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This clear text provides a broad introduction to transportation geography. With an emphasis on the social and political aspects of transport, Julie Cidell takes a multi-scalar approach across multiple modes and places. She covers waterborne transport, starting with logistics systems; aviation and air travel; railroads; roads (including bicycles and pedestrians as well as cars); and public transit. Each mode covers global systems of transportation, how national identities or landscapes are shaped by transport, the impact of regional governance, the local scale and how it integrates with each of these systems, and how individuals and bodies are part of these systems as well. Throughout, Cidell considers the concepts of equity and sustainability in terms of past, present, and possible future transportation systems. She provides historical and current perspectives to help us think about our present situation and how we might work toward more sustainable transport futures.

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Julie Cidell deftly guides readers toward a deep understanding of the spatial, social, cultural, and economic implications of the main transportation technologies and the mobility systems they support. Accessible writing and probing discussion questions combine to create a wonderful introductory text.--Peter V. Hall, Simon Fraser University Organized by transport mode as well as according to geographical scale, this excellent textbook offers a social science perspective on transport that is both comprehensive and clear. It is an essential guide for undergraduate courses in which transport is taught as a technological, social, economic, and political system and that aim to stimulate students to think critically about the many rapid changes that transport is currently experiencing.--Tim Schwanen, University of Oxford Providing both a comprehensive guide to transportation geography and a primer on exciting developments in the field, such as micromobilities, and crucial debates, such as transportation equity, this text is a must-read for anyone interested in transportation geography. The innovative organization of material across scales ranging from that of the human body to the global ties nicely to broader trends in human geography.--Carol Atkinson-Palombo, University of Connecticut

Julie Cidell deftly guides readers toward a deep understanding of the spatial, social, cultural, and economic implications of the main transportation technologies and the mobility systems they support. Accessible writing and probing discussion questions combine to create a wonderful introductory text. Organized by transport mode as well as according to geographical scale, this excellent textbook offers a social science perspective on transport that is both comprehensive and clear. It is an essential guide for undergraduate courses in which transport is taught as a technological, social, economic, and political system and that aim to stimulate students to think critically about the many rapid changes that transport is currently experiencing. Providing both a comprehensive guide to transportation geography and a primer on exciting developments in the field, such as micromobilities, and crucial debates, such as transportation equity, this text is a must-read for anyone interested in transportation geography. The innovative organization of material across scales ranging from that of the human body to the global ties nicely to broader trends in human geography.

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Julie Cidell is associate professor of geography at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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