Shipping and ports in the twenty-first century : globalisation, technological change and the environment /

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Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Description:1 online resource (xxii, 281 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:English
Series:Ocean management and policy series ; 6
Ocean management and policy series ; 6.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11297485
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Other authors / contributors:Pinder, David.
Slack, Brian.
ISBN:0203496418
9780203496411
0415283442
9780415283441
9786610078073
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9781134455881
1134455887
9781134455836
1134455836
9781134455874
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9780415654197
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary: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.
Other form:Print version: Shipping and ports in the twenty-first century. London ; New York : Routledge, 2004 0415283442
Standard no.:10.4324/9780203496411