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An Assessment of Maritime Trade and Technology, Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress, Washington, DC 20510, U.S.A., 1983, pp. 231, $6.50. This report is an analysis and forecast of long-term trends in global seabome trade and maritime technology in relation to the U.S. maritime industry. It traces prevailing conditions and dominant trends important in developing and implementing policy decisions, and discusses the world outlook for trade, shipping and shipbuilding. The Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) has the function of reporting to the U.S. Congressional legislators an analysis of technological changes to help them anticipate and plan for both positive and negative impacts. Transport and Telecommunications, G. Claise, (ed.), ECMT Round Table 59. Short-Sea Shipping in the Economy on Inland Transport in Europe, G. Balduini, V. Evmolpides, C. A. Rich, P. Munkerud and M. Williamson, ECMT Round Table 60. OECD, 2 rue Andre Pascal, 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France. Two reports of their standard sort, giving case studies and reflections on their respective subjects. Haven en Vervoer in de Hedendaagse Economic, E. van DeVoorde, (ed.), SESO, Universiteit Antwerpen, Prinsstraat 13, B-2000 Antwerpen, Belgium, pp. 288, 1982. A “liber amicorum” or Festschrift in honor of L. Baudez, focussing on water transport in Europe. Out of 23 articles, 3 are in English and 1 in French. Suhsldised Public Transport and the Demand for Travel, P. B. Goodwin, J. M. Bailey et al., Gower, Gower House, Croft Road, Aldershot, Hampshire Gull 3HR, England, 1983, pp. 234, E15.00. This report assesses the social and travel changes resulting from the public transport policy of South Yorkshire County Council, which used subsidy to hold down public transport fares and maintain services. The policy is examined using qualitative and quantitative survey methods. One of a series of research reports associated with the Oxford University Transport Studies Unit.
in a social-psychological framework. Attention is given to survey methodology, which includes the use of interviewing techniques. Another research report associated with the Oxford University Transport Studies Unit. Airport Planning and Management, Donald Smith, John Odegard and William Shea, Wadsworth, 10 Davis Drive, Belmont, CA94002, U.S.A., 1984, pp. 384. This book is designed to be used as a reference for professionals in airport management and as a text for students of this profession. It concerns management oriented topics such as the immediate and future considerations of air planning and operations, as related to airport safety, growth, and profitability. The authors suggest that airport managers of the 1980s and 1990s will need familiarization with the skills associated with cost/benefit relationships, land use, airport marketing, bonding, origin-and-destination impact, air fare structures, deregulation, hydrology, energy, ambient noise restrictions, computer simulation, and airport emergency services. All are management concerns and all are reviewed. This book also includes the complete text of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 and the Airport Operations Manual as well as a glossary of airport terms. London and Its Railways, R. Davies and M. D. Grant, David & Charles, North Pomfret, VT 05053, U.S.A., 1983, pp. 200, $26.50. The numerous photographs, maps, and diagrams in this book will be of interest to the railway history buff. The text documents the British capital’s railways past and present, and looks at the great terminus stations, main lines, freight, the docks, depots and even lines of which hardly a trace remains. Each of the twelve chapters is devoted to a particular aspect of London’s railways, including social and economic reasons for their construction, and sometimes closure. The Railway Era, Geoffrey Body, Moorland, P.O. Box 2, Y-11 Station Street, Ashboume, Derbyshire, DE6 lDZ, England, 1983, pp. 153, E7.95. This book depicts the Great Age of Railway, when the lines affected the whole community they served. It looks at the trains and their operation in terms of the people who used them for their travel, their leisure and their commerce.
Understanding Travel Behaviour, P. M. Jones, M. C. Dix, M. I. Clarke and I. G. Heggie, Gower, Gower House, Croft House, Croft Road Aldershot, Hamp shire Gull 3HR, England, 1983, pp. 281, E16.50.
The Brighton Line, John Eddols, David & Charles, North Pomfret, VT 05053, U.S.A., 1983, pp. 48, $6.50.
