Transportation

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Electric Motorcycle Charging Infrastructure Road Map for Indonesia

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Report copyright infringementby Asian Development Bank (Author)This report examines how Indonesia can spur a shift to electric motorcycles by developing its motorcycle charging infrastructure.Motorcycles are a major component of road transport in Indonesia with more than 120 million estimated to be in use. While the number of motorcycles operating in the country has steadily grown in recent years, the proportion of electric motorcycles remains very low. A shift away from fossil-fuel-based mot...

A Practical Guide to Concrete Pavement Technology for Developing Countries

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Report copyright infringementby Asian Development Bank (Author)This practical and comprehensive guide sets out key considerations in using concrete pavement for roads.Many countries are exploring the use of concrete to improve the durability and reliability of their road networks. However, many developers, agencies, and companies in the construction industry do not yet have sufficient experience in the use of concrete pavement. This can lead to poorly planned, supervised, or executed infrastr...

Unlearning to Fly: Navigating the Turbulence and Bliss of Growing Up in the Sky - Hardcover

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by Russ Roberts (Author)In his equally fascinating and poignant memoir, the author reveals how his steadfast love of airplanes guides him through a tumultuous childhood and empowers him to set the course for his own life."A thoughtful and detailed remembrance of a life in flight. In Roberts' vivid telling of his life story, he was always a pilot at heart "(Kirkus Reviews).He will make you feel the awe of sitting in the cockpit, the wonder of taking flight, and the unbridled joy of achieving g...

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Report copyright infringementby Asian Development Bank (Author)This publication provides an overview of the transport sector in Tajikistan, along with major development constraints, the government's strategies and plans, and assistance provided by ADB and other development partners.Tajikistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Transport plays an essential role for ensuring connectivity and facilitating movement of goods and people within the country and along borders shared with its nei...

Overcoming Covid-19 in Bhutan: Lessons from Coping with the Pandemic in a Tourism-Dependent Economy

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Report copyright infringementby Asian Development Bank (Author)This publication assesses the Government of Bhutan's financial relief measures for the most affected people, as well as programs and other interventions to address the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.The strategic thrust of interventions for the sector is based on striking the right balance between the immediate need to engage the economically displaced while simultaneously initiating major reforms and invest...

Road Asset Management Systems and Performance-Based Road Maintenance Contracts in the Carec Region

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Report copyright infringementby Asian Development Bank (Author)This publication explains how the 11 member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program can build safer and more competitive transport corridors for people and goods.It gives an overview of each country's road network and identifies how to better collect data to bolster road asset management systems and improve planning. Highlighting the benefits of sharing best practices, the publication offers tip...

Pacific Transport Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Road Map 2021-2025

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Report copyright infringementby Asian Development Bank (Author)This publication gives an overview of key transport issues in ADB's Pacific developing member countries and of the bank's planned 20212025 transport sector operations in the region.ADB's Pacific transport sector operations, based on domestic and regional sector priorities and ADB's Strategy 2030, aim to help countries prepare for and respond to shocks, deliver sustainable services, and promote inclusive growth. They cover the subs...

Ports and Logistics Scoping Study in Carec Countries

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Report copyright infringementby Asian Development Bank (Author)This study analyzes seaports and multimodal corridors serving landlocked countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program. It provides up-to-date information about ports and logistics developments in the region.CAREC members rely on open-sea ports of third-party countries outside borders as conduits for exports and imports. These open-sea ports are located mostly in non-CAREC countries and act as interna...

A Road Map for Shymkentðtashkentðkhujand Economic Corridor Development

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Report copyright infringementby Asian Development Bank (Author)This publication presents an institutional framework and action plans for the development of the ShymkentTashkentKhujand Economic Corridor (STKEC) connecting Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.The assessment explores the transit of international goods in cities and oblasts (administrative divisions or regions) in STKEC and and trade regimes in the three countries. The report also identifies and analyzes existing barriers and o...

Transportation!: Cars, Trains, Ships and Planes as You've Never Seen Them Before - Hardcover

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by Dk (Author)DK's best-selling richly illustrated encyclopedia series explores the wonderful world of transportation.Knowledge Encyclopedia: Transportation! uses incredibly detailed 3D illustrations to show children aged 9+ everything they need to know about how vehicles work. Children will find themselves totally absorbed in complex subjects with the Knowledge Encyclopedia series, made clear through engaging explanations, intricate illustrations, vivid photographs, and striking 3D images. M...

Go Block (an Abrams Block Book) - Board Book

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by Christopher Franceschelli (Author), Peski Studio (Illustrator)Get into gear and learn all about vehicles that go, go, go in Go!Block from the bestselling Abrams Block Book series! Like other books in the hugely popular Block Book series, Go!Block features die-cut shapes on every spread and has durable, interactive gatefolds, perfect for curious hands. In this small but sturdy block-shaped board book, young readers are introduced to an incredible array of vehicles big and small. From airp...

