Introduction to Transportation Geography

Julie Cidell is professor of geography and GIS at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Julie Cidell deftly guides readers toward a deep understanding of the spatial, social, cultural, and economic implications of the main transportation technologies and the mobility systems they support. Accessible writing and probing discussion questions combine to create a wonderful introductory text.

• Introducing Transportation Geography Organization of This Book Thinking Broadly about Transport Final Introductory Thoughts 2 Moving Stuff around the World: Shipping, Waterways, and Logistics 2.1. Moving Stuff around the World Shipping Containers and Global Logistics Containers and Economic Globalization Conclusion 2.2. National Waterways Building Waterways Using the Waterways Reusing the Waterways Conclusion 2.3. Shipping and Spin-Offs Breaking the Bulk Shipping Containers and a New Kind of Bulk Conclusion 2.4. Where Water and Land Meet: The Anyport Model Stage One: Primitive or Medieval Ports Stage Two: Expanding Cityport Stage Three: Modern Industrial Stage Four: Specialization Stage Five: Redevelopment Anyport beyond the Coastline Beyond the Individual Cityport Conclusion 2.5. Working on the Water Longshoremen Polynesian Navigation Conclusion 3 Flying Around: Aviation, Airports, and Airlines 3.1. Flying around the World Geographies of Air Travel Power Relations Aeromobility Conclusion 3.2. National Governments and Aviation Aviation and National Identity Regulating Aviation Deregulating Aviation From Deregulation to Privatization Conclusion 3.3. Aviation and Metropolitan Regions Airports and Regional Economic Development The Southwest Effect Low-Cost Carriers Conclusion 3.4. Airports on the Local Scale Airport-City Relationships The Aerotropolis Concept Conclusion 3.5. Aviation and the Individual Airport Security and Surveillance Airport Noise and Emissions Conclusion 4 Riding the Rails: Railroads, Trains, and Trails 4.1. Railways as International, Not Global Background on the Belt and Road Initiative The Silk Railroad? The Globalization of Chinese Railroads Conclusion 4.2. Railroads as Empire-Builders Extracting Resources with Railroads The US Midwest Colonies as Resource Extraction Establishing Power from a Distance Conclusion 4.3. Creating New Regions through Fixed Links The Channel Tunnel The Øresund Fixed Link Conclusion 4.4. Railroads on the Local Scale Railroad Deregulation Redeveloping the Rails Rails to Trails Railyards to Yards High-Speed Rail and Local Development Conclusion 4.5. The Body and Trains The Need for Speed Sharing Space Conclusion 5 Automobility: Cars, Roads, and Streets 5.1. Automobility Automobility as an Industry Cars as Objects of Consumption Automobility and Individual Mobility Automobility as the Dominant Culture Automobility and Natural Resource Use Automobility as a “Machinic Complex” Conclusion 5.2. National Highway Networks Premodern Roads Building a National Highway System The Effects of the US Interstate Highway System The Golden Quadrilateral Conclusion 5.3. Roads and the Regional Environment Regional Air Pollution Lead Emissions Particulate Matter Nitrogen Dioxide Ozone Production Evacuations Severing Regional Links Conclusion 5.4. Local Roads The UTMS Trip Generation Trip Distribution Modal Split Trip Assignment Modeling Urban Transportation Local Streets and Privatization Conclusion 5.5. Roads on the Scale of the Body Cycling Choices Velomobility Walking the Streets Street Culture Micromobilities Conclusion 6 Taking Transit: Metros, Light-Rail, and Transit-Oriented Development 6.1. Transit on the Global Scale Bus Rapid Transit Policy Mobilities Conclusion 6.2. India’s Metros: National Transit? Countering the Rise of the Automobile “Message in a Metro” Conclusion 6.3. Public Transit and Metropolitan Form The Walking City (1800–1890) The Streetcar Era (1890–1920) The Recreational Auto Era (1920–1945) The Freeway Era (1945–??) A New Era? Conclusion 6.4. Local Transit Turning Back to Transit Transit-Oriented Development Transportation Gentrification Informal Transport Conclusion 6.5. Transit on the Scale of the Body The Civil Rights Era Mobility Justice Conclusion 7 Intermodalism The Politics of Pipelines Multimodalism and Intermodalism Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Conclusion Index