With chapters addressing each major form of transport, Black examines the predominant role of institutions and individuals – from seventeenth-century shoguns to post-war planners – in transforming Japan’s maritime infrastructure, its roads and waterways, and its adoption of rail and air transport. Using a multidisciplinary, comparative, and chronological approach, the book consults a range of technical, cultural, and political sources to tease out these interactions between society and technology.
This spirited new contribution to transport studies will attract readers interested in institutional power, the history of transport, and the development of future infrastructure, as well as those with a general interest in Japan.
ISBN Hardback: 9781800643574
ISBN Digital (PDF): 9781800643581
ISBN Digital ebook (epub): 9781800643598
ISBN Digital ebook (azw3): 9781800643604
Categories: BIC: KNG (Transport industries), WG (Transport: general interest), RPT (Transport planning and policy), 1FP (East Asia, Far East), 1FPJ (Japan); BISAC: BUS032000 (BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure), HIS021000 (HISTORY / Asia / Japan), TRA000000 (TRANSPORTATION / General), TRA009000 (TRANSPORTATION / Public Transportation); OCLC Number: 1308475715.
Table of Contents
Foreword
序文
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction Download
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2. Japanese Institutions and Organisations Download
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3. Ports and Shipping Download
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4. Canals, Rivers and Lakes Download
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5. Roads Download
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6. Railways Download
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7. Civil Aviation and Airports Download
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8. Urban Planning Institutions and the Integration of Land Use and Transport Download
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9. Conclusions Download
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List of Figures
List of Tables
Index
About the Cover
About the Team
