Chia-Lin CHEN, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Frédéric DOBRUSZKES, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Julie CIDELL, University of Illinois, United States
Ana CONDECO-MELHORADO, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Andy GOETZ, University of Denver, United States
Tim RYLEY, Griffith University, Australia
Thomas THÉVENIN, Université de Bourgogne, France
Transport geography has become somewhat more diverse in terms of research themes, methods and sources considered. New pathways for transport research have been initiated within the field but also by colleagues from other disciplines. Examples include the new mobilities paradigm, transport justice, the decolonization of research, (de)regulations and the advent of the big-data era, to name only a few. These new directions have sometimes shaken up transport geographers and in any case forced them to put themselves in perspective. In this context, this chapter would consider advances, opportunities and, sometimes, risks and disappointments induced by the following topics to transport geography: epistemology and social theories; urban transport and social-spatial patterns; long-distance travel and the environment; the relationships between transport and land planning; linking spaces, places and time; new (big) data sources; visualizing transport geography. The spatial focus will be as global as possible.
Keywords: Transport geography|Mobilities|Urban transport|Long-distance travel|Environment
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