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Author:   David Pinder ,  Brian Slack
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.720kg
ISBN:  

9780415283441

ISBN 10:   0415283442
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   20 May 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Contemporary Contexts for Shipping and Ports Part 1: Global and Local in the Maritime Sector 2. Corporate Realignment and the Global Imperatives of Container Shipping 3. China's Competitive Push for Global Trade: Port Sytem Development and the Role of the COSCO 4. Appropriate Models of Port Governance: Lessons from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 5. Analysing the Performance of Seaport Clusters 6. Ocean Cruising: Market Dynamics, Product Responses and Onshore Impacts Part 2: Technology the Enabler 7. From 'Anyport' to 'Superterminal': Conceptual Perspectives on Containerisation and Port Infrastructure 8. High Speed at Sea: Evolution and Issues 9. Energy from the Deep: Vessels, Technologies and Issues Part 3: The Environment - Towards a New Harmony? 10. Integrated Environmental Management of Ports and Harbours: The European Experience from Policy to Practice 11. Port Development and Implementation Challenges in Environmental Management: The Case of Venice 12. Operational Pollution from Shipping: Sources, Environmental Impact and Gobal Contribution 13. Trade and Envrionmental Management in the Straits of Malacca: The Singapore Experience Index

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David Pinder is Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of Plymouth, UK. He is also Foreign Member, Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences. Brian Slack is Professor of Geography, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

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