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Community Engagement and Transport Planning : A Practitioner’s Perspective
Date: 08 APR 2011 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Room 222, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Abstract:In Hong Kong, the use of community engagement (CE) models is gaining popularity as a means of helping secure public feedback to facilitate project implementation. The speaker will share his experience on how…
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Using Strategy Maps to Achieve Corporate Goals in Transport Companies: the Cases of MTRC and HWL
Date: 11 MAR 2011 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Room 222, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Abstract:Many companies are facing keen competitions in the globalized business environment. Transport and logistics firms are of no exception. How to be successful in the new decade is what these organizations are looking…
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Let the Bullet Trains Fly – the Impacts of High-speed Train on Chinese Cities
Date: 28 JAN 2011 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Room 222, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, The University of Hong Kong. Speaker: Abstract:This seminar presents some progress made in the early stage of our research project about the impacts of high-speed railways (HSR) on urban spatial dynamics in China. The presentation has four parts. The…
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Value Added Gateway and Global Supply Chain: Transforming North America Intermodal Transport
Date: 25 JAN 2011 (TUE) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Room 211, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, The University of Hong Kong. Speaker: Prof. Claude Comtois Department of Geography Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation Claude Comtois is professor of geography at Montreal University, Canada. He has a degree in political science, a M.Sc.…
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Road Safety of Inter-urban Highways in China
Date: 08 OCT 2010 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Room 211, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, The University of Hong Kong. Speaker: Abstract:Inter-urban highways are main roads connecting cities and towns. The current national standard of China defines inter-urban highways under five classes, namely Expressways and Classes 1, 2, 3 and 4 highways. Of these,…