Seaports and development : the experience of Keyna and Tanzania / B. S. Hoyle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoyle, B. S.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Development ; Volume 69.

Routledge library editions: development ; 69

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Harbors--Africa.

Harbors.

Africa--Economic conditions.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book, originally published in 1983, demonstrates the importance of seaports in the growth of less-developed countries. The author focuses on the character of port activity within the context of transport systems and regional economic planning. General principles of port development are illustrated by detailed reference to one Third World port group, that of the Indian Ocean coasts of Kenya and Tanzania. The objective is not merely to illustrate the character of one specific group of ports, but to demonstrate methods of analysis and to underline the crucial role of ports in the developm

Contents:

Cover; SEAPORTS AND DEVELOPMENT: The Experience of Kenya and Tanzania; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Plates; Introduction to the Series; Preface; 1 Transport Systems and Seaport Development; Transport and Development; Tropical African cityport Systems; Factors Affecting Seaport Development; Approaches to the Study of Seaport Systems; REFERENCES; 2 Environmental Influences on Seaport Growth; Situation Factors: the East African Seaport System; Site Conditions at East African Seaports; REFERENCES; 3 Seaport Hierarchies; Case of East Africa; The Pre-Islamic Period

The Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth CenturiesThe Portuguese Period; The Omani Period and the Rise of Zanzibar; REFERENCES; 4 Modern Seaport Systems; The 'Anyport' Model; An Application of the' Anyport' Model to East African Seaports; The Modern Development of Tanga; The Modern Growth of Mombasa; Origin and growth of Dar es Salaam; Foundation and Development of Mtwara; Development of Port Facilities at Zanzibar; 'Anyport' in a Wider Perspective; REFERENCES; 5 Seaport Installations and Operation; Port Installations at Mombasa; Port Installations at Dar es Salaam; Port Installations at Tanga

Port Installations at MtwaraPort Installations at Zanzibar; Cargo Handling Appliances; The Problem of Port Congestion; Port Development Plans; Port Operations; Employment; Productivity in the Port Industry; REFERENCES; 6 Seaport Throughput; Ship Arrivals; Total Cargo Throughput; Export Cargo Throughput at Mombasa; Export Cargo Throughput at Dar es Salaam; Export Cargo Throughput at Tanga; Export Cargo Throughput at Mtwara; Seasonal Variations in Export Cargo Throughput; Import Cargo Throughput at the Mainland Seaports; Cargo Throughput at Zanzibar; Container Traffic; Passenger Traffic

REFERENCES7 Hinterlands and Forelands; The Concept of the Hinterland; Export Hinterlands; Import Hinterlands; Composite Hinterlands; The Hinterland of the Port of Zanzibar; Forelands; REFERENCES; 8 Seaports and the Development Process; Environmental Constraints; The Emergence of a Modern Port System; Problems and Opportunities; New Port Developments in Kenya; Transition problems in Tanzania; The Response to Containerisation; Seaports and Regional Development; Seaport Gateways: Towards the Future; REFERENCES; Glossary and Abbreviations; Index

Notes:

Some of the essays translated from French.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-136-86604-3

1-283-52068-0

9786613833136

1-136-86605-1

0-203-83680-4

9780203836804

OCLC:

828304141