This expanded and revised sixth 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. It explores the spatial aspects of transportation and focuses on how the mobility of passengers and freight is linked with geography.
The book is divided into 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 sixth edition offers new and updated material on information technologies and mobility, e-commerce, transport and the economy, mobility and society, supply chains, security, pandemics, energy and the environment, and climate change. With over 140 updated figures and maps, The Geography of Transport Systems presents transportation systems at different scales ranging from global to local.
This volume is an essential resource for undergraduates studying transportation, as well as those interested in economic and urban geography, transport planning and engineering. A companion website, which contains additional material such as photographs, maps, figures, and PowerPoint presentations, has been developed for the book and can be found here: https://transportgeography.org/
By:
Jean-Paul Rodrigue
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 6th edition
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Weight: 880g
ISBN: 9781032380407
ISBN 10: 1032380403
Pages: 388
Publication Date: 30 April 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Chapter 1 – Transportation and Geography Chapter 2 – Transportation and the Spatial Structure Chapter 3 – Transportation, Economy and Society Chapter 4 – Transport, Energy and Environment Chapter 5 – Transportation Modes Chapter 6 – Transportation Terminals Chapter 7 – Trade, Logistics and Freight Distribution Chapter 8 – Urban Transportation Chapter 9 – Transport Planning and Policy Chapter 10 – Challenges for Transport Geography Appendix – Methods in Transport Geography
Jean-Paul Rodrigue is Professor in the Department of Maritime Business Administration at Texas A&M University-Galveston.
