The Geography of Transport Systems by Jean-Paul Rodrigue

The Geography of Transport Systems by Jean-Paul Rodrigue

Mobility is fundamental to economic and social activities such as commuting, manufacturing, or supplying energy. Each movement has an origin, a potential set of intermediate locations, a destination, and a nature which is linked with geographical attributes. Understanding how mobility is linked with geography is main the purpose of this book. The third edition provides greater discussion of security, energy, green logistics, as well as new and updated case studies, a revised content structure, and new figures.

'I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who has doubts about the domains of transport geography and/or transport geographers’ contributions to the contemporary worldThis book covers essential concepts and methods in transport geography. Its breadth is truly amazing.' Professor Becky P.Y. Loo, The University of Hong Kong

'This is a timely update of a book that outlines key concepts from transport geography in a detailed and rigorous manner. It offers an invaluable resource for undergraduate courses and an excellent reference book for anybody interested in transport geography.' Dr Tim Schwanen, University of Oxford, UK

'The Geography of Transport Systems provides an up-to-date and thorough text for introductory courses in Transportation Geography. With both conceptual and methodological elements, this book provides students with qualitative and quantitative tools for approaching analyses of transport systems. Whether their interests are economic, social, or environmental, students will find material in this accessible text to meet their needs.' Kevin Curtin, George Mason University, USA

'This is a well-structured textbook for transportation geography. It effectively covers almost all geographical aspects of transportation systems. For each chapter, the concept-method organization is very useful for students to understand the theoretical aspects of transportation and how these theories can be applied in practice. The contents covered in this book are highly relevant to current research and practice.' Dr. Changshan Wu, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA

Jean-Paul Rodrigue is Professor in the Department of Geography and Global Studies at Hofstra University, New York. His research interests primarily cover issues related to freight transportation, logistics and globalization, particularly over North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Pacific Asia. Claude Comtois is Professor of Geography at the University of Montreal, Canada, and is affiliated with the Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation at the same institution. Brian Slack is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

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ISBN 13	9780415822541
ISBN 10	0415822548
Title	The Geography of Transport Systems
Author	Jean-Paul Rodrigue
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2013-06-20
Number of pages	416
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