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Handbook of Transportation Engineering Volume I & Volume II

8 03 2011

Handbook of Transportation Engineering Volume I & Volume II

Author: Myer Kutz
ISBN: 9780071761130 / 0071761136
©2011 | 2nd Edition | Hardback
Pub Date: MAR-11
Price: US$ 350
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The definitive transportation engineering resource—fully revised and updated

The two-volume Handbook of Transportation Engineering, Second Edition offers practical, comprehensive coverage of the entire transportation engineering field. Featuring 18 new chapters and contributions from nearly 70 leading experts, this authoritative work discusses all types of transportation systems—freight, passenger, air, rail, road, marine, and pipeline—and provides problem-solving engineering, planning, and design tools and techniques with examples of successful applications. Volume I focuses on transportation networks and systems, operations, and economics. Volume II focuses on applications in automobile and non-automobile transportation, and on safety and environmental issues.

Volume I covers:

National transportation networks and inter-modal systems
Transportation network planning: theoretical notions
Reliability of travel times and robustness of transport networks
Transportation systems modeling and evaluation
Software systems and simulation for transportation applications
Applications of GIS in transportation
Travel demand forecasting
Transportation and land use
Sustainable transportation practice
Transportation planning and modeling
Transportation economics
Innovative information technology applications in public transportation
Parking management
Trucking operations
The economics of railroad operations: resurgence of a declining industry
Airline management and operations
The marine transportation system
Global logistics
Freight transportation planning
Management of transportation organizations

Volume II covers:

Traffic engineering analysis
Traffic origin-destination estimation
Traffic congestion
Highway capacity
Traffic control systems: freeway management and communications
Traffic signals
Highway sign visibility
Transportation lighting
Geometric design of streets and highways
Intersection and interchange design
Pavement engineering: flexible and rigid pavements
Pavement testing and evaluation
Bridge engineering
Tunnel engineering
Pedestrians
Bicycle transportation
Spectrum of automated guideway transit (AGT) and its applications
Railway vehicle engineering
Railway track design
Improvement of railroad yard operations
Modern aircraft design techniques
Airport design
Air traffic control systems design
Ship design
Pipeline engineering
Traffic safety
Transportation hazards
Hazardous materials transportation
Incident management
Network security and survivability
Optimization of emergency evacuation plans
Transportation noise issues
Air quality issues in transportation
Transportation and climate change

About the Author

Myer Kutz is President of Myer Kutz Associates, Inc., a publishing and information services consulting firm, and editor of number successful handbooks including Standard Handbook of Biomedical Engineering Design.

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Government Program Management

14 01 2011

Government Program Management

Author: Bruce Barkley
ISBN: 9780071744485 / 0071744487
©2011 | 1st Edition | 544 pages | Hardback
Pub Date: FEB-11
Price: US$ 59.95
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Proven strategies for bringing program management techniques to government projects, people, and structures worldwide for improvement on every level– including on-time delivery, accountability, and revenue control

Government Program Management reveals how to fundamentally change the roles, structures, and workforce characteristics of government agencies, with special emphasis on moving to a uniform government program management system. A new system to achieve accountability at the federal level is presented. This pioneering guide covers the history of modern reform movements at the government level and outlines reasons for failure of these initiatives. It offers innovative solutions to the problem of accountability and delivery in government programs and discusses recent movements toward reform in the U.S. and other countries such as the global movement called New Public Management.

Government Program Management addresses new initiatives in performance reporting and budgeting at the federal level, and presents specific reorganization and restructuring recommendations. A full chapter on reforming healthcare programs is included in this timely resource.

Government Program Management

Offers an in-depth, analytic look on reforming government agency program and project management structures
Brings the new Project Management Institute (PMI) Program Management standards and certification requirements to government programs and projects
Provides hands-on applications in the areas of government health care, park service, transportation, education, and other programs
Shows the importance of public management and program management in governments around the world, with models from every continent
Offers new insights from interviews and surveys from government program managers on reform and program delivery issues – exactly as they see them
Includes case studies and practical program and project applications for teaching and training purposes
Discusses global impacts and developments affecting future government-sponsored and outsourced programs and projects

About the Author

Bruce Barkley (Cumming, GA) is a Former Federal Senior Executive, Executive Office of The President of the United States and several Cabinet Agencies, Washington DC. He is currently Senior Faculty, Keller Graduate School of Management, Curriculum Coordinator, in the area of Project Management. Prior to this, Barkley served as VP for a business consulting firm in the areas of strategic planning and program management. He was also a manager with the Program Management Office (PMO) Universal Avionics, Inc.

Barkley is the author of Project Risk Management, Integrated Project Management, Customer-Driven Project Management, and Project Management in New Product Development, as well as the upcoming Global Program Management, with Paula Wagner.

