The Geography of Transport
Systems
Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Claude Comtois
and Brian Slack
First published 2006
by Routledge
2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by Routledge
270 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016
Contents
Preface viii
Chapter 1 Transportation and geography 1
Chapter 2 Transportation systems and networks 38
Chapter 3 Economic and spatial structure of transport systems 74
Chapter 4 Transportation modes 101
Chapter 5 Transport terminals 126
Chapter 6 International and regional transportation 144
Chapter 7 Urban transportation 171
Chapter 8 Transport and environment 204
Chapter 9 Transport planning and policy 227
Chapter 10 Conclusion: Issues and challenges in transport geography 246
Glossary 252
Index 276
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.
Jean-Paul Rodrigue is Professor in the Department of Global Studies and Geography at Hofstra University, New York.
Claude Comtois is Professor of Geography at the University of Montreal, Canada, and is afliated with the Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation at the same institution.
Brian Slack is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
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