are rapidly reshaping the port industry worldwide. International in scope, this volume provides multidisciplinary insights into the role port cities adopt in dealing with global supply chains. Throughout the book, concepts of strategic management, supply chain management, port and transport economics and economic and transport geography are applied to offer an in-depth understanding of the processes underlying global supply chains and associated spatial and functional dynamics in port-cities. The book also discusses policy outcomes and implications relevant to port-cities positioned in different segments of global supply chains.Contents: Introduction, J.J. Wang, D. Olivier, T. Notteboom, B. Slack. Part 1 Conceptualization of Port-Cities and Global Supply Chains: Supply chain and supply chain management: appropriate concepts for maritime studies, V. Carbone and E. Gouvernal; The terminalisation of ports: an academic question?, B. Slack; Re-assessing port-hinterland relationships in the context of global supply chains, T. Notteboom and J-P. Rodrigue; Measures for evaluating integration of ports and terminals in global supply chain systems, P.M. Panayides. Part 2 Shipping Networks and Port Development: Offshore container transhipment
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Family Life Cycle And Leisure Behavior Research, E. Laird Landon, Jr., William B. Locander - 0 views

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        Contact/Feedback   ACR Office   ACR Board of Directors   ACR Advisory Board   Webmaster   Web Editor   Newsletter Editor Back E. Laird Landon, Jr., William B. Locander (1979), "FAMILY LIFE CYCLE AND LEISURE BEHAVIOR RESEARCH", in Advances in Consumer Research Volume 06, eds. William L. Wilkie, Ann Abor : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 133-138. Advances in Consumer Research Volume 6, 1979      Pages 133-138 FAMILY LIFE CYCLE AND LEISURE BEHAVIOR RESEARCH E. Laird Landon, Jr., University of Houston William B. Locander, University of Houston ABSTRACT - The present research investigates the usefulness of Family Life Cycle (FLC) in the study of leisure/recreation behavior. The survey results presented show that FLC groupings capture much of the variance in recreation behavior. Implications are drawn for both public and private sector decision-makers interested in leisure behavior. INTRODUCTION In recent years there has been a growing interest in recreation and leisure research by academics, executives, and public officials (Wells & Gubar, 1966; Omura and Talarzyk, 1975; Voss & Blackwell, 1975). Most of the research to date has focused on describing recreation behavior through large scale surveys. Many of the studies have been atheoretical in that they employ little behavioral theory in the research design. The present article examines the Family Life Cycle (FLC) concept as a useful tool in understanding leisure and recreation behavior. FLC appears to have much potential for explaining leisure behavior because it matches needs with groups of peoples. That is, FLC offers a construct that is both multidimensional and dynamic. Its multidimensional nature is attributed to the fact that FLC is a composite of several important demographic variables. FLC is dynamic because it accounts for the changing family needs and structure over time. If FLC does capture difference
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RODRIGUÉ, The Geography of Transport Systems - 0 views

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    Mobility is fundamental to economic and social activities, including commuting, manufacturing, or supplying energy. Each movement has an origin, a potential set of intermediate locations, a destination, and a nature which is linked with geographical attributes. Transport systems composed of infrastructures, modes and terminals are so embedded in the socio-economic life of individuals, institutions and corporations that they are often invisible to the consumer. This is paradoxical as the perceived invisibility of transportation is derived from its efficiency. Understanding how mobility is linked with geography is main the purpose of this textbook. Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Transportation and Geography Chapter 2 - Transportation and the Spatial Structure Chapter 3 - Transportation Modes Chapter 4 - Transport Terminals Chapter 5 - International Trade and Freight Distribution Chapter 6 - Urban Transportation Chapter 7 - Transportation and the Economy Chapter 8 - Transport, Energy and Environment Chapter 9 - Transport Planning and Policy The second edition of The Geography of transport systems maintains the overall structure of its predecessor, with chapters dealing with specific conceptual dimensions and methodologies, but the contents have been revised and updated. It provides material about transportation issues to practitioners, policymakers, educators, researchers, students, a nd individual learners. It includes a wide variety of media elements such as maps, figures, GIS-T datatsets, and PowerPoint presentations. The second edition also offers new topics and approaches that have emerged as critical issues in contemporary transport systems, including security, energy, supply chain management and GIS-T. Relevant case studies have also been included to underline real world issues related to transport geography.
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Roundabouts emerging as the ideal intersection - 0 views

