Mostly relates to current data concerning car manufacturing and road transport demand factors. 5.2 – Road Transportation | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)
Continue readingChapter 5.1 (Transportation modes) updated
Covers a basic introduction to transportation modes and the concepts of modal competition and modal shift. Passenger and freight transportation often compete over the same road infrastructures. A trend has been to separate passenger and freight modes. 5.1 – Transportation Modes, Modal Competition and Modal Shift | The Geography of
Continue readingChapter 4.4 (Transportation, sustainability and decarbonization) update
An overview of the concept of sustainable transportation and the complexity of its conceptualization and implementation. Decarbonization is the outcome of the evolution of sustainability into a more practical field of application. 4.4 – Transportation, Sustainability and Decarbonization | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)
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An analysis of the physical footprint of transportation systems and their environmental impacts, including modes and terminals. 4.3 – The Environmental Footprint of Transportation | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)
Continue readingThe concept of inventory in transit at freight terminals
Freight terminals are not only responsible to transfer goods from one mode to another, but also hold a large quantity of cargo that can be considered in transit, but at the terminal. Inventory in Transit at Freight Terminals | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)
Continue readingGeography of Transport Systems (6th Edition – 2023)
Earlier this week I signed with the editor (Routledge) the contract for the 6th edition of the geography of transport systems. DIfficult to believe that I initiated this web site project about 25 years ago. In 2006, the first edition was published and a new edition gets published every three
Continue readingChapter 4.2 (Transportation and the environment) updated
The chapter discusses the main environmental impacts of transportation, including the concept of externalities. 4.2 – Transportation and the Environment | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)
Continue readingEnvironmental costs hierarchy
Environmental costs can be represented as a hierarchy ranging from those internal to the firm, which can be more readily identified and controlled, to externalities assumed by the society and can be difficult to quantify. Environmental Costs Hierarchy | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)
Continue readingChapter 4.1 (Transportation and Energy) updated
An update of the chapter covering the relationships between transportation and energy was completed. It follows recent development in alternative sources of energy. Still, transportation is expected to extensively rely on fossil fuels within the foreseeable future. 4.1 – Transportation and Energy | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)
Continue readingPotential impacts of high energy prices on transportation
Transportation systems can adapt to higher energy prices over a series of dimensions. A decline in the usage levels and modal shifts are common expectations that do not always materialize. More complex and subtle are changes in service areas, a selection of alternative gateways and hubs, adapting the configuration of
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