Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of photographs -- List of figures -- Notes on contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Transportation and geography -- CONCEPTS: 1 What is transport geography? -- 2 Transportation and space -- 3 Transportation and commercial geography -- 4 The...

Rural access is among the most important infrastructure elements to stimulate economic growth in rural and remote areas. The sustainability of feeder road maintenance is a challenge in many developing countries. Many feeder roads are unpaved and need to be maintained frequently, but they are...

This article investigates the use of the configurational variable, which deals with the city form-space relations regarding transportation issues, to study spatial segregation and urban accessibility in four Brazilian cities (Belém, Manaus, Recife and São Paulo), with a focus in precarious...

The economic benefits of improving transport accessibility for all are rarely taken into account when making decisions about investment and regulations. While costs are often known, benefits such as greater access to services, jobs and tourism are unknown or even undefined. This report reviews...