Wednesday, February 4, 2009

The Geography of Urban Transportation or Londonistan

The Geography of Urban Transportation

Author: Susan Hanson

Here is a timely revision of the 1986 collection that defines the intersection of urban and transportation geography. Its integrative approach links spatial, technical, demographic, and political aspects of urban transportationm-all themes of increasing importance as American society addresses 1990s issues of congestion management.

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Three substantial introductory chapters are followed by seven chapters outlining various analytical approaches to transportation problems, balancing historical material with descriptions and analyses of travel at the aggregate and disaggregate levels, methodological presentations, and policy descriptions. First published in 1986. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)



Table of Contents:
1The context of urban travel : concepts and recent trends3
2City interactions : the dynamics of passenger and freight flows30
3Transportation and urban form : stages in the spatial evolution of the American metropolis59
4Impact of information technologies86
5The urban transportation planning process115
6Reflections on the planning process141
7GIS in urban-regional transportation planning163
8Public transportation199
9Land use impacts of transportation investments : highway and transit237
10Transportation and energy274
11The geography of urban transportation finance294
12Social and environmental justice issues in urban transportation332
13Transportation and the environment356
14Managing the auto382

Interesting textbook: After Victory or Migration Theory

Londonistan

Author: Melanie Phillips

The suicide bombings carried out in London in 2005 by British Muslims revealed an enormous fifth column of Islamist terrorists and their sympathizers. Under the noses of British intelligence, London has become the European hub for the promotion, recruitment and financing of Islamic terror and extremism - so much so that it has been mockingly dubbed Londonistan. In this ground-breaking book Melanie Phillips pieces together the story of how Londonistan developed as a result of the collapse of traditional English identity and accommodation of a particularly virulent form of multiculturalism. Londonistan has become a country within the country and not only threatens Britain but its special relationship with the U.S. as well.



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