This book reports the results of a project which analysed the role of travel in everyday life, placing it
This book details the history of the line that was built to link London with what had become a fashionable
Bibliographic Section resort area in the Regency years. In the 1930s it became the lirst long distance electrified line in Britain. It is now a part of the London outer surburban network. The numerous photographs will please railway enthusiasts. Pullman, Julian Morel, David & Charles, North Pomfret, VTO5053, U.S.A., 1983, pp. 224, $19.95. A history of the Pullman Car Company, its services, cars and traditions. The extra touches of luxury, comfort and personal service offered on Pullman cars kept the name in the public eye for over 100 years. The fame of the U.S.A. cars spread to Europe, and at one time the cars operated upon all regions of British Rail and their predecessor main-line companies. Many photographs, timetables, charts, and even sample menus document the Pullman operation, which no longer exists. Red Cap Days: Memories of the Pacific Electric, Raphael Long, Interurban, P.O. Box 6444, Glendale, CA91205 U.S.A., 1983, pp. 64, $11.95. This album, originally published by the author in a limited edition in 1966, contains his 6lm views of the freight and passenger operations of the Pacific Electric Interurban. A system map is also included. PCC from Coast to Coast, Fred W. Schneider and Stephen Carlson, Interurban Press, P.O. Box 6444, Glendale, CA91205, U.S.A., 1983, pp. 287, S36.95. This history of the PCC streetcar explains why railroad companies in the U.S., Canada and Mexico brought them, on what routes their owners ran them and why, the changes they made to these cars over the years, and why they retained or abandoned their operation. Fold-out routes showing all cars delivered to each
DISSERTATION As comprehensive information about recent doctoral dissertations in the area of coverage of the journal is often difficult to obtain or even unavailable, we make a special point of bringing this work to the attention of the transportation community. Persons who have completed their degrees can have their dissertation abstract inserted by simply submitting a copy to the Bibliographic Editor. When available, a UMI number will be given so that interested persons can order a reprint of the dissertation from: University Microfilms International P.O. Box 1764 Ann Arbor, MI 48106 U.S.A.
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owner, as well as data on renumberings, resales, and scrapping, are included, and numerous photographs illustrate this tour of every streetcar system in North America that ever operated the PCC car. Trolley to the Past, Andrew D. Young, Interurban Press, P.O. Box 6444, Glendale, CA91205, U.S.A., pp. 160, $19.95 A brief history and companion to the operating trolley museums of North America reviewing the rise and fall of the urban and interurban railway systems in the U.S. and Canada. A chronology of the Museum Movement follows giving each museum its own section, with text, photographs, and lists of equipment. Steam on Canals, C. P. Weaver and C. R. Weaver, David & Charles, North Pomfret, VT 05053. U.S.A., 1983, pp. 96, $16.50. A record of the growth of use of steam craft on the British canal system from the beginnings of the steam age to the late 1950s. The numerous photographs of many kinds of steam vessels, both private and commerical, illustrate this history of an important aspect of transportation on Britain’s inland waterways. It includes a review of ongoing, and sometimes imaginative, preservation schemes designed to recover and restore some of the old steamboats. The following may be. obtained from Vance Publications, P.O. Box 229, Monticello, IL61856, U.S.A.: Series: Bibliography # P 1277 Recent Transportation Literature for Planning and Engineering Librarians: A selection based on the acquisitions of the Insitute of Transportation Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley (September 1983). Public Administration
ABSTRACTS Dissertations are organized by topic, to the extent possible, to facilitate reference. Freight Prediction of Intercity Freight Flows: Theory and Application of a Generalized Spatial Price Equilibrium Model, Patrick Harker, University of California,
Santa Barbara, Department of Geography, Santa Barbara, CA93106, 1983, UMI 8326294 (Dissertation at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104). This dissertation focuses on the question of predicting not only the flows on a freight transportation
