Jean-Paul Rodrigue Knihy

This expanded and revised fourth edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of transport systems, offering a broad overview of its concepts, methods, and applications. Aimed primarily at undergraduates, it explores the spatial aspects of transportation, emphasizing the connection between passenger and freight mobility and geography. The book is organized into ten chapters, each addressing a specific conceptual dimension, including networks, modes, terminals, freight transportation, urban transportation, and environmental impacts, all updated with the latest information. New material covers transport-related issues such as the economy, city logistics, supply chains, security, energy, and environmental considerations, along with a revised content structure. Featuring over 160 updated photographs, figures, and maps, the text illustrates transportation systems at various scales, from global to local, and highlights contexts in North America, Europe, and East Asia. This volume serves as an essential resource for undergraduates studying transport geography, as well as those interested in economic and urban geography, transport planning, and engineering.

Mobility is essential for economic and social activities like commuting and manufacturing, with each movement defined by its origin, potential intermediate locations, destination, and geographical attributes. Transport systems, consisting of infrastructures, modes, and terminals, are deeply integrated into the socio-economic fabric, often rendering them invisible to consumers. This paradox arises from their efficiency. The primary aim of this book is to explore the connection between mobility and geography. The revised third edition offers an updated overview of transportation's spatial aspects, emphasizing security, energy, and green logistics, alongside new case studies and figures. Each chapter addresses specific dimensions, including networks, modes, terminals, freight and urban transportation, and environmental impacts. A concluding chapter presents methodologies related to transport geography, such as accessibility, spatial interactions, graph theory, and Geographic Information Systems for transportation (GIS-T). This text serves as a comprehensive introduction to the field, covering its concepts, methods, and applications. An accompanying website provides additional resources, including digital maps, PowerPoint slides, databases, and further reading links. This work is a vital resource for undergraduates in transport geography and those interested in economic and urban geography, transport planning, and engineering.