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Google Preview: This comprehensive text provides an authoritative introduction to transportation geography. With a primary focus on the United States, the volume also examines problems and trends in Europe and other parts of the developed world. It offers students a solid grasp of the history, definitions and core concepts of the field, as well as models for analysing transportation networks and flows between regions. Environmental, economic and social issues in transportation planning and policy are addressed, and the uses of geographic information systems in transport (GIS-T) are discussed in detail. Written in a clear, straightforward style, the volume emphasizes real-world applications of the concepts discussed and identifies promising directions for future research. No advanced mathematical knowledge on the part of the reader is assumed.; Part I. Foundations 1. An Introduction to Transportation Geography 2. A History of Transportation 3. Current Transport Systems and Trends Part II. Network Analysis 4. Basic Elements of Transport Networks: Nodes and Links 5. Measurement of Transportation Networks 6. The Location of Transportation Routes and Links Part III. Flow Analysis 7. Trade and Commodity Flows 8. Methods of Flow Analysis 9. The Prediction Problem of Flow Generation 10. Spatial Interaction and the Gravity Model 11. Spatial Choices: Destinations, Modes, and Routes Part IV. Policy, Plans, and Impacts 12. Transport Policy 13. Transport Planning: Rationale and Process 14. Transport Impact Analysis 15. Transportation?s Impact on the Environment 16. Transportation, the Economy, and Economic Development Part V. Geographic Information Systems in Transport (GIS-T) 17. GIS-T: An Introduction Part VI. Current Issues and Problems 18. Societal Trends and Their Impact on Transport 19. Congestion 20. Sustainable Transport and Potential Mobility Part VII. The Future 21. Transportation and Transportation Geography References; Download; Google Preview content

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