All Outputs (81)

Institutional challenges to intermodal transport and logistics. (2014)
Book
Monios, J. (2014). Institutional challenges to intermodal transport and logistics. Ashgate Publishing

While the operational realities of intermodal transport are relatively well known, the institutional challenges are less well understood. This book provides an overview of intermodal transport and logistics including the policy background, emerging i... Read More about Institutional challenges to intermodal transport and logistics..

Dryports - a global perspective: challenges and developments in serving hinterlands. (2013)
Book
(2013). G. Wilmsmeier, R. Bergqvist, & K. Cullinane (Eds.), Dryports - a global perspective: challenges and developments in serving hinterlands. Ashgate Publishing

As centres for logistics activities, seaports have traditionally been the focus of maritime logistics chains. However, changes in production patterns, supported by the development of rapid transport of goods over long distances, have altered the logi... Read More about Dryports - a global perspective: challenges and developments in serving hinterlands..

Structural Timber design to Eurocode 5. (2013)
Book
Porteous, J., & Kermani, A. (2013). Structural Timber design to Eurocode 5. (2nd ed'n). Wiley-Blackwell

Structural Timber Design to Eurocode 5 is a comprehensive book which provides practising engineers and specialist contractors with detailed information and in–depth guidance on the design of timber structures based on the common rules and rules for b... Read More about Structural Timber design to Eurocode 5..

Countering brandjacking in the digital age... and other hidden risks to your brand (2013)
Book
Hofman, C., & Keates, S. (2013). Countering brandjacking in the digital age... and other hidden risks to your brand. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5580-5

The rise of the Internet and social media in particular offer great opportunities for brand owners to increase business and brand recognition. While this has clearly been of benefit to brand owners, who have seen a consequent rise in the value of the... Read More about Countering brandjacking in the digital age... and other hidden risks to your brand.

Maritime Logistics: A Complete Guide to Effective Shipping and Port Management. (2012)
Book
(2012). D. Song, & P. Panayides (Eds.), Maritime Logistics: A Complete Guide to Effective Shipping and Port Management. Kogan Page

Maritime Logistics examines the development, knowledge and practices taking place in logistics and supply chain within the shipping and port industry. It includes guidance on shipping lines, containers, tankers and ports

The Edinburgh companion to Hugh MacDiarmid (2011)
Book
Lyall, S., & McCulloch, M. P. (Eds.). (2011). The Edinburgh companion to Hugh MacDiarmid. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press

By using previously uncollected creative and discursive writings, this international group of contributors presents a vital updating of MacDiarmid scholarship. They bring fresh insights to major poems such as A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle, To Circ... Read More about The Edinburgh companion to Hugh MacDiarmid.

International handbook of maritime economics. (2011)
Book
(2011). K. Cullinane (Ed.), International handbook of maritime economics. Edward Elgar Publishing

The International Handbook of Maritime Economics, expertly edited by Kevin Cullinane, is a very welcome addition to the maritime economics literature. Reflecting the widened scope of the International Association of Maritime Economics, it covers trad... Read More about International handbook of maritime economics..

Mobilities: new perspectives on transport and society. (2011)
Book
Grieco, M., & Urry, J. (Eds.). (2011). Mobilities: new perspectives on transport and society. Ashgate Publishing

Bringing together the leading authors currently working at the intersection of social science and transport science, this volume provides a companion to the well-established and extensive international Transport and Society series. Each chapter, and... Read More about Mobilities: new perspectives on transport and society..

Gothic Science Fiction 1980 - 2010 (2011)
Book
Wasson, S., & Alder, E. (2011). Gothic Science Fiction 1980 - 2010. Liverpool University Press

Proton Scattering studies at 70-140 MeV: the first known word processed thesis. (2011)
Book
Wigan, M. (2011). Proton Scattering studies at 70-140 MeV: the first known word processed thesis. Oxford Systematics

This book is a 1967 DPhil Thesis at the University of Oxford plus historical commentary. This scanned version was created from the authors’ copy, and the context surrounding it documented. No hardcopy remained at the Bodelian Library at the Univers... Read More about Proton Scattering studies at 70-140 MeV: the first known word processed thesis..

