Traffic And Congestion In The Roman Empire

Author : Cornelis van Tilburg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007-01-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134129744

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Traffic and Congestion in the Roman Empire by Cornelis van Tilburg Pdf

The first book to ever examine ancient Roman traffic, this well-illustrated volume looks in detail at the construction of Roman road, and studies the myriad of road users of the Roman Empire: civilians, wagons and animals, the cursus publicus, commercial use and the army.Through this examination, Cornelis van Tilburg reveals much of town planning in ancient cities: the narrow paths of older cities, and the wider, chessboard-patterned streets designed to sustain heavy traffic.He discusses toll points and city gates as measures taken to hamper traffic, and concludes with a discussion as to why the local governments' attempts to regulate the traffic flow missed their targets of improving the infrastructure. This book will interest any student, scholar or enthusiast in Roman history and culture.

Author : Cornelis van Tilburg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134129751

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Traffic and Congestion in the Roman Empire by Cornelis van Tilburg Pdf

First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : James W. Ermatinger
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216168454

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The World of Ancient Rome [2 volumes] by James W. Ermatinger Pdf

This study of Ancient Rome offers a fascinating glimpse of what Roman society was like—from fashion, to food, to politics and recreation—gathered from literary works, art, and archaeological remains. While the political history and prominent figures of Ancient Rome are well known, accounts of daily life in that time and place often remain untold. This fascinating encyclopedia explores this period from a social and cultural perspective, digging into the day-to-day activities of how Romans dressed, what they ate, how they worked, and what they did for fun. Drawing from recent archaeological evidence, author James W. Ermatinger explores the everyday lives of Roman citizens of all levels and classes. This book is organized into ten sections: art, economics, family, fashion, food, housing, politics, recreation, religion, and science. Each section contains more than two dozen entries that illuminate such topics as slavery as a social movement; the menus of peasants, slaves, and the elite; and the science and engineering solutions that became harbingers for today's technology. The work contains a selection of primary documents as well as a bibliography of print and Internet resources.

Author : Uday Sadashiv Karmarkar,Vandana Mangal
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789814390880

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The UCLA Anderson Business and Information Technologies (BIT) Project by Uday Sadashiv Karmarkar,Vandana Mangal Pdf

This is the third of a series of research volume of papers from the Business and Information Technologies global research network. The group includes 20 partners from 16 countries, who conduct studies on the impact of new information and communication technologies on business practice, industry structure, and economic change. The book presents a unique longitudinal and cross-sectional view of technology adoption and business practice across a diverse set of countries and economies. It appears that there are some commonalities with respect to patterns of technology adoption, but also significant differences across countries. Furthermore, innovative practices can arise in every country, and have the potential to be applied in other countries. The identical survey carried out in different countries enables benchmarking and accurate comparisons across those markets. It is also extremely broad in its coverage of business practice in terms of functions and performance.

Author : David Metz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781136553295

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The Limits to Travel by David Metz Pdf

A highly readable but challenging perspective on the established conventions of transport policy planning and economic appraisal ... a fascinating tour d'horizon of topical transport issues.? David Quarmby CBE chairman of the Independent Transport Commission?David Metz again challenges conventional thinking in transport through a fundamental reinterpretation of the limits of travel time and human mobility arguing that there should be maximum limits set for mobility if we are to avoid unacceptable environmental damage.? David Banister professor of transport studies Oxford University 'The firs.

Author : Daniel Albalate
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781781953938

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The Privatisation and Nationalisation of European Roads by Daniel Albalate Pdf

Presenting an evaluation of the critical elements of the contractual and regulatory design of the public-private collaboration that determines the likelihood of success and failure, this unique book will be of special interest to academics, graduate st

Author : Alain Bertaud
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780262038768

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Order without Design by Alain Bertaud Pdf

An argument that operational urban planning can be improved by the application of the tools of urban economics to the design of regulations and infrastructure. Urban planning is a craft learned through practice. Planners make rapid decisions that have an immediate impact on the ground—the width of streets, the minimum size of land parcels, the heights of buildings. The language they use to describe their objectives is qualitative—“sustainable,” “livable,” “resilient”—often with no link to measurable outcomes. Urban economics, on the other hand, is a quantitative science, based on theories, models, and empirical evidence largely developed in academic settings. In this book, the eminent urban planner Alain Bertaud argues that applying the theories of urban economics to the practice of urban planning would greatly improve both the productivity of cities and the welfare of urban citizens. Bertaud explains that markets provide the indispensable mechanism for cities' development. He cites the experience of cities without markets for land or labor in pre-reform China and Russia; this “urban planners' dream” created inefficiencies and waste. Drawing on five decades of urban planning experience in forty cities around the world, Bertaud links cities' productivity to the size of their labor markets; argues that the design of infrastructure and markets can complement each other; examines the spatial distribution of land prices and densities; stresses the importance of mobility and affordability; and critiques the land use regulations in a number of cities that aim at redesigning existing cities instead of just trying to alleviate clear negative externalities. Bertaud concludes by describing the new role that joint teams of urban planners and economists could play to improve the way cities are managed.

