The Geography of Transport Systems
Mobility is fundamental to economic and social activities such as commuting, manufacturing or supplying energy. Each movement has an origin, a potential set of intermediate locations, a destination and a nature which is linked with geographical attributes. Transport systems composed of infrastructur...
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| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2006
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Add Tag | Summary: | Mobility is fundamental to economic and social activities such as commuting, manufacturing or supplying energy. Each movement has an origin, a potential set of intermediate locations, a destination and a nature which is linked with geographical attributes. Transport systems composed of infrastructures, modes and terminals are so embedded in the socio- economic life of individuals, institutions and corporations that they are often invisible to the consumer. This is paradoxical as the perceived invisibility of transportation is derived from its ef¿ ciency. Understanding how mobility is linked with geo graphy is the main purpose of this book. The third edition of The Geography of Transport Systems has been revised and updated to provide an overview of the spatial aspects of transportation. This text provides more content related to security, energy and environmental issues, as well as new and updated case studies, a revised content structure and new ¿ gures. Each chapter covers a speci¿ c conceptual dimension including networks, modes, terminals, freight transportation, urban transportation and environmental impacts. A ¿ nal chapter contains core methodologies linked with transport geography such as accessibility, spatial interactions, graph theory and Geographic Information Systems for Transportation (GIS-T). This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the ¿ eld, with a broad overview of its concepts, methods and areas of application. The accompanying website for this text contains useful additional material, including digital maps, PowerPoint slides, databases and links to further reading and websites. The website can be accessed at: http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans. This text is an essential resource for undergraduates studying transport geography, as well as those interested in economic and urban geography, transport planning and engineering |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 284 p. ill. 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0415354404 0415354412 0203001117 |
The Geography of Transport Systems