Shipping and port systems are vital to societies and lifestyles around the world. In the late twentieth-century, however, assumptions concerning the robustness of these systems were severely shaken by economic shocks triggered by oil crises. This volume explores how many of the consequent uncertainties have been resolved, and how adapted systems have been shaped to meet the challenges of the new millennium. To explore these issues, contributors focus on issues such as: * Economic integration of emerging economies - in particular China * Sectors as diverse as the high-speed ferry and offshore...
Shipping and port systems are vital to societies and lifestyles around the world. In the late twentieth-century, however, assumptions concerning the r...
"Visions of the City" is a dramatic history of utopian urbanism in the twentieth century. It explores radical demands for new spaces and ways of living, and considers their effects on planning, architecture and struggles to shape urban landscapes. The author critically examines influential utopian approaches to urbanism in western Europe associated with such figures as Ebenezer Howard and Le Corbusier, uncovering the political interests, desires and anxieties that lay behind their ideal cities. He also investigates avant-garde perspectives from the time that challenged these conceptions of...
"Visions of the City" is a dramatic history of utopian urbanism in the twentieth century. It explores radical demands for new spaces and ways of livin...
Elaborating on an updating the material covered in his bestselling Western Europe, David Pinder now addresses the whole of Europe--east and west--in this peerless analysis of contemporary European issues and their geographical consequences.
Elaborating on an updating the material covered in his bestselling Western Europe, David Pinder now addresses the whole of Europe--east and west--in t...
In recent years, developing a value proposition has become a prime consideration for businesses. A value proposition is an analysis and quantified review of the business benefits, costs and value that a company can deliver to prospective customers and customer segments. "Creating and Delivering Your Value Proposition" provides guidance for business leaders demonstrating why having a strong value proposition is so important for a company. This practical new title shows readers how to build, deliver and harness value propositions to create profitable growth for a business, by utilizing the...
In recent years, developing a value proposition has become a prime consideration for businesses. A value proposition is an analysis and quantified rev...
