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Transport geography in Asia

Transport geography in Asia Asian Geographer, 2013 Vol. 30, No. 2, 85–86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10225706.2013.842715 EDITORIAL This special issue is partially based on articles selected from the 16th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies in Hong Kong on December 17–20, 2011. The conference was organized by the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, the Institute of Transport Studies and the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Hong Kong. The conference aimed to foster excellence in transportation research and practice, stimulate pro- fessional interactions, and provide a forum for exchanging ideas on transportation developments. The presentations covered but were not limited to transport geography, economics, dynamics, planning, design, operation and management, policy, and travel behavior. Although transport geography is not a new subject, it continues to grow. There are always new issues. Moreover, the issues faced by Asia can be very different from those faced by the USA and Europe. The economic growth in Asia has been rapid in recent decades, whereas the economic activity in Europe and the USA has gradually slowed. Asia has encountered difficulties in plan- ning future transport infrastructure and its management and operation. The advances in methodo- logical approaches and their successful application should prove implicative http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Geographer Taylor & Francis

Transport geography in Asia

Sze, N.N.; Szeto, W.Y.; Wong, S.C.
Asian Geographer , Volume 30 (2): 2 – Dec 1, 2013
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Transport geography in Asia

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Asian Geographer, 2013 Vol. 30, No. 2, 85–86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10225706.2013.842715 EDITORIAL This special issue is partially based on articles selected from the 16th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies in Hong Kong on December 17–20, 2011. The conference was organized by the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, the Institute of Transport Studies and the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Hong Kong. The...
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Asian Geographer, 2013 Vol. 30, No. 2, 85–86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10225706.2013.842715 EDITORIAL This special issue is partially based on articles selected from the 16th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies in Hong Kong on December 17–20, 2011. The conference was organized by the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, the Institute of Transport Studies and the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Hong Kong. The conference aimed to foster excellence in transportation research and practice, stimulate pro- fessional interactions, and provide a forum for exchanging ideas on transportation developments. The presentations covered but were not limited to transport geography, economics, dynamics, planning, design, operation and management, policy, and travel behavior. Although transport geography is not a new subject, it continues to grow. There are always new issues. Moreover, the issues faced by Asia can be very different from those faced by the USA and Europe. The economic growth in Asia has been rapid in recent decades, whereas the economic activity in Europe and the USA has gradually slowed. Asia has encountered difficulties in plan- ning future transport infrastructure and its management and operation. The advances in methodo- logical approaches and their successful application should prove implicative

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