Transport geographies : mobilities, flows, and spaces / edited by Richard Knowles, Jon Shaw, Iain Docherty.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Knowles, R. D. (Richard D.)

Shaw, Jon.

Docherty, Iain.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transportation.

Economic geography.

Physical Description:

xxi, 293 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008.

Summary:

This student-friendly text brings together a formidable range of expert insight to introduce the key ideas, concepts and themes of transport geography. Using an issues-based, qualitative approach, the text features a wide range of case-study material. It explores the relationship between transport geography and wider geographical concerns, as well as connections to other areas of study - economics, engineering, environmental studies, political science, psychology, spatial planning, sociology and transport studies.

Topics emphasized in the book include: Centrality of transport as a creator of space and place, Geographical development of transport systems, Links between transport and sustainability, mobility, accessibility and spatial development.

The book highlights the role of transport geography in globalization, and its interplay with economic, social and environmental geographies at a range of spatial scales. It reviews contemporary policy and the role transport geographers can play in policy debates. Both empirically informed and theoretically robust, this compelling text shows the significance of transport in terms of the needs and demands of future travle.

Contents:

Part 1 Fundamentals of transport geographies 1

1 Introducing transport geographies / Jon Shaw, Richard Knowles, Iain Docherty 3

2 Transport and economic development / Danny MacKinnon, Gordon Pirie, Matthias Gather 10

3 Transport and the environment / Stephen Potter, Ian Bailey 29

4 Transport and social justice / Julian Hine 49

5 Transport governance and ownership / Jon Shaw, Richard Knowles, Iain Docherty 62

Part 2 Transport flows and spaces 81

6 Connected cities / Iain Docherty, Genevieve Giuliano, Donald Houston 83

7 Geographies of rural transport / David Gray, John Farrington, Andreas Kagermeier 102

8 Inter-urban and regional transport / Clive Charlton, Tim Vowles 120

9 Global air transport / Brian Graham, Andrew R. Goetz 137

10 International maritime freight movements / Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Michael Browne 156

11 Individual transport patterns / Stephen Stradling, Jillian Anable 179

12 Transport, tourism and leisure / Derek Hall 196

Part 3 Future transport geographies 213

13 Transport directions to the future / Glenn Lyons, Becky Loo 215

14 Revitalized transport geographies / John Preston, Kevin O'Connor 227.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [238]-277) and index.

ISBN:

9781405153225

1405153229

9781405153232

1405153237

OCLC:

166273661

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