The geography of transport systems

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...

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Main Author: Rodrigue, Jean-Paul 1967- (Author)
Other Authors: Comtois, Claude 1954-, Slack, Brian 1939-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, UK Routledge 2013
Edition:Third edition
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Summary: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)
Physical Description:xv, 411 pages illustrations, maps 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780415822541 (pbk)
9780415822534 (hbk)
9780203371183 (ebk)