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1st ed.

London : Routledge, 2006

ix,284 s. : il., mapy

ISBN 0-415-35441-2 (brož.)

Obsahuje ilustrace, tabulky,mapky, bibliografické odkazy, předmluvu, glosář, rejstřík

Geografie dopravy - učebnice vysokošk.

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Built around an innovative structure of concepts and methods this book is a welcome addition to the transport geography literature. It is insightful and valuable in its discussion of both traditional views of the discipline as well as contemporary issues and problems. // Thomas R. Lein bach, University of Kentucky // This text with its web-based up-dating system provides an excellent panorama of transport systems for non-transport professionals to understand how our lives are affected by these systems. // James Jixian Wang, The University of Hong Kong // An incisive, expert analysis which encapsulates transport’s role in the structure and organisation of geographic space at local to global scales. // Richard Knowles, University of Salford // •Mobility is fundamental to economic and social activities, including commuting, manufacturing or supplying energy. Transport systems composed of infrastructures, modes and terminals are so embedded in the socio-economic life of individuals, institutions and corporations that they are often invisible to the consumer. Understanding how mobility is linked with geography is the main purpose of this valuable and accessible book. // The Geography of Transport Systems, concerned with movements of freight, people and information, tries to link spatial constraints and attributes with the origin, the destination, the extent, the nature and the purpose of movements. It is divided into nine chapters, each covering a specific conceptual dimension, including:

// • Networks // • Modes and terminals // • International transportation // • Urban transportation // • Environmental impacts // Each chapter also covers methodologies linked with transport geography such as accessibility, spatial interactions, graph theory and geographic information systems for transportation. // This student-friendly book provides a comprehensive introduction to the field, with a broad overview of its concepts, methods and areas of application. It is highly illustrated with over 100 figures and tables and includes an extensive glossary. // A companion web site has been developed for the book. It contains additional concepts, methods and applications as well as numerous figures. High quality maps, GIS-T datasets and PowerPoint presentations can also be downloaded. It can be accessed at http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/ // Jean-Paul Rodrigue is an Associate Professor of Geography in the Department of Economics and Geography at Hofstra University, USA. Claude Comtois is Professor of Geography at the University of Montreal, Canada. Brian Slack is Professor of Geography at Concordia University, Canada. // Human Geography / Transport // Routledge // Taylor