Bibliographic Section
An Assessment of Maritime Trade and Technology, Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress, Washington, DC 20510, U.S.A., 1983, pp. 231, $6.50. This report is an analysis and forecast of long-term trends in global seabome trade and maritime technology in relation to the U.S. maritime industry. It traces prevailing conditions and dominant trends important in developing and implementing policy decisions, and discusses the world outlook for trade, shipping and shipbuilding. The Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) has the function of reporting to the U.S. Congressional legislators an analysis of technological changes to help them anticipate and plan for both positive and negative impacts. Transport and Telecommunications, G. Claise, (ed.), ECMT Round Table 59. Short-Sea Shipping in the Economy on Inland Transport in Europe, G. Balduini, V. Evmolpides, C. A. Rich, P. Munkerud and M. Williamson, ECMT Round Table 60. OECD, 2 rue Andre Pascal, 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France. Two reports of their standard sort, giving case studies and reflections on their respective subjects. Haven en Vervoer in de Hedendaagse Economic, E. van DeVoorde, (ed.), SESO, Universiteit Antwerpen, Prinsstraat 13, B-2000 Antwerpen, Belgium, pp. 288, 1982. A “liber amicorum” or Festschrift in honor of L. Baudez, focussing on water transport in Europe. Out of 23 articles, 3 are in English and 1 in French. Suhsldised Public Transport and the Demand for Travel, P. B. Goodwin, J. M. Bailey et al., Gower, Gower House, Croft Road, Aldershot, Hampshire Gull 3HR, England, 1983, pp. 234, E15.00. This report assesses the social and travel changes resulting from the public transport policy of South Yorkshire County Council, which used subsidy to hold down public transport fares and maintain services. The policy is examined using qualitative and quantitative survey methods. One of a series of research reports associated with the Oxford University Transport Studies Unit.
in a social-psychological framework. Attention is given to survey methodology, which includes the use of interviewing techniques. Another research report associated with the Oxford University Transport Studies Unit. Airport Planning and Management, Donald Smith, John Odegard and William Shea, Wadsworth, 10 Davis Drive, Belmont, CA94002, U.S.A., 1984, pp. 384. This book is designed to be used as a reference for professionals in airport management and as a text for students of this profession. It concerns management oriented topics such as the immediate and future considerations of air planning and operations, as related to airport safety, growth, and profitability. The authors suggest that airport managers of the 1980s and 1990s will need familiarization with the skills associated with cost/benefit relationships, land use, airport marketing, bonding, origin-and-destination impact, air fare structures, deregulation, hydrology, energy, ambient noise restrictions, computer simulation, and airport emergency services. All are management concerns and all are reviewed. This book also includes the complete text of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 and the Airport Operations Manual as well as a glossary of airport terms. London and Its Railways, R. Davies and M. D. Grant, David & Charles, North Pomfret, VT 05053, U.S.A., 1983, pp. 200, $26.50. The numerous photographs, maps, and diagrams in this book will be of interest to the railway history buff. The text documents the British capital’s railways past and present, and looks at the great terminus stations, main lines, freight, the docks, depots and even lines of which hardly a trace remains. Each of the twelve chapters is devoted to a particular aspect of London’s railways, including social and economic reasons for their construction, and sometimes closure. The Railway Era, Geoffrey Body, Moorland, P.O. Box 2, Y-11 Station Street, Ashboume, Derbyshire, DE6 lDZ, England, 1983, pp. 153, E7.95. This book depicts the Great Age of Railway, when the lines affected the whole community they served. It looks at the trains and their operation in terms of the people who used them for their travel, their leisure and their commerce.
Understanding Travel Behaviour, P. M. Jones, M. C. Dix, M. I. Clarke and I. G. Heggie, Gower, Gower House, Croft House, Croft Road Aldershot, Hamp shire Gull 3HR, England, 1983, pp. 281, E16.50.
