The geography of transport systems

Mobility is fundamental to economic and social activities such as commuting, manufacturing, or supplying energy. Each movement has an origin, a potential set of intermediate locations, a destination, and a nature which is linked with geographical attributes. Transport systems composed of infrastructures, modes and terminals are so embedded in the socio-economic life of individuals, institutions and corporations that they are often invisible to the consumer. This is paradoxical as the perceived invisibility of transportation is derived from itsChapter 1.Transportation and Geography Concepts: 1. What is Transport Geograp 2. Transportation and Space; 3. Transportation and Commercial Geography; 4. The Geography of Transportation Networks Case Study: Strategic Maritime Passages Chapter 2. Transportation and the Spatial Structure Concepts: 1. Historical Geography of Transportation; 2. Transport and Spatial Organization; 3. Transport and Location; 4. Future Transportation Case Study: High Speed Rail Systems Chapter 3. Transportation Modes Concepts: 1. A Diversity of Modes; 2. Intermodal Transportation; 3. Passengers and Freight: Complementarity and Competition Case Study: Information Technologies and Mobility Chapter 4. Transportation Terminals Concepts: 1. The Function of Transport Terminals; 2. The Location of Terminals; 3. Transport Terminal Governance Case Study: Inland Ports Chapter 5. International Trade and Freight Distribution Concepts: 1. Transportation, Globalization and International Trade; 2. Commodity Chains and