Japanese Urban Railways

Author : Fumitoshi Mizutani
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Japanese Urban Railways written by Fumitoshi Mizutani and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japan is unusual in that private rail companies have long dominated the urban transportation scene. This quantitative analysis assesses whether or not they are more efficient than their public counterparts. Items for comparison include service output and network characteristics.

Author : Fumitoshi Mizutani
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Japanese Urban Railways written by Fumitoshi Mizutani and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Fumitoshi Mizutani
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1781953619
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Regulatory Reform of Public Utilities written by Fumitoshi Mizutani and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering issues such as deregulation, privatization, organizational reforms, and competition policy, Regulatory Reform of Public Utilities provides a comprehensive summary of regulatory reforms in Japanese public utility industries. Fumitoshi Mizutani expertly explores the main regulatory structures and regulatory reforms in eight Japanese public utility industries: electric power, gas utility, water supply, railways, local bus, postal services, telecommunications, and broadcasting. There are also separate chapters on yardstick regulation, universal service obligations, privatization and structural reforms, and private sector involvement Ð all important issues in Japanese regulatory reform. This unique study reveals that regulatory reform in Japan has distinctive features. It seeks to fill the information gap and widen understanding in the international community in relation to the Japanese experience with regulation and reform of public utility industries. This informative book will prove invaluable to postgraduate students, policymakers, and researchers in fields such as regulation, empirical industrial organization, and public policy.

Author : Dan Free
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462907210
Total Pages : 781 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914 written by Dan Free and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 781 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914 is a cultural and engineering history of railway building in Japan during the Meiji era. The importance of early railways in the industrialization of the United States and Europe is a fact all of us are familiar with. To witness the amazing parallel development of the railways in Japan, happening at much the same time as America was connecting its vast hinterland to the East and West coasts, is an eye-opening realization. Early Japanese Railways, tells the fascinating story of the rise of Japanese rail amidst a period of rapid modernization during Japan's Meiji era. Leaving behind centuries of stagnation and isolation, Japan would emerge into the 20th century as a leading modern industrialized state. The development of the railways was a significant factor in the cultural and technological development of Japan during this pivotal period. Free's rare photographic and historical materials concerning Japan's early railways, including a print showing the miniature steam engine brought to Japan by Admiral Perry aboard his "Black Ships" to demonstrate American superiority, combine to form a richly detailed account that will appeal to students of Japanese history and railway buffs alike. This one-of-a-kind book, Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914, illuminates for non-Japanese-speaking readers the early history of Japanese railroads and in the process the fascinating story of Japan's prewar industrial modernization. Anyone interested in train history or model trains will find this book a fascinating read.

Author : Mitsuhide Imashiro
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1780939299
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Privatisation of Japanese National Railways written by Mitsuhide Imashiro and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the situation which brought about the privatization of JNR in 1987, the processes of privatization, break-up and deregulation, and the new private railway companies. This account is seen in the context of the Japanese transport system as a whole, and takes into account the differing requirements of urban and rural areas. First published in 1998, this title is part of the Bloomsbury Academic Collections series.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 14 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Japan's Urban Railway Systems written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alisa Freedman
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804771456
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tokyo in Transit written by Alisa Freedman and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work discusses literary depictions of mass transit in 20th century Tokyo in the decades preceding WWII. It cuts across literary and historical/sociological analysis, and contributes to the growing body of work examining Japanese urbanism, gender, and modernism.

Author : Tetsudō-Sōgō-Gijutsu-Kenkyūsho
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9784330672014
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Japanese Railway Technology Today written by Tetsudō-Sōgō-Gijutsu-Kenkyūsho and published by . This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 255 pages
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Download or read book KISS-Rail written by and published by . This book was released on 2006* with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael Fisch
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022655869X
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Anthropology of the Machine written by Michael Fisch and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An astute account of [Tokyo’s] commuter train network . . . and an intellectually stimulating invitation to rethink the interaction between humans and machines.” —Japan Forum With its infamously packed cars and disciplined commuters, Tokyo’s commuter train network is one of the most complex technical infrastructures on Earth. In An Anthropology of the Machine, Michael Fisch provides a nuanced perspective on how Tokyo’s commuter train network embodies the lived realities of technology in our modern world. Drawing on his fine-grained knowledge of transportation, work, and everyday life in Tokyo, Fisch shows how fitting into a system that operates on the extreme edge of sustainability can take a physical and emotional toll on a community while also creating a collective way of life—one with unique limitations and possibilities. An Anthropology of the Machine is a creative ethnographic study of the culture, history, and experience of commuting in Tokyo. At the same time, it is a theoretically ambitious attempt to think through our very relationship with technology and our possible ecological futures. Fisch provides an unblinking glimpse into what it might be like to inhabit a future in which more and more of our infrastructure—and the planet itself—will have to operate beyond capacity to accommodate our ever-growing population. “Not a ‘rage against the machine’ but an urge to find new ways of coexisting with technology.” —Contemporary Japan “An extraordinary study.” —Ethnos “A fascinating in-depth account of the innovations, inventions, sacrifices, and creativity required to ensure Tokyo’s millions of commuters keep rolling. It also provides much food for thought as our transportation systems become increasingly reliant on automated technology.” —Pacific Affairs