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by China Miéville (Author)"Other names besides Herman] Melville's will surely come to mind as you read this thrilling tale--there's Dune's Frank Herbert. . . . But in this, as in all of his works, Mi ville has that special knack for evoking other writers even while making the story wholly his own."--Los Angeles Times On board the moletrain Medes, Sham Yes ap Soorap watches in awe as he witnesses his first moldywarpe hunt: the giant mole bursting from the earth, the harpoonists targeting t...

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by Sorche Fairbank (Author), Nik Henderson (Illustrator)What's better than a truck? A truck on top of another truck! Trucks on Trucks hits the highways and the byways while exploring basic concepts such as size, shape, color, numbers, and professions. A wonderful choice for children who love vehicles vehicles and books such as Donald Crews's Truck and Freight Train, and Alice Schertle and Jill McElmurry's Little Blue Truck. Trucks on trucks on trucks! Large trucks, small trucks, red trucks, b...

The Pilot's Manual: Ground School: Pass the FAA Knowledge Exam and Operate as a Private or Commercial Pilot

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Report copyright infringementby The Pilot's Manual Editorial Team (Author)Author BiographyAviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. (ASA) is an industry leader in the development and sale of aviation supplies and publications for pilots, flight instructors, flight engineers, air traffic controllers, flight attendants, aviation maintenance technicians, and drone operators. We manufacture and publish more than 1,000 products, and have been providing trusted and reliable training materials to the ...

Assessing the Potential of Trade Along the Proposed Shymkent-Tashkent-Khujand Economic Corridor Development

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Report copyright infringementby Asian Development Bank (Author)This report covers the review and assessment of trade in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan along with the potential for development of the proposed ShymkentTashkentKhujand Economic Corridor (STKEC).The assessment explores the transit of international goods in cities and oblasts (administrative divisions or regions) in STKEC and and trade regimes in the three countries. The report also identifies and analyzes existing barriers...

Dick and Jane Go, Go, Go (Penguin Young Reader Level 1) - Paperback

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by Penguin Young Readers (Author)Millions of Americans remember Dick and Jane (and Sally and Spot, too ). Now Dick and Jane and all their pals are back with revised editions of these classic readers for a whole new generation of readers to enjoy Go, Go, Go Oh, Jane. Look and see. See Sally go. See Tim go. See Spot and Puff go.Author BiographyPenguin Young Readers unite the best authors, illustrators, and brands from the Penguin Young Readers Group under one umbrella to engage all levels of ...

Africa's Transport Infrastructure: Mainstreaming Maintenance and Management

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Report copyright infringementby Ken Gwilliam (Author), K. M. Gwilliam (Author)This book presents and analyzes the results of a comprehensive collection of data on the extent and condition of transport infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa, identifies the reasons for poor performance, and estimates future financing needs. The transport facilities of Sub-Saharan Africa were built primarily for the colonial exploitation of mineral and agricultural resources. The chief goal of road and rail networ...

Carec Road Safety Engineering Manual 4: Pedestrian Safety

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Report copyright infringementby Asian Development Bank (Author)This manual focuses on the provision of safer pedestrian facilities in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) countries, particularly on the physical road infrastructure.It also outlines proven facilities that have been shown to assist pedestrians including those in the high-risk groups. Aimed at engineers, project managers, planners, traffic police, and other decision-makers, the manual shows how wise investment in pe...

South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Operational Plan 2016-2025 Update

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Report copyright infringementby Asian Development Bank (Author)This report reflects the changes in the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Program's operational plan for the period 20162025, in particular on priority projects resulting from a rigorous vetting process.This involves defining SASEC transport and energy networks and identifying priority projects based on preparedness and their roles in filling network gaps. The result is a more reasonable estimate of funding needs...

Enlightened Mobility: How we can surpass symbolic climate action & make transport carbon-free

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Report copyright infringementby Andreas Schneider (Author)Foreword by renowned climate scientist Hans von Storch.The man-made greenhouse effect has been validated by science. Transportation with its high carbon intensity is a major driver of the greenhouse effect. It makes up for one quarter of global carbon dioxide emissions. These emissions come burning fossil fuel for cars, trucks, ships, trains, and planes and they significantly contribute to global warming. This climate change will not o...

Respectability on the Line: Gender, Race, and Labor Along British and Colonial Indian Railways Volume 24

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Report copyright infringementby Mattie Armstrong-Price (Author)Respectability on the Line offers a social and cultural history of railway labor in Britain and colonial India from the 1840s through World War I. The book treats the railway industry as a microcosm through which to study the history of capitalism in the liberal imperial era. Using company records, Mattie Armstrong-Price shows how executives shaped the domestic and working lives of higher-grade employees with an eye to cultivating...

