Business history,global networks and the future of mobility

Globalisation raises serious concerns about ecological sustainability and social equality. This article proposes that business historians should write a usable past that is framed by the imperative of addressing these issues. The transport and communication networks that underpin global trade and travel offer an opportunity to narrate such a past. In particular business enterprises have historically helped to shape the ways consumers think about and realise bodily movement. By contributing to a genealogy of these mobility cultures, business historians can help to uncover the mythic traces that continued to shape contemporary public and policy understandings of global mobility.     

Progressing road safety through deep change and transformational leadership

In an earlier paper in this journal, we argued that current road safety programs and thinking are constructed within a paradigm that tends to accept existing cultural arrangements. The current paper is a sequel to the earlier one, and outlines significant policy themes emerging from a research project on a holistic approach to road safety. Two overarching themes include the importance of leadership for policy change and implementation, and addressing the more transformative aspects of intervening in a system. A distinction can be drawn between “deep” sustainable change, which usually requires fundamental redesign of the systems involved, and “shallow” adaptive change. Examples of deep change discussed include the much wider application of mobility management, a strong shift to active travel and public transport, and a reconsideration of how time is structured in society, as with the adoption of “Slow Cities” principles. Transformational leadership can draw on a variety of “knowledge cultures”, which can all share in collective decision-making and possible actions for the future. We discuss especially leadership at the worldview, organisational, and community levels. Vision Zero approaches are valuable, but need to be integrated with a common vision for a sustainable transport system developed in conjunction with energy, transport, health, environment, and education agencies. In addition, Vision Zero approaches can be assisted by greater attention to and questioning of embedded cultural practices and behaviour.     

基于模糊理论的铁路冷藏运输工具评价

以运输的便利性和经济性为指标,建立了模糊综合评价模型,对各载运工具的竞争优势进行比较,并在此基础上,对铁路冷藏货物运输的发展提出建议。     

粮油机械设备调拨车改造试验

近年来随着托市库点的增加,粮油机械设备的转移运输日益频繁,运费高、运输安全性差、机动灵活性差等问题日渐突出。为了弥补以上缺陷,中央储备粮临沂直属库设计制作了粮油机械设备调拨车,取得了较好的使用效果。     

论我国当前进口石油的运输能力

我国是世界上第三大石油进口国,大量进口石油的的同时,我国的石油运输能力却也在主要依赖进口运输船队,如何拥有我国自已的运输市场,本文进行了论述。     

打造立体交通再铸梧州水运新辉煌

文章全面分析了梧州水运发展的历史、现状及其成因，重点分析了未来梧州水运面临的发展机遇，以及面对机遇应采取的对策。     

Tourist Perceptions of Climate Change: A Study of International Tourists in Zanzibar

A study was conducted in Zanzibar, Tanzania, in order to understand tourist perceptions of climate change, the importance of climate for travel decisions, and the likely consequences of ongoing climate change for travel decisions. The results show that climatic characteristics of destinations are important, though not the only factor shaping travel decisions. Under a scenario of climate change, certain climate variables, such as more rain, storms, and higher humidity are also likely to negatively influence travel decisions, rather than higher temperatures alone, which are not necessarily perceived as negative. Regarding the contribution of travel to climate change, the study reveals that leisure tourists in Zanzibar are largely unaware of their impact on the natural environment, while the analysis of stated travel behaviour shows that they frequently travel by air. Overall, the results indicate that travel flows might change in more complex ways than currently assumed, and that a small share of high-intensity air travellers is responsible for a considerable environmental impact in terms of climate change.     

高职英语教学的多模态话语分析

随着网络技术以及多媒体技术的不断发展,语言的阐释已经从传统的单一文本模式转变为当今的多种模态表达模式。本文从多模态话语分析理论视角,对高职英语教学过程中的多模态符号进行微观层面探析,提出要通过协调多模态话语因素,最大化教学效率,促进高职英语教学的发展。     

均料分配系统中环形同轨自动导引车的应用研究

依据均料分配系统的结构布局和物流规划目标,设计了以料箱为输送单元能够倾翻卸货的环形轨道式自动导引车,实现了多个接料口到多个粉碎机间均料分配。该小车能够满足均料分配系统的生产需求,可应用于企业循环流通生产物流系统中。     

铁路运输对沿线城市发展的影响研究——以鄂尔多斯市铁路发展规划为例

铁路运输对沿线城市的发展造成了巨大影响。以鄂尔多斯市为例，从铁路运输的特点及优势分析入手，探讨了铁路运输在城市发展中的地位和作用。研究鄂尔多斯市经济社会发展以及铁路运输的基本情况，认为目前鄂尔多斯市铁路运输一定程度上影响了经济社会的长期快速发展。在此基础上分析预测鄂尔多斯市的铁路客货流量，并提出了鄂尔多斯铁路发展的初步规划。