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Book SynopsisA student-friendly, issues-based text providing an introduction to the key ideas, concepts and themes of transport geographies. It offers an empirically informed and theoretically robust narrative that highlights the important role of transport in economic, environmental, and urban geographies.
Trade Review"I would argue that in all aspects—insight, critique, challenge, and reflection—the editors have crafted an excellent tome and one from which undergraduates, policy makers, communities, and individuals will certainly benefit." (Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 2009)
"A timely, policy-relevant and cutting-edge collection which confirms the centrality of transport not only in how we understand contemporary globalised processes, but how these mobilities and flows are intimately woven into the fabric of everyday life." (Geographical Journal, 2009)
"A valuable edited collection ... comprehensive, accessible and up-to-date guide.... A wealth of student-friendly features and the collection is lavishly illustrated ... An excellent way into the topic." (Times Higher Education)
Table of ContentsList of figures vii
Notes on contributors xi
Preface xvii
List of abbreviations xix
Part 1 Fundamentals of transport geographies 1
1 Introducing transport geographies 3
Jon Shaw, Richard Knowles and Iain Docherty
2 Transport and economic development 10
Danny MacKinnon, Gordon Pirie and Matthias Gather
3 Transport and the environment 29
Stephen Potter and Ian Bailey
4 Transport and social justice 49
Julian Hine
5 Transport governance and ownership 62
Jon Shaw, Richard Knowles and Iain Docherty
Part 2 Transport flows and spaces 81
6 Connected cities 83
Iain Docherty, Genevieve Giuliano and Donald Houston
7 Geographies of rural transport 102
David Gray, John Farrington and Andreas Kagermeier
8 Inter-urban and regional transport 120
Clive Charlton and Tim Vowles
9 Global air transport 137
Brian Graham and Andrew R. Goetz
10 International maritime freight movements 156
Jean-Paul Rodrigue and Michael Browne
11 Individual transport patterns 179
Stephen Stradling and Jillian Anable
12 Transport, tourism and leisure 196
Derek Hall
Part 3 Future transport geographies 213
13 Transport directions to the future 215
Glenn Lyons and Becky Loo
14 Revitalized transport geographies 227
John Preston and Kevin O’Connor
References 238
Index 278
