Transport geography and new European realities: a critique

The main aim of this paper is to offer a brief evaluation of recent transport geography research and publication. It examines critical observations on the sub-discipline from the past two decades, and endeavours to illustrate how the engagement of transport geography belies at least some criticisms. Arguing that both ‘positivist’ and ‘new mobilities’ approaches have validity in a transport geography research agenda, the paper goes onto exemplify this through brief discussions of areas where transport geography could gain a higher profile and where clear mutual benefit would result from greater engagement, notably, at the interface between transport and tourism, focusing on mobilities in post-transition Central and Eastern Europe and climate change issues. Finally, conclusions are drawn and suggestions are made to inform a transport geography research agenda.     

Port geography at the crossroads with human geography: between flows and spaces

Port research is not a new field of interest for human geographers, evidenced by numerous conceptual models and empirical cases of port evolution and development in the literature. However, several critical questions remain unanswered, notably the exact position of port geography as a subdiscipline within human geography in the past, present and future. Based on a pluralistic approach, the paper analyzes the changing waves and development of port geography as a sub-discipline of human geography, with a special focus on whether port geography has experienced a paradigm shift and, if so, when, why, and how. Also, through analyzing the major terrains of port geography research from the macro perspective, it brings a new lease of life to port geography in this rapidly changing world.     

A comparison between Asian and Australasia backpackers using cultural consensus analysis

This study tests the differences in the shared understanding of the backpacker cultural domain between two groups: backpackers from Australasia and backpackers from Asian countries. A total of 256 backpackers responded to a questionnaire administered in Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Krabi Province (Thailand). Cultural consensus analysis (CCA) guided the data analysis, to identify the shared values and the differences in the backpacker culture of the two groups. The findings revealed that while the two groups share some of the backpacker cultural values, some other values are distinctively different from one another. The study provides the first empirical evidence of the differences in backpacking culture between the two groups using CCA. Based on the study findings, we propose some marketing and managerial implications.     

综合运输通道内旅客运输方式替代性分析

为了定量分析区域综合运输通道内旅客运输方式的替代性,从运输产品的经济性、快速性、方便性、安全性、舒适性5个特性入手,利用集对分析原理建立替代性模型,按照效益型产品特性和成本型产品特性,经过多因素综合处理后,将联系度转化为替代度,分别表示运输方式间可替代程度、不可替代程度和不能确定程度。最后,通过算例分析模型的应用。     

我国高速铁路运输与航空运输的比较研究

20世纪60年代,日本建成东京至大阪、北海道的客运新干线,车速达210公里/小时,此后,法、英、德等国陆续建成车速达300公里/小时的高速铁路. 2008年10月,我国<中长期铁路网规划>出台.新规划指出:到2020年,全国铁路营业里程达到12万公里以上,建设四纵四横以及经济发达和人口稠密地区城际客运系统等客运专线1.6万公里以上,主要繁忙干线实现客货分线.