Transportation

A Geographical Analysis

William R. Black (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

375 Seiten

2003
Guilford Publications (Verlag)
978-1-57230-848-0 (ISBN)

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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. Students gain a solid grasp of the history, definitions, and core concepts of the field, as well as models for analyzing 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.

William R. Black, PhD, until his death in 2013, was Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geography at Indiana University in Bloomington. A foundational figure in transport geography, he directed over 20 transportation research and planning projects, published over 200 research papers and reports, and authored, coauthored, or edited seven books. He founded the Transportation Geography Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), was a key figure in the development of the Journal of Transport Geography, and served on numerous panels and committees of the Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council. Dr. Black received the Edward L. Ullman Award for significant contributions to transportation geography from the AAG, which also selected him to present the Fleming Lecture in Transportation Geography.

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
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Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.7.2003
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	820 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
Themenwelt	Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
ISBN-10	1-57230-848-6 / 1572308486
ISBN-13	978-1-57230-848-0 / 9781572308480
Zustand	Neuware