The geography of transport systems
By: Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Claude Comtois, and Brian Slack.
Contributors: Comtois, Claude, 1954-; Slack, Brian, 1939-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon, England; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Transportation geography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: ? transportation and geography; title: Concepts: 1. What is transport geography? 2. Transportation and space; 3. Historical evolution of transportation; title: Methods: 1. The notion of accessibility; 2. Geographic information systems for transportation (gis-t); title: ? Transportation systems and networks; title: Concepts: 1. Transportation and commercial geography; 2. Transport costs; the geography of transportation networks; 3. Transport supply and demand; title: Methods: 1. Definition and properties of graph theory; 2. Measures and indices of graph theory; 3. Network data models; title: ? Economic and spatial structure of transport systems; title: Concepts: 1. Transport and economic development; 2. Transport and spatial organization; 3. Transport and location; title: Methods: 1. The transportation problem (linear programming); 2.Market area analysis; title: ? Transportation modes; title: Concepts: 1. A diversity of modes; 2. Intermodal transportation; 3. Passengers or freight?; title: Methods: 1. Technical performance indicators; title: ? Transportation terminals; title: Concepts: 1. The function of transport terminals; 2. Terminals and location; 3. Terminals and security; title: Methods: 1. Gini coefficient; 2. Delphi forecasting; title: ? International and regional transportation; title: Concepts: 1. Transportation, globalization and international trade; 2. Commodity chains and freight transportation; 3. Logistics; title: Methods: 1. Spatial interactions; 2. The gravity model; title: ? Urban transportation; title: Concepts: 1. Transportation and urban form; 2. Urban land use and transportation; 3. Urban mobility; 4. Urban transport problems; title: Methods: 1. Traffic counts and traffic surveys; 2. Transportation / Land Use Modeling; title: ? Transport and environment; title: Concepts: 1. Transport and energy; 2. Transport and environment; 3. Transport and sustainability; title: Methods: 1. Transport environmental management; title: ? transport planning and policy; title: Concepts: 1. the nature of transport policy; 2. The policy process; 3. Transport planning; title: Methods: 1. Cost-benefit analysis; title: Conclusion: issues and challenges in transport geography.