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020 _a9781138669567
020 _a9781138669574
020 _z9781315618159
041 _aEnglish
082 0 0 _a388.01
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_bROD
100 1 _aRodrigue, Jean-Paul
245 1 4 _aThe geography of transport systems /
_cJean-Paul Rodrigue with Claude Comtois and Brian Slack.
250 _a4th edition.
260 _aLondon ; New York :
_bRoutledge,
_c2006.
300 _axiv, 439 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c25 cm
500 _a "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 propose of movements. It is divided into nine chapters, each covering a specific conceptual dimension. Each chapters 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"--Jacket.
505 _t1. Transportation and geography ---
_t2. Transportation and the spatial structure ---
_t3. Transportation, economy and the society ---
_t4. Transportation modes ---
_t5. Transportation terminals ---
_t6. International trade and freight distribution ---
_t7. Urban transportation ---
_t8. Transportation, energy and environment ---
_t9. Transportation planning and policy ---
_t10. Conclusion: Methods in transport geography.
650 0 _aTransportation geography.
700 1 _aComtois, Claude,
700 1 _aSlack, Brian,
942 _2ddc
_cBOOKS
100 1 _d1967-
_eauthor.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
700 1 _d1954-
_eauthor.
700 1 _d1939-
_eauthor.
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_d25200