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.
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