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On the Geography of Road Accidents: Challenges and Opportunities
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Date: 24 NOV 2015 (TUE) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong. Speaker: Professor Isabelle ThomasResearch Director of the Belgian Fund for Scientific Research (FRS-FNRS) and Professor at the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) Isabelle Thomas (PhD in geography) is research director of the…
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Time Determinant in Container Shipping and Port Competitiveness
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Date: 20 NOV 2015 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: LG.34, LG/F, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Abstract:Time is a key component of supply chains. As ocean shipping becomes integrated increasingly in global supply chains the question of ocean transit times between ports and ship dwell times within ports…
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The Future of our Roads to 2020 and Beyond
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Date: 02 OCT 2015 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: LE9, Library Extension, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Abstract:Paying a toll to use parts of the road network has been familiar to many Hong Kong motorists since 1990. However, imposing a fee to manage travel demand has been more controversial wherever…
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Reforming Motor Insurance Law
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Date: 27 MAY 2015 (WED) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong. Speaker: Professor Rob Merkin QCProfessor of Commercial Law at the University of Exeter and Special Counsel to international law firm DLA Piper Professor Rob Merkin QC is Professor of Commercial Law at…
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Interactive Location Decisions: An Airport Example
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Date: 26 MAR 2015 (THU) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: KKLG109, LG/F, K.K. Leung Building , The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Abstract:Using multi-criteria decision making, this talk offers a case study of airport location to illustrate how this approach captures the complex negotiation between airport authorities and the public in siting…
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Driving Less: Reducing Vehicle-Miles Traveled (VMT) in the Land of Freeways
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Date: 17 DEC 2014 (WED) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Abstract:The State of California has set an ambitious goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. For the transportation sector, changes in vehicle and fuel technologies will get the state a long way…
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Cycling as everyday mobility. Trends and policies in The Netherlands
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Date: 28 NOV 2014 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Room 115, Knowles Building, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Abstract:With more than a quarter of all trips made by bike the Netherlands has the highest share of cycling among developed nations, making it the ideal place to look at to understand…
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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Transportation Sector
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Date: 21 OCT 2014 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Room 115, Knowles Building, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Abstract:The US transportation sector is responsible for about a quarter of national greenhouse gas emissions. In recent years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun to regulate the carbon emissions in concert…
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