Author : Poehler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0190614692

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The Traffic Systems of Pompeii by Poehler Pdf

Author : Robin Skeates,Jo Day
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317197461

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The Routledge Handbook of Sensory Archaeology by Robin Skeates,Jo Day Pdf

Edited by two pioneers in the field of sensory archaeology, this Handbook comprises a key point of reference for the ever-expanding field of sensory archaeology: one that surpasses previous books in this field, both in scope and critical intent. This Handbook provides an extensive set of specially commissioned chapters, each of which summarizes and critically reflects on progress made in this dynamic field during the early years of the twenty-first century. The authors identify and discuss the key current concepts and debates of sensory archaeology, providing overviews and commentaries on its methods and its place in interdisciplinary sensual culture studies. Through a set of thematic studies, they explore diverse sensorial practices, contexts and materials, and offer a selection of archaeological case-studies from different parts of the world. In the light of this, the research methods now being brought into the service of sensory archaeology are re-examined. Of interest to scholars, students and others with an interest in archaeology around the world, this book will be invaluable to archaeologists and is also of relevance to scholars working in disciplines contributing to sensory studies: aesthetics, anthropology, architecture, art history, communication studies, history (including history of science), geography, literary and cultural studies, material culture studies, museology, philosophy, psychology, and sociology.

Author : Beatrix Busse,Ingo H. Warnke,Jennifer Smith
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110634754

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Place-Making in the Declarative City by Beatrix Busse,Ingo H. Warnke,Jennifer Smith Pdf

This volume looks at the concept of the declarative city from an interdisciplinary perspective, comprising literary and linguistic studies, arts and art history, discourse analysis, as well as urban planning. The various contributions demonstrate the semiotic complexity and inconsistency of declarative and discursive practices in different social, cultural, aesthetic, and historical contexts.

Author : M. G. Lay
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1999-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0813526914

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Ways of the World by M. G. Lay Pdf

This is the first comprehensive history of the world's roads, highways, bridges, and the people and vehicles that traverse them, from prehistoric times to the present. Encyclopedic in its scope, fascinating in its details, Ways of the World is a unique work for reference and browsing. Maxwell Lay considers the myriad aspects of roads and their users: the earliest pathways, the rise of wheeled vehicles and animals to pull them, the development of surfaced roads, the motives for road and bridge building, and the rise of cars and their influence on roads, cities, and society. The work is amply illustrated, well indexed and cross-referenced, and includes a chronology of road history and a full bibliography. It is indispensable for anyone interested in travel, history, geography, transportation, cars, or the history of technology.

Author : Kwasi Kwarteng
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781849542609

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Gridlock Nation by Kwasi Kwarteng Pdf

Why do we spend so much time stuck in traffic? After Peak Oil, do we face the prospect of Peak Travel? Does climate change mean no more foreign holidays? In Victorian times, Britain used to have the finest transport system in the world. Today, the future seems to belong to China with its ever growing High Speed Rail networks or Dubai and its titanic new five runway airport. What went wrong? For the last hundred years, the planners at the centre of our transport system have told us what roads, railways or airports we can use. Now, to save the planet they tell us to give up our cars and planes. If we break away from the planners' control, we can have roads that run freely and trains that arrive on time. Climate change can be tackled without giving up air travel. Riding a train should be as reliable as picking up bread from your local shop. Gridlock Nation looks at the timeless problems faced in transport, from traffic jams in Rome to Victorian road rage. It examines the potential of dazzling innovations across the world, from the private sector space revolution to Google's new driverless cars. Britain needs a new revolution in transport - or gridlock will soon bring the country to a halt.

Author : European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1999-12-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264180048

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ECMT Round Tables Traffic Congestion in Europe by European Conference of Ministers of Transport Pdf

This Round Table defines congestion and determines the scale of the problem. It addressed the trends in congestion and the consequences of those trends. The Round Table then considered possible solutions to the congestion problem.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Highway research
ISBN : CUB:U183013190830

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Highway Research News by Anonim Pdf

Issues for 1963- include section: Urban transportation research digest.

Author : Eric Poehler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN : 9780190614676

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The Traffic Systems of Pompeii by Eric Poehler Pdf

The Traffic Systems of Pompeii is the first sustained examination of the development of road infrastructure in Pompeii-from the archaic age to the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE-and its implications for urbanism in the Roman empire. Eric E. Poehler, an authority on Pompeii's uniquely preserved urban structure, distills over five hundred instances of street-level wear and tear to reveal for the first time the rules of the ancient road. Through a thorough, yet lively, investigation of every facet of the infrastructure, from the city's urban grid and the shape of the streets to the treatment of their surfaces and the individual elements of construction, the intricacies of the Pompeian traffic system and the changes to its operation over time emerge in vivid detail. Though archaeological expertise forms the backbone of this book, its findings have equally important historical and architectural implications. Later chapters probe how the street design and infrastructure affected social roles and hierarchies among property owners in Pompeii, illuminating the economic forces that push and pull upon the shape of urban space. The final chapters set the road system into its broader context as one major infrastructural and administrative artifact of the Roman empire's deeply urban culture. Where does Pompeii's system fit within the history of Roman traffic control? Is it unique for its innovation, or only for the preservation that permitted its discovery? Poehler marshals evidence from across the Roman world to examine these questions. His measured and thoroughly researched answers make The Traffic Systems of Pompeii a critical step forward in our understanding of infrastructure in the ancient world.