The Brighton Line, John Eddols, David & Charles, North Pomfret, VT 05053, U.S.A., 1983, pp. 48, $6.50.
This book reports the results of a project which analysed the role of travel in everyday life, placing it
This book details the history of the line that was built to link London with what had become a fashionable
Bibliographic Section resort area in the Regency years. In the 1930s it became the lirst long distance electrified line in Britain. It is now a part of the London outer surburban network. The numerous photographs will please railway enthusiasts. Pullman, Julian Morel, David & Charles, North Pomfret, VTO5053, U.S.A., 1983, pp. 224, $19.95. A history of the Pullman Car Company, its services, cars and traditions. The extra touches of luxury, comfort and personal service offered on Pullman cars kept the name in the public eye for over 100 years. The fame of the U.S.A. cars spread to Europe, and at one time the cars operated upon all regions of British Rail and their predecessor main-line companies. Many photographs, timetables, charts, and even sample menus document the Pullman operation, which no longer exists. Red Cap Days: Memories of the Pacific Electric, Raphael Long, Interurban, P.O. Box 6444, Glendale, CA91205 U.S.A., 1983, pp. 64, $11.95. This album, originally published by the author in a limited edition in 1966, contains his 6lm views of the freight and passenger operations of the Pacific Electric Interurban. A system map is also included. PCC from Coast to Coast, Fred W. Schneider and Stephen Carlson, Interurban Press, P.O. Box 6444, Glendale, CA91205, U.S.A., 1983, pp. 287, S36.95. This history of the PCC streetcar explains why railroad companies in the U.S., Canada and Mexico brought them, on what routes their owners ran them and why, the changes they made to these cars over the years, and why they retained or abandoned their operation. Fold-out routes showing all cars delivered to each
DISSERTATION As comprehensive information about recent doctoral dissertations in the area of coverage of the journal is often difficult to obtain or even unavailable, we make a special point of bringing this work to the attention of the transportation community. Persons who have completed their degrees can have their dissertation abstract inserted by simply submitting a copy to the Bibliographic Editor. When available, a UMI number will be given so that interested persons can order a reprint of the dissertation from: University Microfilms International P.O. Box 1764 Ann Arbor, MI 48106 U.S.A.
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owner, as well as data on renumberings, resales, and scrapping, are included, and numerous photographs illustrate this tour of every streetcar system in North America that ever operated the PCC car. Trolley to the Past, Andrew D. Young, Interurban Press, P.O. Box 6444, Glendale, CA91205, U.S.A., pp. 160, $19.95 A brief history and companion to the operating trolley museums of North America reviewing the rise and fall of the urban and interurban railway systems in the U.S. and Canada. A chronology of the Museum Movement follows giving each museum its own section, with text, photographs, and lists of equipment. Steam on Canals, C. P. Weaver and C. R. Weaver, David & Charles, North Pomfret, VT 05053. U.S.A., 1983, pp. 96, $16.50. A record of the growth of use of steam craft on the British canal system from the beginnings of the steam age to the late 1950s. The numerous photographs of many kinds of steam vessels, both private and commerical, illustrate this history of an important aspect of transportation on Britain’s inland waterways. It includes a review of ongoing, and sometimes imaginative, preservation schemes designed to recover and restore some of the old steamboats. The following may be. obtained from Vance Publications, P.O. Box 229, Monticello, IL61856, U.S.A.: Series: Bibliography # P 1277 Recent Transportation Literature for Planning and Engineering Librarians: A selection based on the acquisitions of the Insitute of Transportation Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley (September 1983). Public Administration
ABSTRACTS Dissertations are organized by topic, to the extent possible, to facilitate reference. Freight Prediction of Intercity Freight Flows: Theory and Application of a Generalized Spatial Price Equilibrium Model, Patrick Harker, University of California,
Santa Barbara, Department of Geography, Santa Barbara, CA93106, 1983, UMI 8326294 (Dissertation at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104). This dissertation focuses on the question of predicting not only the flows on a freight transportation