First 100 Trucks: And Things That Go - Board Book

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by Roger Priddy (Author)Your little one will love to discover the incredible trucks and things that go inside this bright padded board book from Roger Priddy. There are 100 different truck photographs to look at and talk about, and 100 truck names to read and learn, too. The automobiles are organized into different types such as cars, rescue vehicles and more. This is an ideal first book for babies and toddlers to help build vocabulary and develop word and picture association. The pages are ...

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by Young Vo (Author)From the creator of Gibberish, a friendship story about different ways to think and create. It begins with two boys who together dream of sailing across the wide sea. As they grow and both become boat makers, their differences grow bigger and bigger. One has a wild and fresh imagination, with tons of great ideas; but he has trouble with quality control. The other is meticulous and strives for perfection; but he has trouble finishing even one boat! Only when the two friend...

Counting Collection: Counting Cars - Board Book

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by Roger Priddy (Author) Young vehicle fans can use the sturdy picture tabs to turn to their favorite page for counting car fun, time and time again in Roger Priddy's Counting Cars. There are race cars, motorbikes, family cars, and all kinds of vehicles to discover racing across the pages of this awesome counting book! Organized into seven themed collections, the pages are packed with vehicles to look for, find, and count, along with lots of fun things to spot. The Counting Collection board b...

Driven to Win! (Disney/Pixar Cars 3) - Paperback

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by Random House Disney (Author), Random House Disney (Illustrator)A Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader based on Disney/Pixar Cars 3! Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician with her own plan to win, inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and a few unexpected turns. Proving that #95 i...

Pocket Genius: Cars: Facts at Your Fingertips - Paperback

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by DK (Author)From the factory to the road, browse through more than 170 cool cars -- from hatchbacks to hybrids -- in Pocket Genius: Cars. Trace the history of the automobile from early vintage cars to modern concept cars, limousines to coupes, and minivans to sports cars in this compact-size reference guide perfect for children ages 8-12.Redesigned in paperback, DK's best-selling Pocket Genius series is now available in an engaging compact and economical format that is ideal for both browsi...

How to Ride the Subway: Getting Around on Wall Street and in Life

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Report copyright infringementby Jimmy Lebenthal (Author)How to Ride the Subway details lessons learned on investing and relationship-building from acclaimed CNBC contributor Jimmy Lebenthal. Jimmy Lebenthal grew up in New York City in the '70s and '80s, a hardscrabble time for Gotham. As a youth, the city's extensive subway system drew his attention to a degree that can only be described as passionate. It was in those years that Jimmy first started investing in public equities. From the persp...

Water: Discovering the Precious Resource All Around Us - Hardcover

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by Olga Fadeeva (Author), Lena Traer (Translator)A curiosity-sparking book about water in rainstorms, the Great Lakes, the drip from our taps, and other places in our world. Water is everywhere, and we rely on it every single day. But do you ever wonder about water? How much water is on our planet? What happens when there is too much water or too little water? Why does it rain? What are lakes, rivers, seas, and oceans? Why are the seas and oceans blue and salty? What lives underwater? What a...

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by Frank Berrios (Author), Random House Disney (Illustrator)When hot rods race into town, it's up to Deputy Mater to slow them down and teach them the rules of the road Children ages 2-5 will love this action-packed Little Golden Book featuring Mater and Lightning McQueen from Disney/Pixar's Cars. Number of Pages: 24 Dimensions: 0.2 x 7.7 x 6.5 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: July 23, 2013

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Report copyright infringementby Asian Development Bank (Author)The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Transport Strategy 2030 builds on progress made and lessons learned from the CAREC Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy 2020.It separates trade facilitation from transport and links to the overall CAREC 2030 program in the areas of enhanced connectivity and sustainability. This strategy underscores increasing sustainability and network quality alongside continued construc...

New Tricks for Old Bureaucracies: Improving Policy Outcomes in the Public Sector

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Report copyright infringementby Joshua Schank (Author), Emma Huang (Author), Marla Westervelt Berg (Author)Ready to transform government from the inside out? It's easy to complain about government bureaucracy and transportation in large American cities, 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 transportation agency with a $9.5 billion a...

Little First Stickers Tractors and Trucks - Paperback

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by Hannah Watson (Author), Joaquin Camp (Illustrator)Deliver food to a market, sow seeds on a farm, work on a construction site and lots more in this exciting sticker book for fans of big machines. There are over 200 stickers of tractors, trucks and animals to fill the busy scenes. Great for developing fine motor skills. Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.2 x 9.2 x 6.5 IN Publication Date: December 05, 2023