Investigating the Nuts and Bolts of Air Disasters and Aviation Safety
A former aircraft engineer exposes the dangerous breakdown in airline safety due to lapses in maintenance and quality control. This book chronicles maintenance-related accidents caused by individual, corporate, or governmental negligence and brings the industry's current state of affairs into sharp focus. The author, a former aviation engineer, ......
Amid global fragmentation and trade uncertainty, the book redefines regional integration as a strategic response. It presents a four-pillar blueprint: regional value chains, lower trade frictions, stronger regional agreements, and regional public goods; offering evidence-based strategies to turn fragmented markets into functional production ......
Ready to transform government from the inside out? It's easy to complain about government bureaucracy and transportation in Los Angeles, but what if you could actually improve them instead? That's exactly what the authors of New Tricks for Old Bureaucracies set out to do in the Office of Extraordinary Innovation at Los Angeles Metro, a ......
What if transit stations enabled land use for the sake of walkability and bikeability as much as parking lots dictate land use for the sake of traffic? For over a century, the United States has been devoted to traffic as the predominant mode of transportation. We live further apart, personal vehicles have become expensive obligations, and the ......
What if transit stations enabled land use for the sake of walkability and bikeability as much as parking lots dictate land use for the sake of traffic? For over a century, the United States has been devoted to traffic as the predominant mode of transportation. We live further apart, personal vehicles have become expensive obligations, and the ......
This publication is the latest edition of IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSR-6, Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material. It is supported by seven IAEA Safety Guides which provide recommendations for meeting the requirements in SSR-6 to facilitate worldwide implementation. The regulations apply to the transport of radioactive ......
ISBN-13: 9789201158253
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Publisher: GLOBE PEQUOT Imprint: INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
This publication provides detailed guidance to States and their competent authorities on how to implement and maintain a nuclear security regime for the transport of nuclear and other radioactive material. The publication builds upon relevant recommendations in NSS No. 13 and NSS No. 14 and provides additional explanations of how to implement ......
ISBN-13: 9789201174246
(Paperback)
Publisher: GLOBE PEQUOT Imprint: INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
Food insecurity is proving to be an intransigent problem. This book examines how transport and logistics impact food security in Africa. Using a modeling approach, the report identifies weaknesses and opportunities for improvement along the entire food supply chain.
In Equality and the City, Enrique Penalosa Londono draws on his experience as mayor of Bogota, Colombia, as well as his many years of international work as a lecturer and consultant, to share his perspective on the issues facing developing cities, especially sustainable transportation and equal access to public space. As mayor of Bogota, Penalosa ......