Transport Geography

Author : Jean-Paul Rodrigue,Claude Comtois,Brian Slack
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781136777325

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The Geography of Transport Systems by Jean-Paul Rodrigue,Claude Comtois,Brian Slack Pdf

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 efficiency. Understanding how mobility is linked with geography is main the 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 greater discussion of security, energy, green logistics, as well as new and updated case studies, a revised content structure, and new figures. Each chapter covers a specific conceptual dimension including networks, modes, terminals, freight transportation, urban transportation and environmental impacts. A final 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 field, with a broad overview of its concepts, methods, and areas of application. The accompanying website for this text contains a 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 interest in economic and urban geography, transport planning and engineering.

Author : Jean-Paul Rodrigue,Claude Comtois,Brian Slack
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134257782

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The Geography of Transport Systems by Jean-Paul Rodrigue,Claude Comtois,Brian Slack Pdf

Mobility is fundamental to economic and social activities, including commuting, manufacturing, or supplying energy. This book focuses on understanding how mobility is linked with geography. It links spatial constraints and attributes with the origin, destination, extent, nature and purpose of movements.

Author : Julie Cidell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781538129401

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An Introduction to Transportation Geography by Julie Cidell Pdf

This clear text provides a broad introduction to transportation geography. With an emphasis on the social and political aspects of transport, Julie Cidell takes a multi-scalar approach across multiple modes and places. She covers waterborne transport, starting with logistics systems; aviation and air travel; railroads; roads (including bicycles and pedestrians as well as cars); and public transit. Each mode covers global systems of transportation, how national identities or landscapes are shaped by transport, the impact of regional governance, the local scale and how it integrates with each of these systems, and how individuals and bodies are part of these systems as well. Throughout, Cidell considers the concepts of equity and sustainability in terms of past, present, and possible future transportation systems. She provides historical and current perspectives to help us think about our present situation and how we might work toward more sustainable transport futures.

Author : Edward James Taaffe
Publisher : MORTON O'KELLY
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780133685725

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Geography of Transportation by Edward James Taaffe Pdf

This overview of transport geography explores both institutional and analytical approaches to both intra- and inter-urban transport and relates them throughout with contemporary examples. The work describes the historical development of US transportation.

Author : Jean-Paul Rodrigue
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 807 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-19
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781317210092

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The Geography of Transport Systems by Jean-Paul Rodrigue Pdf

This expanded and revised fourth edition of The Geography of Transport Systems provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the field with a broad overview of its concepts, methods and areas of application. Aimed mainly at an undergraduate audience, it provides an overview of the spatial aspects of transportation and focuses on how the mobility of passengers and freight is linked with geography. The book is divided in ten chapters, each covering a specific conceptual dimension, including networks, modes, terminals, freight transportation, urban transportation and environmental impacts, and updated with the latest information available. The fourth edition offers new material on the issues of transport and the economy, city logistics, supply chains, security, energy, the environment, as well as a revised content structure. With over 160 updated photographs, figures and maps, The Geography of Transport Systems presents transportation systems at different scales ranging from global to local and focuses on different contexts such as North America, Europe and East Asia. This volume is an essential resource for undergraduates studying transport geography, as well as those interested in economic and urban geography, transport planning and engineering. A companion web site, which contains additional material, has been developed for the book and can be found here: http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/

Author : Gordon Wilmsmeier,Jason Monios
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781788976640

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Geographies of Maritime Transport by Gordon Wilmsmeier,Jason Monios Pdf

This multidisciplinary book delivers a unique collection of well-considered, empirically rich and critical contributions on maritime transport geographies. It covers a wide range of markets and territories as well as institutional, environmental and future issues.

Author : H M Saxena
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Transportation geography
ISBN : NWU:35556034510875

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Transport Geography by H M Saxena Pdf

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Author : William Richard Black
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003-06-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 1572308486

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Transportation by William Richard Black Pdf

This comprehensive text provides an authoritative introduction to transportation geography. With a primary focus on the United States, the volume also examines problems and trends in Europe and other parts of the developed world. Students gain a solid grasp of the history, definitions, and core concepts of the field, as well as models for analyzing transportation networks and flows between regions. Environmental, economic, and social issues in transportation planning and policy are addressed, and the uses of geographic information systems in transport (GIS-T) are discussed in detail. Written in a clear, straightforward style, the volume emphasizes real-world applications of the concepts discussed and identifies promising directions for future research. No advanced mathematical knowledge on the part of the reader is assumed. Key Features No other comprehensive text covers transportation geography from a North American perspective. Black is experienced and respected for his innovation. Will interest public and regional planners as well as geographers. Covers all the basics, analytical methods, and policy implications.

Author : David A. Hensher
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004-08-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0080441084

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Handbook of Transport Geography and Spatial Systems by David A. Hensher Pdf

The subject of this volume is the dynamic interactions between transport and the physical, economic, and human geographies it weaves through. The reader is introduced to the new spatial system technologies that are bringing geography and transport management and analysis together.

