The Geography of Transport Systems, 4/E.

Jean-Paul Rodrigue

Informasi Umum

Kode

21.01.968

Klasifikasi

388 - Transportation, Ground transportation

Jenis

Buku - Circulation (Dapat Dipinjam)

Subjek

Transportation

No. Rak

Dilihat

99 kali

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Abstraksi

This expanded and revised fifth 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 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 fifth edition offer 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.