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    Roundabouts emerging as the ideal intersection February 6, 2012    University of Wisconsin-Madison  e-Mail Print     MADISON, WIS. - They've become the subject of myriad YouTube "how-to" videos. Entire department of transportation websites explain how to navigate them. And, they elicit more than a little anxiety and confusion in the minds of drivers entering, circling and exiting them. Yet, roundabouts are rapidly cropping up in locales ranging from city streets to rural intersections and Interstate off-ramps. In essence, they are the "next big thing" in roadway intersections. Roundabouts provide drivers an efficient, safer alternative to traditional four-way intersections governed by stop signs or traffic signals, says David Noyce, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of civil and environmental engineering. An expert in transportation safety, Noyce directs the Wisconsin Traffic Operations and Safety (TOPS) Laboratory at UW-Madison. "In typical traffic engineering, there's a tradeoff between safety and operations. Generally, 'safe' equals 'inefficient,'" he says. "Our research has shown roundabouts offer benefits in both of these." TOPS researchers have studied not only roundabout safety and "operations," but also the inner workings of seven software packages transportation engineers use to design roundabouts. They already have presented their findings as testimony at a legislative hearing in Wisconsin and at international transportation research conferences. From Jan. 22 through 26, they discussed their roundabouts research in Washington, D.C., at the Transportation Research Board annual meeting, which draws more than 11,000 transportation professionals from around the world. At the national and international levels, their research not only can improve roundabout design software, but also inform traffic engineers' decisions related to how to design roundabouts and where to construct them. In Wisconsin, drivers can encounter a
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Port Competition and Hinterland Connections - OECD Online Bookshop - 0 views

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    ITF Round Tables Port Competition and Hinterland Connections OECD, International Transport Forum. Published by : OECD Publishing Version: Print (Paperback) + Free PDF Price:   €65 | $87 | £55 | ¥8100 | MXN1170 Standard shipping included!     Imprint:  International Transport Forum Availability: Available  Publication date:  06 Jul 2009  Language: English  Pages: 176  ISBN: 9789282102244  OECD Code: 742009021P1    Other Versions & Languages | Table of contents This Round Table publication discusses the policy and regulatory challenges posed by the rapidly changing port environment. The sector has changed tremendously in recent decades with technological and organisational innovation and a powerful expansion of trade. Although ports serve hinterlands that now run deep into continents, competition among ports is increasingly intense and their bargaining power in the supply chain has consequently weakened. Greater port throughput is meeting with increasing resistance from local communities because of pollution and congestion. In addition, local regulation is warranted but made difficult by the distribution of bargaining power among stakeholders. Higher-level authorities could develop more effective policies. Other languages:  French (Available) Other Versions:  E-book - PDF Format Further reading: Competitive Interaction between Airports, Airlines and High-Speed Rail - (Available) Table of contents: -Summary of Discussions -The Relationship between Seaports and the Intermodal Hinterland in Light of Global Supply Chain: European Challenges by T. Notteboom (Belgium) -Responding to Increasing Port-Related Freight Volumes: Lessons from Los Angeles/Long Beach and Other US Ports and Hinterlands by Genevieve Giuliano and Thomas O'Brien (USA) -Assuring Hinterland Access: The Role of Port Authorities by P. de Langen (The Netherlands) -The Impact of Hinterland Access: Conditions on Rivalry between Ports by A. Zhang (Canada)
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Maranhão consolida vantagem competitiva com criação do Terminal de Grãos no I... - 0 views

