Site and Situation

The concepts of site and situation can be articulated over two core dimensions:

• The site is mostly related to the attributes of a location, which mainly fall within physical, infrastructure, and economic characteristics. They are usually amenities that make a location attractive to specific activities (e.g. commercial, residential, manufacturing). Transport terminals require a suitable site, such as good maritime access for a port or flat land in reasonable proximity to a metropolitan area for an airport.
• The situation is related to the relationships with other locations at the local, regional or global scale. It reflects the connectivity of a location to other locations. The situation is relative to the characteristics of other locations, which can place a location at an advantage or a disadvantage. For instance, the situational value of a location could be related to a natural resource in demand by other locations. For transport terminals, the situational value is derived from the importance of the other terminals they are connected to.

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The Geography of Transport Systems
SIXTH EDITION
Jean-Paul Rodrigue (2024), New York: Routledge, 402 pages. ISBN 9781032380407

Table of Contents

• 1. Transportation & Geography
• 2. Transportation & Spatial Structure
• 3. Transportation, Economy & Society
• 4. Transport, Energy & Environment
• 5. Transportation Modes
• 6. Transportation Terminals
• 7. Trade, Logistics & Freight Distribution
• 8. Urban Transportation
• 9. Transport Planning & Policy
• 10. Challenges for Transport Geography
• A. Methods in Transport Geography
• B. Applications & Case Studies
• C. City Logistics

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Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Professor of Maritime Business Administration at Texas A&M University - Galveston. His research interests cover transportation and economics as they relate to logistics and global freight distribution. Specific topics include maritime transport systems, global supply chains, gateways and transport corridors.

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