Seaports and development : the experience of Kenya and Tanzania /

"This book, originally published in 1983, demonstrates the importance of seaports in the growth of less-developed countries. The author focuses on the character of port activity within the context of transport systems and regional economic planning. General principles of port development are il...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hoyle, B. S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2011.
Series:Routledge library editions. Development ; v. 69.
Subjects:
Harbors > Kenya.
Harbors > Access > Economic aspects > Kenya.
Economic development > Kenya.
Harbors > Tanzania.
Harbors > Access > Economic aspects > Tanzania.
Economic development > Tanzania.
Ports > Accès > Aspect économique > Kenya.
Développement économique > Kenya.
TRANSPORTATION > Ships & Shipbuilding > Pictorial.
Economic development
Harbors
Kenya
Tanzania
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Transport systems and seaport development
  • 2. Environmental influences on seaport growth
  • 3. Seaport hierarchies
  • 4. Modern seaport systems
  • 5. Seaport installations and operation
  • 6. Seaport throughput
  • 7. Hinterlands and forelands
  • 8. Seaports and the development process.

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