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The history of globalisation is usually told as a history of shortening distances and acceleration of the flows of people, goods and ideas. Channelling Mobilities refines this picture by looking at ……続きを見る

A practical guide that explains how we can design roads that are compatible with populations of small wildlife. Few of us think twice about driving on roads. Yet the very presence of roads and the a……続きを見る

Objects and materials are on the move like never before, often at astonishing speeds and along hidden routeways. This collection opens to social scientific scrutiny the various systems which move ob……続きを見る

In June 2014, Brazil opened the twentieth FIFA World Cup with a spectacular ceremony. Hosting the World Cup was a strategic developmental priority for Brazil: mega-events such as these allow the cou……続きを見る

Stretching from Lundin Links on the north shore of the Firth of Forth around the coast to the southern shore of the Firth of Tay, North-East Fife is a largely rural area. Buses started running here ……続きを見る

A comprehensive history of roads and road-building in Ontario. In this beautifully illustrated book, virtually every facet of the road building industry in Ontario is discussed, from labour relation……続きを見る

This is the story of Belfast's trolleybus system, told through an eclectic collection of over 200 photographs, from its opening in 1938 to its closure in 1968. During that time it had the largest nu……続きを見る

From 1929 until 1979, a succession of buses and trucks trundled out of the AEC works in Southall, Middlesex. Th e company was responsible for the successful Routemaster double-decker buses, used by ……続きを見る

Living in a 1966 Albion Chieftain lorry, converted to a home, Traveller Dave has spent much of the past two decades in Europe, working on farms and travelling around, all the time taking photographs……続きを見る

The West Bromwich Corporation Act of 1913 gave the Corporation the powers to operate motor buses, the first of which were four Albion single-deckers that lasted for less than seven weeks before the ……続きを見る

How many of us grew up saying they wanted to be a bus driver? How many of us actually did it? Peter Findlay can answer yes to both questions. This book reflects the author's interest in Northern Sco……続きを見る

With today's constant stream of busy traffic, it's hard to imagine a time when Plymouth had no cars, lorries or buses. With the dawn of photography, the only vehicles in the area would have been hor……続きを見る

The advent of the charabanc to the working classes - especially those slaving in the cotton mills in the North - seemed to evoke a special kind of freedom that not many had ever experienced before. ……続きを見る

Highland Omnibuses was founded in 1952 as part of the state-owned Scottish Bus Group that operated services throughout Scotland. The company was created from the merger of Highland Transport, Macrae……続きを見る

Fife Scottish was established in the 1960s as part of the Scottish Bus Group, a state-owned company which operated bus services throughout Scotland. It operated buses throughout the Kingdom of Fife,……続きを見る

Wessex Coaches of Bristol was certainly a company with two faces. The first was that of a very large concern operating day trips to the seaside, carrying out private hire work and operating many loc……続きを見る

The Bristol Omnibus Company can trace its origins to 1875, when Sir George White formed the Bristol Tramways Company. The company operated its first city bus service, a horse-bus to Clifton, in 1887……続きを見る

The contemporary urban experience is defined by flow and structured by circulating people, objects, and energy. Geographers have long provided key insights into transportation systems. But today, co……続きを見る

To buy or not to buy a Hybrid car? This short 58 page EBook will help you decide. From facts about them, what to look for when buying one, what to avoid and types of hybrid technology. A must have……続きを見る

In Subway Adventure Guide: New York City, residents and tourists alike gain access to off-the-beaten-path adventures in a compact guidebook format and see the New York City that's not featured on po……続きを見る

Cet ouvrage fait le point sur la mobilité qui est devenue un enjeu capital dans nos sociétés. Il fait suite à l’exposition Cité mobile ! présentée en 2013 au Musée des Transports à Liège. Divers poi……続きを見る

Fahrräder reparieren - so geht's! Radfahren ist beliebt wie nie, Fahrräder sind längst nicht mehr nur zweckmäßige Fortbewegungsmittel, das Angebot an Modellen und Ausstattungen ist riesig, Räder wer……続きを見る

The first trams to be operated in West Bromwich belonged to the South Staffordshire Tramways Company, which began operating double-deck steam trams from Handsworth to Wednesbury in 1883, eventually ……続きを見る

Walter Alexander first began running a motor bus service from Falkirk to Grangemouth in 1913 and services have continued in the area ever since, under the auspices of Scottish Motor Traction, Walter……続きを見る

The West is one of the strongest and most enduring place images in the world and its myth is firmly rooted in popular culture – whether novels, film, television, music, clothing and even video games……続きを見る

Create a great looking and durable paint job on your steel bicycle frame using spray cans. This guide will take you through start to finish on preparing your bicycle frame for painting, dealing with……続きを見る

Une volonté de vivre à toute épreuve malgré le handicap Au départ, Vincent est un enfant comme les autres : une enfance sans réels problèmes, une aptitude aux études, un goût prononcé pour le sport.……続きを見る

Love or despise them, cars are an important and ubiquitous part of nearly all of our lives. Our relationship with the car has always been intimately connected with design. In this book, Gregory Voto……続きを見る

The Italian nation-state has been defined by practices of mobility. Tourists have flowed in from the era of the Grand Tour to the present, and Italians flowed out in massive numbers in the late 19th……続きを見る

Das Fahrrad ist eine der größten Erfindungen der Menschheit - und das meistbenutzte Verkehrsmittel weltweit. Auch der Journalist Robert Penn fährt fast jeden Tag Rad, zur Arbeit, zu Freunden, zum Ei……続きを見る