Transportation: A Geographical Analysis

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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.