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Transport Nodal System
A holistic interdisciplinary approach to understanding transport nodes that identifies and addresses gaps in the nodal system across all modes
Adolf K.Y. Ng (Author), Changmin Jiang (Author), Paul Larson (Author), Barry Prentice (Author), David Timothy Duval (Author)
9780128110676
Paperback, published 4 January 2018
204 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.4 cm, 0.45 kg
Transport Nodal System provides a comprehensive introduction to the development of transport nodes and nodal systems, focusing on economic, operational, management, planning, policy, regulation and sustainability perspectives. Through a deep analysis on different types of transport nodes from diverse perspectives, this book shows the major issues and challenges that transport node planners, managers, and policymakers face, and how to address them. The book provides a clear framework for identifying the common attributes across all nodes that contribute to the efficient operations, planning, and management of transport facilities. Transport nodes such as seaports, inland terminals, airports, highways, and railroads are hubs in a multimodal transportation network that facilitate the smooth operation of passengers and freight. The book uniquely uses the transport node itself rather than a specific type of structure for a specific type of transport mode as the primary focus of analysis. While stressing the importance of transport nodes in developing efficient logistics and supply chains, the book also demonstrates that transport nodes are geographically embedded within a particular location, and that operations are inevitably affected by local factors, such as culture, the economy, the political and regulatory environment and other institutions.
1. Introduction2. Transport Networks and Impacts on Transport Nodes3. Measuring Transport Nodes and Nodal Systems4. Policy and Regulations of Transport Nodes and Nodal Systems5. Congestion in Transport Nodes and Nodal Systems6. Planning Transport Node and Nodal System Projects7. Sustainability and Resilience of Transport Nodes and the Nodal System8. Transport Nodes and Supply Chain Sustainability9. Innovations in Transport Nodes and Nodal Systems: Airship Transportation Systems and Aerodome Requirements10. Climate Change and its Impact: Opening up the Arctic Seas for Maritime Transport
Subject Areas: Automotive technology & trades [TRC], Transport technology & trades [TR]