Author : Rodney Tolley,Brian John Turton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317902027

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Transport Systems, Policy and Planning by Rodney Tolley,Brian John Turton Pdf

Provides a unique review of the major spatial aspects of transport systems, a detailed analysis of transport problems in urban and rural areas, an evaluation of social and environmental impacts, and a planning and policy overview. Divided into four parts, each considering a different aspect of transport geography. The first part outlines the basic geography of transport and examines transport and spatial structures, focusing upon the varying contributions made by transport to industrial, agricultural and urban development. Part two moves to consider specific transport systems at both national and international scales, drawing on studies from industrialised and developing nations and discussing the effects upon transport of the political changes in the former USSR and Eastern Europe. The third part examines some of the many problems of transport and urban and rural areas using specific examples to illustrate the contrasting difficulties and evaluate current urban transportation planning methods.

Author : Michael E. Eliot Hurst
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015007661492

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Transportation Geography: Comments and Readings by Michael E. Eliot Hurst Pdf

Author : Stewart Barr,Jan Prillwitz,Tim Ryley,Gareth Shaw
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317128946

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Geographies of Transport and Mobility by Stewart Barr,Jan Prillwitz,Tim Ryley,Gareth Shaw Pdf

Geographies of Transport and Mobility aims to provide a comprehensive and evidenced account of the intellectual and pragmatic challenges for personal mobility in the twenty-first century. In doing so, it argues that geographers have a key role to play in shaping academic and policy debates on how personal mobility can become more sustainable. The book is structured in three parts. Part I explores how personal mobility has evolved since the mid-nineteenth century, plotting the intricate relationship between new forms of mobile technology, urban planning and design and social practices. Part II examines how researchers study transport and mobility, and outlines the different intellectual trajectories of transport geography and geographies of mobilities. Part III then outlines and discusses the discourse of sustainable mobility that has emerged in recent years; the ways in which social, economic and environmental sustainability can be promoted through different strategies, focusing on behavioural change and urban design. Geographies of Transport and Mobility provides a unique perspective on personal mobility by demonstrating how the way we travel has developed through complex economic and social processes. It argues that this historical context is critical for considering how mobility in the twenty-first century can be more sustainable, not just environmentally, but also economically and socially. As such, it argues for a renewed focus on sustainable place making as a way to radically shift mobility practices. Geographies of Transport and Mobility is designed to appeal to advanced level undergraduate students and researchers in the fields of geography, anthropology, psychology, sociology and transport studies.

Author : B. S. Hoyle,Richard Knowles
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015046891563

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Modern Transport Geography by B. S. Hoyle,Richard Knowles Pdf

This book should be in the library of every transportation researcher. Ronald Sheck Intermodal and guideway research program director, Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of Florida There is no escape from transport. By sea, air, road or rail, we rely on transport to connect individuals, businesses and cities. At a time when deregulation and privatization are becoming global trends and concerns grow about sustainability, what is the future of transport for the 21st Century? The best-selling first edition of Moderñ Transport Geography provided a topical transport textbook, based on geographical theory and focused on contemporary issues. This new, expanded, updated and revised edition builds on the strengths of the earlier text by taking a more international and global perspective. The book brings together an unparalleled range of contributors, reflecting the international expertise of the Transport Research Groups of both the Royal Geographical Society and the Association of American Geographers. Modern Transport Geography takes a principles and practice approach which enables students to develop their own ideas on the basis of the contextual, analytical and case material provided. from reviews of Edition I This book has all the ingredients of a successful textbook... The presentation is both stimulating and thought provoking. There is a lot of up to date information on current and case studies from all parts of the world. And, finally, there are plenty of references for further reading. What more could one ask? Journal of Environment and Planning A Geography / Transport Studies / Planning / Social Science Contents * Transport Geography: an Introduction * Transport and Development: Conceptual Frameworks * The Role of Transport in the Development Process: Case Studies from Québec, Indonesia, Zimbabwe and China * Transport Deregulation and Privatization * Transport and the Environment * Urban Travel Patterns * Urban Transport Problems and Solution * Inter-Urban Transport * Rural Areas: the Accessibility Problem * Transport for Recreation and Tourism * Ships, Ports and Bulk Freight Transport * Intermodal Transportation * International Surface Passenger Transport * International Air Transport * Sustainability of Transport

Author : Richard Knowles,Jon Shaw,Iain Docherty
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Science
ISBN : NWU:35556030771323

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Transport Geographies by Richard Knowles,Jon Shaw,Iain Docherty Pdf

Brings together a range of expert insight to introduce the key ideas, concepts and themes of transport geography. This text explores the relationship between transport geography and geographical concerns, as well as connections to other areas of study - economics, engineering, environmental studies, political science, and spatial planning.

Author : Richard D. Knowles,Céline Rozenblat
Publisher : Springer
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319280561

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Sir Peter Hall: Pioneer in Regional Planning, Transport and Urban Geography by Richard D. Knowles,Céline Rozenblat Pdf

This book sheds light on Sir Peter Hall’s visions and contributions as recalled by experts. Specialists from the fields of transport and geography testify to Sir Peter Hall’s enormous impact on urban planning, urban geography, and transport geography, and The IGU Commission on Transport and Geography together with the IGU Urban Commission would like to commemorate this. After an Introduction by Richard Knowles and Celine Rozenblat, Peter Taylor presents his high-level contribution "Polymath in City Studies," and Jonathan Reades presents Sir Peter Hall's views on "Location and Innovation." This is followed by "An Innovator of Enhancing Transport and Urban Development Relationships" by Chia-Lin Chen. Kathy Pain explains their common work on "The Mega City Regions," while Michael Batty recalls how they collaborated on "World Cities and Information Cities." Celine Rozenblat and Dan O’Donoghue welcome "The Visionary for World and European cities".