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    Maranhão consolida vantagem competitiva com criação do Terminal de Grãos no Itaqui Os estudos apontam que a produção, produtividade das lavouras de soja, área cultivada, demanda doméstica e exportação vão continuar crescendo em toda a área de influência do Porto do Itaqui (Piauí, Tocantins, Mato Grosso e do Sul do Pará). Clique para ver outras imagens A Empresa Maranhense de Administração Portuária assina amanhã, 02/02, às 10h, no Palácio dos Leões, o contrato com as arrendatárias do Terminal de Grãos do Maranhão (TEGRAM). Além do presidente da EMAP, Luiz Carlos Fossati, e dos representantes das empresas, estarão presentes a governadora Roseana Sarney; o diretor da Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários (Antaq), Fernando Fialho; e o titular da Secretaria Estadual de Indústria e Comércio, Maurício Macêdo. Com a entrada em funcionamento do TEGRAM, já para a safra de 2013, o Maranhão não apenas consolida sua vantagem competitiva no Nordeste, mas também em relação ao agronegócio nacional. Os estudos apontam que a produção, produtividade das lavouras de soja, área cultivada, demanda doméstica e exportação vão continuar crescendo em toda a área de influência do Porto do Itaqui (Piauí, Tocantins, Mato Grosso e do Sul do Pará). Isso torna o porto maranhense o canal natural para as exportações de soja, com menores custos de transporte, maior ganho para os produtores e diminuição no tempo de acesso aos principais mercados mundiais consumidores (China, Japão e Europa). Outra consequência positiva é que parte do excedente da produção poderá criar condições favoráveis à verticalização da cadeia do agronegócio no Maranhão, já que farelo de soja é matéria-prima para a produção de carnes (aves e suínos). O TEGRAM terá capacidade estática de armazenamento de 500 mil toneladas (base soja), compreendendo quatro armazéns com capacidade de 125 mil toneladas/cada e movimentação final de 10 milhõ
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    Science of Pedestrian Movements posted by jason king on january 05, 2012 Books, Cities, Modeling, Pedestrians, Public Space, Research, Resources, Transportation An interesting article from the Economist on 'The Wisdom of Crowds' echoes much of the seminal research of William Whyte (City), Edward T. Hall (The Hidden Dimension), and others that have closely studied the behavior of pedestrians and other users of public spaces.   The interplay of cultural habits that tells us to step right or left to avoid collisions on a busy street can lead to a certain inherent poetic 'choreography' when viewed.  There are different theories on how these actions are coordinated, and the article focuses on new scientific methods for predicting and studying pedestrian movements.  As Jane Jacobs mentioned in The Death and Life of Great American Cities this urban realm is likened to a ballet: "It is a complex order. Its essence is intricacy of sidewalk use, bringing with it a constant succession of eyes. This order is all composed of movement and change, and although it is life, not art, we may fancifully call it the art form of the city and liken it to the dance - not to a simple-minded precision dance with everyone kicking up at the same time, twirling in unison and bowing off en masse, but to an intricate ballet in which the individual dancers and ensembles all have distinctive parts which miraculously reinforce each other and compose an orderly whole. The ballet of the good city sidewalk never repeats itself from place to place, and in any once place is always replete with new improvisations." It was interesting, in this context, to remember my recent travels to Europe, namely London, where traffic on the roads occupies the left lane, but as mentioned in the article, there is not a correlation between this and pedestrian movement.  While they mention that London follows pedestrians on the right, that is an oversimplification, as it doesn't necessarily follow,
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ITS-Davis: Publications Search Results - 0 views

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    Publications Search Results Your search returned 38 records Author(s) Title Year Stillwater, Tai Comprehending Consumption: The Behavioral Basis and Implementation of Driver Feedback for Reducing Vehicle Energy Use 2011 Gordon, Deborah and Daniel Sperling Critical Crossroad: Advancing Global Opportunities to Transform Transportation 2011 Sperling, Daniel Policy Options for Reducing Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from U.S. Transportation 2011 Ogden, Joan M. and Lorraine Anderson Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways: A Research Summary for Decision Makers 2011 Chen, Chien-Wei and Yueyue Fan Bioethanol Supply Chain System Planning under Supply and Demand Uncertainties 2011 Lee, Richard, Joshua Miller, Rachel Maiss, Mary M. Campbell, Kevan R. Shafizadeh, Debbie A. Niemeier, Susan L. Handy, Terry Parker Evaluation of the Operation and Accuracy of Five Available Smart Growth Trip Generation Methodologies 2011 Lee, Richard, Joshua Miller, Rachel Maiss, Mary M. Campbell, Kevan R. Shafizadeh, Debbie A. Niemeier, Susan L. Handy, Terry Parker Evaluation of the Operation and Accuracy of Five Available Smart Growth Trip Generation Methodologies - APPENDIX A: Key Features and Assumptions of Candidate Methods 2011 Lee, Richard, Joshua Miller, Rachel Maiss, Mary M. Campbell, Kevan R. Shafizadeh, Debbie A. Niemeier, Susan L. Handy, Terry Parker Evaluation of the Operation and Accuracy of Five Available Smart Growth Trip Generation Methodologies - APPENDIX B: Descriptions and Comparisons of Traffic Counts Sites 2011 Lee, Richard, Joshua Miller, Rachel Maiss, Mary M. Campbell, Kevan R. Shafizadeh, Debbie A. Niemeier, Susan L. Handy, Terry Parker Evaluation of the Operation and Accuracy of Five Available Smart Growth Trip Generation Methodologies - APPENDIX C: Practitioners Panel Survey on Operational Criteria 2011 Sperling, Daniel and Richard T. Forman The Future of Roads: No Driving, No Emissions, Nature Reconnected 2011 Morrison, Geoffrey M. and Thomas S. Stephens Th
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