Review of the Book Geographical and Urban Transport Systems (Banos, A. and Thevenin, T.) [Book Review]

The book attempts to connect three major dimensions: supply, demand and finally the negative aspects or the main risks associated with transportation systems. Each chapter of this short collection of authoritative works is written by experts in their fields, and each deals with issues of transportation systems that fall into the above-mentioned three dimensions. The book is organized in two separated parts with 4 chapters in the first one and 3 chapters in the second. The parts are entitled "Characterizing transport supply" and "Estimating transport demands" respectively. Part 1 deals with the characterization of transport supply. The four chapters within it, paint a detailed picture of the technological and methodological investment needed in order to accurately describe transport supply in urban areas.