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Universal Design Handbook

29 09 2010

Universal Design Handbook
Wolfgang Preiser, Korydon H. Smith

ISBN: 9780071629232 / 0071629238
Pub Date: OCT-10
Pages: 496
Copyright: 2011
Edition: 2
Format: Hardback
Price: US$ 150.00
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The Latest Advances in Universal Design

Thoroughly updated and packed with examples of global standards and design solutions, Universal Design Handbook, Second Edition, covers the full scope of universal design, discussing how to develop media, products, buildings, and infrastructure for the widest range of human needs, preferences, and functioning. This pioneering work brings together a rich variety of expertise from around the world to discuss the extraordinary growth and changes in the universal design movement.

The book provides an overview of universal design premises and perspectives, and performance-based design criteria and guidelines. Public and private spaces, products, and technologies are covered, and current and emerging research and teaching are explored. This unique resource includes analyses of historical and contemporary universal design issues from seven different countries, as well as a look at future trends. Students, advocates, policy makers, and design practitioners will get a theoretical grounding in and practical reference on the physical and social roles of design from this definitive volume.

UNIVERSAL DESIGN HANDBOOK , SECOND EDITION, COVERS:

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
U.S. accessibility codes and standards, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Life safety standards and guidelines
Universal design implementations in Norway, Japan, France, Germany, Brazil, Italy and the Old City of Jerusalem
Planning ADA implementation in public educational institutions
Urban scale and mass transportation universal design
Designing inclusive experiences, including outdoor play settings
Office and workspace design
Universal design in home building and remodeling
Products and technologies, including autos, web access, media, and digital content
Universal design research initiatives, education, and performance assessments

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

4 new chapters
Completely updated and revised chapters
Updated illustrations
Examples of standards and guidelines
Worldwide coverage with policies, requirements, and case studies
Presents the full scope of universal design–from urban scale to multimedia
An international roster of authors (e.g., India, U.K., Italy, France, Norway, Canada, Japan, Australia, Brazil)
A CD-Rom with the latest ADA and ABA accessibility guidelines

Review

1. SciTech Book News, February 2011 issue

Over sixty design professionals and academics contribute to this guide outlining fundamental principles of universal design. Covering architecture, public and private spaces, products and technologies, chapters discuss theoretical and practical topics in design for persons across the spectrum of human abilities, such as adherence to the UN convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, specific national guidelines for universal design around the world, public space accessibility in transportation, work and play, universal bathrooms, automobiles and media, and teaching universal design. The volume contains numerous illustrations and this second edition includes new and updated articles reflecting advances in theory and technology since the text’s original printing in 2001. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

About the Author

Wolfgang F.E. Preiser (Scottsdale, Arizona) is Emeritus Professor of Architecture, University of Cincinnati. As a researcher and an international building consultant, he has worked on topics ranging from universal design to facility programming, building performance assessments, health care facilities, and intercultural design in general. He is widely published—with 16 books and over 100 chapters, articles, and conference papers to hiscredit—and is the recipient of the Progressive Architecture Applied Research Award and Citation and the EDRA Career and Lifetime Achievement awards.

Korydon H. Smith (Fayetteville, Arkansas) is Associate Professor in the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas. Professor Smith teaches courses in architectural design and theory, and has received numerous teaching awards. His scholarship focuses on the physical and political roles of design in society, resulting in a wide variety of publications and design works. In addition, Smith is actively involved in continuing education, as well as the transformation of housing policy and design practices throughout the U.S.

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Project Managers Portable Handbook

9 07 2010

Project Managers Portable Handbook

Authors: Cleland, David; Ireland, Lewis
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-174105-7
ISBN-10: 0071741054
©2011 | 3rd Edition | 464 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: August 2010
Price: US$ 49.95
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The Latest Project Management Data at Your Fingertips

Fully updated throughout, this hands-on guide gives you quick access to current information on project management concepts and practices. Project Manager’s Portable Handbook. third edition, offers concise, practical details on the fundamental knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to manage projects. Written by world-renowned project management experts, this compact reference summarizes best practices for defining, designing, developing, and producing project results. Handy tables, charts, models, and callout boxes illustrate pertinent information in this essential on-the-job tool.

Easy-to-Find Project Management Topics:

The discipline of project management
Project organizational chart
Alternative project applications
The strategic context of projects
Project leadership
Project initiation and execution Project planning and control
The project culture
Improving project management

PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS EDITIONS:

: “It is perhaps the one book that best summarizes a complete knowledge set to be applied in successfully managing projects. It is the one book that project managers should not ‘go to work’ without.” — Ken Rose, Book Review Editor, Project Management Journal

“Unique and invaluable…direct, summarized style…wealth of information…annotated bibliography…one book a project manager should not be without.” — PM Network

About the Author

David I. Cleland, (Pittsburgh, PA) is a Fellow of the Project Management Institute and two-time recipient of the “Distinguished Contribution to Project Management Award.” He has been described as the “Father of Project Management” and is honored annually with the establishment of the “David I. Cleland Excellence in Project Management Literature Award” sponsored by the PMI.

Lewis R. “Lew” Ireland, (Clarksville, TN), Director of Research for the American Society for the Advancement of Project Management (ASAPM), is a 20-year veteran of the Project Management Institute and served as President and Chair in 1998. He received the PMI’s Distinguished Contribution Award and Person of the Year Award.

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