Overview

Transport Communications is a ground-breaking study into the future of transporting both people and goods more efficiently. The authors examine how existing modes of transport can be made more effective by the use of modern communications technology. Examples include RFID tags, which allow goods to be tracked electronically at every stage of their journey - from the point of manufacture to the point of delivery. They show how possible future developments will continue to revolutionize transport systems, leading to better, cleaner, more cost effective systems. For example, the concept of computer-controlled rail systems, such as London's Dockland Light Railway could be taken a stage further to apply to vehicles which don't run on rails; or the smart traffic control system in Milton Keynes which sense traffic flow and adjusts signal phasing accordingly.

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Author:   John Tiffin ,  Chris Kissling
Publisher:   Kogan Page Ltd
Imprint:   Kogan Page Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.588kg
ISBN:  

9780749450700

ISBN 10:   0749450703
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   03 September 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Transport plus communications equals globalization: an overview Introduction Telecommunications Transport Human communications IT Globalization Transport communications 2 We are not trees and we are not sharks: transport communications theory Introduction We are not trees and we are not sharks Organization theory Systems theory and cybernetics theory Information theory Network theory Fractals Nodes Hubs Location theory 3 The networks enabling transport systems (NETS) Introduction Abstract and concrete networks NETS What is transported: people and freight The senders and receivers of transport NETS intelligence: transport services providers NETS 1: transport infrastructures NETS 2: traffic networks NETS 3: regulatory networks NETS 4: communications networks NETS 5: auxiliary services providers (ASPs) NETS 6: skills networks Transport communications theory 4 First order meaning: clear transport communications Introduction First order signification Codes and signs Information and redundancy Transport signage Perception Signage heuristics Wayfinding behaviour Signage and IT 5 Second order meaning: fantastic transport communications Introduction Second order signification Critical theory Symbolic interactionism Cognitive dissonance The aesthetics of transport communications Organizational communications IT and second order signification 6 Transport paradigms and the episteme of globalization Introduction Paradigm Transport paradigms and syntagms The transport studies paradigm Epistemes Paradigm shifts and epistemic shifts Paradigm shifts in transport at the site level (1810--2010) Paradigm shifts in transport at the urban level (1810--2010) Paradigm shifts in transport at the national level (1810--2010) Paradigm shifts in transport at the global level (1810--2010) The epistemic shifts of the 1860s and 1960s The episteme of globalization Paradigms and the NETS 7 Intelligent transport: the new communications technologies Introduction Nanotechnology Clever clothes HyperReality Artificial intelligence (AI) New technologies and epistemes 8 Seeking space: water and air transport Introduction The fractal levels of water transport networks The fractal levels of air transport networks Infrastructure networks in water and air transport Traffic networks Skills networks Regulatory networks Communications networks Auxiliary services providers (ASPs) Transport services providers (TSPs) Seeking space 9 Driven: land transport by road and rail Introduction The fractal levels of land transport networks Land transport infrastructures Traffic networks Skills networks Regulatory networks Auxiliary services providers (ASPs) Communications networks Driving as communicating The future for land transport 10 Walking the walk to talk the talk: pedestrian transport Introduction Walking talking transport communications The fractal level of the site The fractal level of the activity space The fractal level of activity surfaces Ports, portals and protocols Pods and packaging Technological extensions of pedestrian transport 11 Communications for transport logistics and global supply chains Introduction Communications within supply chain management The 'before transport' phase The 'in transport' phase The 'after delivery' phase Third party logistics Travel agents as 3PLs Global containerized freight Case study: The cool chain for meat Conclusions 12 Troubles in transport Introduction Terrorism War and genocide Threats from the natural environment Danger from disease Automania Cattle class Boat people The perfect storm 13 Scenarios of globalization Introduction The doomsday scenario The low carbon economy scenario The u-scenario Smart villages and clever cottages The matrix Seacities and skycities Powered pedestrians The personal pod Which scenario? The global episteme

Reviews

It provides an important global context for transport and supply chain managers exploring the synergies between transport and communications [and] establishes significant global issues ripe for analysis. Peter J. Rimmer, Emeritus Professor and Visiting Fellow, The Australian National University

"""A remarkable study. Brings hope that nanotechnology, satellite communications, computer chips - and sleeping pills - could put an end to problems such as congestion, the threat from terrorism and increasing fuel prices."" Observer ""Provides an important global context for transport and supply chain managers exploring the synergies between transport and communications [and] establishes significant global issues ripe for analysis."" Peter J. Rimmer, Emeritus Professor and Visiting Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History, The Australian National University"

Author Information

John Tiffin is a futurologist in the fields of education, communication and transport. He is The Emeritus Professor of Communications at Victoria University of Wellington. Read more about John at http://www.cognita.com.br/johntiffin/ Professor Chris Kissling is Chair of transport studies at Lincoln University, New Zealand.

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