Shipping and Ports in the Twenty-first Century: Globalization, Technological Change and the Environment (Routledge Advances in Maritime Research) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415283442 ISBN 13: 9780415283441

Publisher: Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

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 oil industries · pollution problems generated by shipping Contributors' investigations, such as those into the homogenisation of the container industry and the port cluster concept and 'model' vessels for the offshore oil industry, make for a rewarding book that will be of interest to academics working in many fields including transport studies, marine and coastal studies and economic geography. Professional organizations and policy-makers will also appreciate the book.

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About the Author

David Pinder is Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of Plymouth, UK. He is also Foreign Member, Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Brian Slack is Professor of Geography, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415283442
• ISBN 13: 9780415283441
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Pinder David, Slack Brian