The Book in Germany. (2010)
Book
(2010). M. Fischer, & W. A. Kelly (Eds.), The Book in Germany. Merchiston Publishing

The articles in this edited collection trace the history of the book in Germany from the manuscript tradition through to the twentieth century. Contents: 1. Mary Fischer: Winning Hearts and Minds: the role of the written word in the crusades in nort... Read More about The Book in Germany..

Failed and failing states: the challenges to African reconstruction. (2010)
Book
(2010). M. Ndulo, & M. Grieco (Eds.), Failed and failing states: the challenges to African reconstruction. Cambridge Scholars Publishing

State collapse is one of the major threats to peace, stability, and economic development in Sub-Sahara Africa today. In a collapsed state the regime finally wears out its ability to satisfy the demands of the various groups in society, fails to gover... Read More about Failed and failing states: the challenges to African reconstruction..

International Handbook of Maritime Business. (2010)
Book
(2010). K. Cullinane (Ed.), International Handbook of Maritime Business. Edward Elgar

Agglomeration of Contact Centres in Regional Economies. (2010)
Book
Cabras, I. (2010). Agglomeration of Contact Centres in Regional Economies. Lambert Academic Publishing

In the second-half of the twentieth century, the emergence of contact centres has literally changed the way of communicating between suppliers and consumers. The capability of firms and companies to provide various types of services, information and... Read More about Agglomeration of Contact Centres in Regional Economies..

Taxi! Urban economies and the social and transport Impacts of the taxicab. (2010)
Book
Cooper, J. A., Mundy, R. A., & Nelson, J. D. (2010). Taxi! Urban economies and the social and transport Impacts of the taxicab. Ashgate Publishing

The taxicab provides a significant contribution to the accessibility of a city and provides a wide range of services across many social groups. Considering the role of the taxi this books examines the impacts that the mode currently has, and how it m... Read More about Taxi! Urban economies and the social and transport Impacts of the taxicab..

Exterior timber cladding: design, installation and performance. (2010)
Book
Davies, I., & Wood, J. (2010). Exterior timber cladding: design, installation and performance. Arcamedia

Designing timber facades presents technical challenges such as durability, weathering, dimensional change, corrosion, wind resistance and fire safety demand high standard practice in terms of design, construction and maintenance for these to be succe... Read More about Exterior timber cladding: design, installation and performance..

Scots beneath the Banyan Tree: stories from Bengal. (2010)
Book
Fraser, B., & Chitrakar, G. (2010). Scots beneath the Banyan Tree: stories from Bengal. Luath Press

A collaborative project with a folk artist's scrolls telling the stories of Scots who have become iconic figures in Bengal. Each scroll is accompanied by the story in prose and the lyrics translated by the author.

The Chronicle of Prussia by Nicolaus von Jeroschin. A History of the Teutonic Knights in Prussia 1190-1331. (2010)
Book
Fischer, M. (2010). The Chronicle of Prussia by Nicolaus von Jeroschin. A History of the Teutonic Knights in Prussia 1190-1331. Ashgate Publishing

This text is a translation of the fourteenth century Middle High German chronicle, Kronike von Pruzinlant by Nicolaus von Jeroschin. The chronicle is the main source of the early history of Prussia and is of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate... Read More about The Chronicle of Prussia by Nicolaus von Jeroschin. A History of the Teutonic Knights in Prussia 1190-1331..

Motorcycle vehicle emissions - effect of driving cycle in urban and rural context (2010)
Book
Kumar, R., & Saleh, W. (2010). Motorcycle vehicle emissions - effect of driving cycle in urban and rural context

Climate change and global warming is challenging task ahead. This text book covers the fundamentals of estimating emission factor with special emphasis on motorcycle exhaust emissions. For the first time the text integrates various modelling techniqu... Read More about Motorcycle vehicle emissions - effect of driving cycle in urban and rural context.

Forecasting in fast moving consumer goods organisations: a case study. (2010)
Book
Canduela, J. (2010). Forecasting in fast moving consumer goods organisations: a case study. Lambert Academic Publishing

The FMCG sector is a main contributor to many economies and increasingly finds itself operating in highly complex markets characterised by powerful and demanding customers. Little work has been conducted on the analysis of forecasting systems in FMCG... Read More about Forecasting in fast moving consumer goods organisations: a case study..