Transport Systems, Policy and Planning: A Geographical Approach

Provides a review of the major spatial aspects of transport system, a detailed analysis of transport problems in urban and rural areas and an evaluation of the principal support systems. It is divided into four parts: the basic framework, transport systems at national and intemational scale, transport in urban and areas, and the environmental and social impacts of these systems. The book draws on studies from the western industrialised nations, the developing world and the planned economies of eastern Europe and Asia; provides an overview of how transport planning and policy is formulated; key topics include supply and demand, network development, accessibility and mobility, urban and rural transport problems, transport planning, environmental and social issues, transport policies and sustainability.