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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: K OgdenPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.770kg ISBN: 9781138268982ISBN 10: 1138268984 Pages: 418 Publication Date: 28 June 2017 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents: Foreword by Professor Arun Chatterjee; Preface. Policy: Issues and objectives: Freight in urban areas; A profile of urban freight; The urban freight system; Freight policy and planning; Objectives of urban freight. Planning: Strategies for improvement: Traffic management; Location and zoning of land use; Infrastructure; Licensing and regulations; Pricing; Terminals and model interchange facilities; Operational strategies; Urban freight modelling. Implementation: From ideas to action: Implementation of urban freight planning and policy; Case Studies; References; Index.Reviews’...Perhaps his greatest contribution...a pioneering work...provides exhaustive information on freight related issues, planning techniques and strategies...numerous examples of actual practice...full of practical suggestions...an international book...should be available in every library in the world.’ Professor Arun Chatterjee, University of Tennessee, USA ’This book belongs in every professional and institution library...should be essential reading for students of transportation planning, practising professionals, politicians and bureaucrats...a timely and refreshing book that represents a landmark in the continuing development of the transportation and traffic engineering professions.’ Road and Transport Research ’...deserves to be widely read by government road regulators and builders, not to mention a few transport ministers and their advisors.’ Melbourne Herald-Sun ’...a timely and a welcome addition to the transportation or planning bookshelf and was long overdue...extremely informative and interesting. I commend the author and can thoroughly recommend this book.’ Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design ’Urban Goods Movement seems destined to become one of the information pillars of transport policy, and will educate students, technocrats and practitioners alike for several years to come.’ Policy ’In my opinion, this is the best book so far published on urban freight. It is well structured, widely referenced and very readable. The book is certain to become one of the standard urban transport texts and will be of particular interest to geographers and planners.’ Journal of Transport Geography ’This informative and scholarly book has much to recommend it. Certainly it has widespread appeal, drawing its illustrations and examples from many different countries.’ The Chartered Institute of Transport Proceedings '...Perhaps his greatest contribution...a pioneering work...provides exhaustive information on freight related issues, planning techniques and strategies...numerous examples of actual practice...full of practical suggestions...an international book...should be available in every library in the world.' Professor Arun Chatterjee, University of Tennessee, USA 'This book belongs in every professional and institution library...should be essential reading for students of transportation planning, practising professionals, politicians and bureaucrats...a timely and refreshing book that represents a landmark in the continuing development of the transportation and traffic engineering professions.' Road and Transport Research '...deserves to be widely read by government road regulators and builders, not to mention a few transport ministers and their advisors.' Melbourne Herald-Sun '...a timely and a welcome addition to the transportation or planning bookshelf and was long overdue...extremely informative and interesting. I commend the author and can thoroughly recommend this book.' Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design 'Urban Goods Movement seems destined to become one of the information pillars of transport policy, and will educate students, technocrats and practitioners alike for several years to come.' Policy 'In my opinion, this is the best book so far published on urban freight. It is well structured, widely referenced and very readable. The book is certain to become one of the standard urban transport texts and will be of particular interest to geographers and planners.' Journal of Transport Geography 'This informative and scholarly book has much to recommend it. Certainly it has widespread appeal, drawing its illustrations and examples from many different countries.' The Chartered Institute of Transport Proceedings Author InformationK Ogden Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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