Geography of Transport Systems

This expanded and revised fourth 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. Aimed mainly at an undergraduate audience, it provides an overview of the spatial aspects of transportation and focuses on how the mobility of passengers and freight is linked with geography.



The book is divided in 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 fourth edition offers new material on the issues of transport and the economy, city logistics, supply chains, security, energy, the environment, as well as a revised content structure. With over 160 updated photographs, figures and maps, The Geography of Transport Systems presents transportation systems at different scales ranging from global to local and focuses on different contexts such as North America, Europe and East Asia.



This volume is an essential resource for undergraduates studying transport geography, as well as those interested in economic and urban geography, transport planning and engineering. A companion web site, which contains additional material, has been developed for the book and can be found here: http: //people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/

Aceasta a patra editie extinsa si revizuita a Geografiei sistemelor de transport ofera o introducere cuprinzatoare si accesibila in domeniu, cu o imagine de ansamblu larga asupra conceptelor, metodelor si domeniilor sale de aplicare. Destinat in principal unui public de licenta, ofera o imagine de ansamblu asupra aspectelor spatiale ale transportului si se concentreaza pe modul in care mobilitatea pasagerilor si a marfurilor este legata de geografie. Cartea este impartita in zece capitole, fiecare acoperind o dimensiune conceptuala specifica, inclusiv retelele, moduri, terminale, transport de marfa, transport urban si impact asupra mediului si actualizate cu cele mai recente informatii disponibile.