Author Description

<b>The SAGE Handbook of Transport Studies</b> is an authoritative survey of contemporary transportation systems examined in terms of economic, social, and technical issues, as well as environmental challenges. Incorporating an extensive range of approaches - from modes, terminals, planning and policy to more recent developments related to supply chain management, information systems and sustainability/ecology - the work provides a cohesive and extensive overview of transport studies.   <p>Authored by international experts in their field, each individual chapter bridges a broad range of conceptual, theoretical and geographical perspectives, and the Handbook is divided into six sections:</p> <p> </p> <p>• Transport in the Global World</p> <p>• Transport in Regions and Localities</p> <p>• Transport, Economy and Society</p> <p>• Transport Policy</p> <p>• Transport Networks and Models</p> <p>• Transport and the Environment</p> <p> </p> <p>This Handbook will be an indispensible resource for academics, planners, and policy-makers. </p>