Traffic Geography

Traffic Geography
Author: American Commerce Association
Publisher:
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1921
Genre: Railroads
ISBN:

Geography of Transportation

Geography of Transportation
Author: Edward James Taaffe
Publisher: MORTON O'KELLY
Total Pages: 434
Release: 1996
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0133685721

This overview of transport geography explores both institutional and analytical approaches to both intra- and inter-urban transport and relates them throughout with contemporary examples. The work describes the historical development of US transportation.

The Geography of Transport Systems

The Geography of Transport Systems
Author: Jean-Paul Rodrigue
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2013-07-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1136777326

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. 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. This is paradoxical as the perceived invisibility of transportation is derived from its efficiency. Understanding how mobility is linked with geography is main the purpose of this book. The third edition of The Geography of Transport Systems has been revised and updated to provide an overview of the spatial aspects of transportation. This text provides greater discussion of security, energy, green logistics, as well as new and updated case studies, a revised content structure, and new figures. Each chapter covers a specific conceptual dimension including networks, modes, terminals, freight transportation, urban transportation and environmental impacts. A final chapter contains core methodologies linked with transport geography such as accessibility, spatial interactions, graph theory and Geographic Information Systems for transportation (GIS-T). This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the field, with a broad overview of its concepts, methods, and areas of application. The accompanying website for this text contains a useful additional material, including digital maps, PowerPoint slides, databases, and links to further reading and websites. The website can be accessed at: http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans This text is an essential resource for undergraduates studying transport geography, as well as those interest in economic and urban geography, transport planning and engineering.

The Geography of Urban Transportation

The Geography of Urban Transportation
Author: Genevieve Giuliano
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2017-03-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1462529674

A comprehensive update, the fourth edition of this leading text features numerous chapters by new authors addressing the latest trends and topics in the field. The book presents the foundational concepts and methodological tools that readers need in order to engage with today's pressing urban transportation policy issues. Coverage encompasses passenger and freight dynamics in the American metropolis; the local and regional transportation planning process; and questions related to public transit, land use, social equity and environmental justice, energy consumption, air pollution, transportation finance, sustainability, and more. Among the student-friendly features are special-topic boxes delving into key issues and 87 instructive figures, including eight color plates. New to This Edition *Extensively revised coverage of information and communication technologies, urban freight, travel behaviors, and regional transportation planning. *Engaging discussions of current topics: smartphone travel tracking, Uber, car and bike sharing, food deserts, biofuels, and more. *Heightened focus on climate change. *Reflects over a decade of policy changes, technological advances, and emergent ideas and findings in the field. *Most of the figures and special-topic boxes are new.

Geography of Transportation

Geography of Transportation
Author: Naresh Kumar
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1991
Genre: Meerut (India : District)
ISBN: 9788170223320

Traffic jam

Traffic jam
Author: Docherty, Iain
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2008-10-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1447315405

This informed and lively book offers a timely analysis of the UK government's sustainable - or subsequently 'integrated' - transport policy 10 years after the publication of A New Deal for Transport: Better for Everyone. Written by prominent transport experts and with a foreword by Christian Wolmar, the book identifies the modest successes and, sadly, the far more significant failures in government policy over the last decade. The authors also uncover why it has proved so difficult to adopt a more sustainable approach to transport and break Britain's love-affair with the car. The book reviews the links between the idea of sustainability and transport policy, and provides an up-to-the-minute analysis of the political realities surrounding the delivery of a sustainable transport agenda in the UK. It picks up on the principal components of A New Deal for Transport and evaluates to what extent these have, or haven't, been delivered in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The contributors analyse why delivering sustainable transport policies seems to present particular difficulties to ministers across the UK, and considers the UK's experience in an international perspective. The book draws lessons from the last 10 years in order to better inform future policy development. Traffic Jam is an indispensable analysis of the difficulties involved in turning policy ideals into practical reality, and as such will be of interest to scholars, students, planners, policy analysts and policy makers.

Geography in Action 1

Geography in Action 1
Author: John Corn
Publisher: Folens Limited
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2006
Genre: Geography
ISBN: 1843039753

Provides coverage of the Geography curriculum linked to the QCA Scheme of Works. This work aims to provide teachers with a time saving approach that covers all elements of the Geography curriculum but requires little preparation. It contains full lesson plans with background information and essential learning objectives.

Geographic Information Systems for Transportation

Geographic Information Systems for Transportation
Author: Harvey J. Miller
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2001
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780195123944

GIS data and tools are revolutionizing transportation research and decision making, allowing transportation analysts and professionals to understand and solve complex transportation problems that were previously impossible. Here, Miller and Shaw present a comprehensive discussion of fundamental geographic science and the applications of these principles using GIS and other software tools. By providing thorough and accessible discussions of transportation analysis within a GIS environment, this volume fills a critical niche in GIS-T and GIS literature.