Geography of transportation

Author(s)

• Taaffe, Edward James
• Gauthier, Howard L.
• O'Kelly, Morton E.

Bibliographic Information

Geography of transportation

Edward J. Taaffe, Howard L. Gauthier, Morton E. O'Kelly

Prentice Hall, c1996

2nd ed

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

Transportation Geography and Spatial Organization. Selected Economic Aspects of Transportation. The Evolution of the US Transportation System - I. The Evolution of the US Transportation System - II. Selected Trends in US Transportation: Airline Deregulation and Intermodal Transfer. Urban Transportation. Spatial Interaction: The Basic Model and It's Application. Urban Transport Analysis - I. Network Analysis - I. Allocation Models. Spatial Interaction: Selected Models. Behavioural Models in Urban Transportation. Network Analysis - II: Linkage and the Hub-Spoke Systems.

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Details

• NCID: BA28457560
• ISBN:
  • 0133685721
• LCCN: 95043043
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J.
• Pages/Volumes: x, 422 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HE323
  • DC20 : 388
  • NDC8 : 682.9
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Transportation geography