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Travel is central to our lives. The transport system brings us the goods and services that we need and allows us to access the experiences and opportunities that we seek. Yet our transport system has many problems: congestion and overcrowding, noise, air pollution and carbon emissions, deaths and injuries, and the intrusion of vehicles into unsuitable locations. Much effort and money has been devoted to tackling these problems, over many years...

Over recent decades, the UK's transport system has undergone radical changes. Metz examines the role new business models and government policies have played in these changes, highlighting many of the unforeseen consequences for transport development and for future outcomes.

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Jurisprudence in an African Context explores the unique contribution of African jurisprudence, and that of Western jurisprudence, to engage with the context and issues of contemporary Southern African societies. The text's unique pedagogy invites the reader to explore African perspectives of law through excerpts of primary texts, and supports understanding, engagement and debate through accessible and stimulating commentary. Organised thematic...

This book sets out the principles that could underpin a strategic policy for transport. Instead of focusing piecemeal on trying (and failing) to get from place to place ever faster, we need to think about how and where we want the economy to develop, and about how new the digital technologies can help achieve this.

Allgemeine Strategien und Konzepte aus dem Gesundheitsbereich und sogenannten "High Reliability Organisations" (HROs, Hochsicherheitsbranchen) wie etwa der Luftfahrt oder der Petrochemie, die ins Umfeld des Prüfzentrums passen, wurden speziell für den Bereich der klinischen Studien adaptiert. Es werden außerdem konkrete Anwendungsbeispiele für die Praxis beschrieben und die jeweiligen Vor- und Nachteile hervorgehoben und erläutert. Schlussendl...

First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

As affluence grows, it gets easier to travel faster and further. But research shows that, despite this, the average daily travel time in all societies remains steady at roughly an hour. The implication is that people are choosing to increase the distance they regularly travel, rather than opting for shorter journey times. While this clearly offers advantages in terms of reaching more desirable locations, the disadvantages are numerous - not le...