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