Taxi!: Urban Economies and the Social and Transport Impacts of the Taxicab

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2010 - 185 pagine
The taxicab makes a significant contribution to the accessibility of a city, providing a wide range of services across many different socio-geographic groups. This study considers the different functions of the taxi, including its effect on contemporary urban life, and the analytical tools used for its licensing and control.
 

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The Development of a Licensing Structure 15 555
15
Fundamentals of Taxi Analysis
33
Taxi Analysis Application and Interpretation
65
The Role of Technology in Taxi Operations
89
The Role of the Taxi in Nighttime Economies
107
The Role of Airport Taxis in Airport Ground Transportation
121
The Role of the Taxi in Specialist Transport Services
139
The Use of Taxis in a Community and Developmental Role
151
Barriers to Development
163
Toward a Future Direction
173
References
179
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Taxi! Urban Economies and the Social and Transport Impacts of the Taxicab
John Nelson,Ray Mundy,Dr James Cooper
Anteprima limitata - 2012

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Informazioni sull'autore (2010)

Dr James M. Cooper is the Head of the Taxi Studies Group at Edinburgh Napier University, Senior Research Fellow at the Transport Research Institute and Director of T2E Transport to Employment. Dr Ray A. Mundy is the John W. Barriger III Endowed Professor of Transportation & Logistics and Director of the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Missouri - St Louis, and Taylor Professor Emeritus of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Dr John D Nelson holds the Sixth Century Chair in Transport Studies and is Director of the Centre for Transport Research at the University of Aberdeen.

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TitoloTaxi!: Urban Economies and the Social and Transport Impacts of the Taxicab
Research report - University of Otago. Transport & Society Research Group
Transport and society
AutoriJames Cooper, Ray Mundy, John Nelson
Edizioneillustrata
EditoreAshgate Publishing, Ltd., 2010
ISBN0754676285, 9780754676287
Lunghezza185 pagine
  
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