Globalization and Research Issues in Transportation

This paper concentrates on the dualistic role of transportation as a proactive agent of globalization and as a beneficiary of its development. Surprisingly, transportation is possibly the least researched element in the complex of factors that foster a changing world economy. The goal is to suggest areas that require an informed social science perspective based on research that will enhance theoretical understandings and policy formulations. Beginning with a focus on changes in the nature of demand for transportation and its supply, the discussion considers issues relating to regional inequalities in accessibility, standardization for multimodal transport, and governance of global transportation. The vulnerability of transportdependent globalization, and the role of transportation in the dematerialization of society for sustainable development are also areas suggested for extended research

Activities in space and time

This chapter discusses theories and methods for analyzing the interrelationship of human activities in space and time, focusing on time geography; and elegant and powerful framework. The relevance of time geography for analyzing real world transportation and communication systems has improved tremendously in recent years with the rise of geographic information technologies such as geographic information systems (GIS) and the global positioning system (GPS). At the same time, information technologies such the Internet and mobile telephone have drastically altered the relationships between geo-space and time in the real world, creating fascinating and imperative research challenges. The new time geography has great potential for guiding land use and transportation systems toward more livable and sustainable outcomes. Document type: Part of book or chapter of boo