ABSTRACT

Asian transportation systems and services, as well as their usage, are fraught with challenges. This handbook therefore seeks to examine the possible solutions to the problems faced by the region. It illustrates the history of transportation development in Asia and provides a comprehensive overview of research on urban and intercity transport. Presenting an extensive literature review and detailed summaries of the major findings and methodologies, this book also offers suggestions for future research activities from top-level international researchers.

Written from an interdisciplinary perspective, the topics covered include:

  • Transportation systems across Asia;
  • Traffic accidents;
  • Air pollution;
  • Land use and logistics;
  • Transport governance.

Considering the population and economic development scale, as well as the diverse cultures of Asia, the Routledge Handbook of Transport in Asia will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of transportation, Asian development and Asian Studies in general.

part I|36 pages

Transportation systems

chapter 1|24 pages

Introduction

Transport in Asia

chapter 3|17 pages

The Asian Highway and Trans-Asian Railway networks

Origins, progress of development and prospects in the future

part II|165 pages

Traffic accidents, air pollution and disasters

chapter 4|31 pages

Road traffic safety in Asia

An analysis based on DPSIR+C framework

chapter 5|29 pages

Railway accidents

chapter 6|37 pages

Maritime accidents

chapter 8|24 pages

Transportation in disasters

Lessons learned from GEJE 2011

part IV|52 pages

Land use

chapter 12|9 pages

Ensen Kaihatsu (railway area developments) in Japan

A comparison with transit-oriented development (TOD)