Exercises in Transport Geography

Application 1 Exercise: Network Analysis of Passenger Rail Service in Southern Ontario Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

1915 Passenger Rail Network, Southern Ontario USA Lake Huron 8 22 Lake Ontario 21 12 20 11 19 16 17 14 1- Windsor 2- Chatham 3- Sarnia 4- St. Thomas 5- London 6- Woodstock 7- Stratford 8- Owen Sound 9- Brantford 10- Galt 11- Kitchener 12- Guelph 13- Fort Erie 14- Niagara Falls 15- Welland 16- St. Catharines 17- Hamilton 18- Dundas 19- Burlington 20- Oakville 21- Brampton 22- Toronto 7 9 15 13 18 10 5 6 4 USA 3 2 Lake Erie 100 km 1 Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

1966 Passenger Rail Network, Southern Ontario USA Lake Huron 8 21 22 Lake Ontario 12 20 11 19 16 17 14 1- Windsor 2- Chatham 3- Sarnia 4- St. Thomas 5- London 6- Woodstock 7- Stratford 8- Owen Sound 9- Brantford 10- Galt 11- Kitchener 12- Guelph 13- Fort Erie 14- Niagara Falls 15- Welland 16- St. Catharines 17- Hamilton 18- Dundas 19- Burlington 20- Oakville 21- Brampton 22- Toronto 7 9 15 13 18 5 10 6 4 USA 3 2 Lake Erie 100 km 1 Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

2001 Passenger Rail Network, Southern Ontario USA Lake Huron 8 21 22 Lake Ontario 12 20 11 19 16 17 14 1- Windsor 2- Chatham 3- Sarnia 4- St. Thomas 5- London 6- Woodstock 7- Stratford 8- Owen Sound 9- Brantford 10- Galt 11- Kitchener 12- Guelph 13- Fort Erie 14- Niagara Falls 15- Welland 16- St. Catharines 17- Hamilton 18- Dundas 19- Burlington 20- Oakville 21- Brampton 22- Toronto 7 9 15 13 18 5 10 6 4 USA 3 2 Lake Erie 100 km 1 Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

Accessibility Problems Application 1 Accessibility Problems Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

Simple Geographic Accessibility Problems 1 2 C A B B C D A D B D A B C A C D 3 4 Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

An Intermediate Geographic Accessibility Problem F A B D Proposed link E Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

A Complex Geographic Accessibility Problem D B F A E Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

U Utopiaville F D E A B C H I J G K Population A - 500 B - 1500 Public Works City Planning Service D E A B C H I J The downtown area (places B, C, H and I) contains a number of one-ways. Dotted lines are the proposed ring road. Each link represents a driving time of 2 minutes. Two way road Ring road project One way G K Rev. 2.5 14-05-98 Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

Introduction to a Route Selection Problem Application 2 Introduction to a Route Selection Problem Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

Multi-Criteria Decision-Thinking Process in Route Selection R=f(C1,C2,C3,C4) CONSTRAINTS C1 Physical C2 Environmental Economic C3 C4 Political Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

Pareto Optimality Tradeoff Curve Least costs solution Non-dominated solution Dominated solution Environmental impacts (minimize) Unattainable solution corresponding to the optimal of both objectives Least environmental impacts solution Costs (minimize) Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

Physical Constraints Finish Start +1 Million Dollars # Finish Start +1 Million Dollars +5 Million Dollars Construction costs: 0.5 Million Dollars per mile 10 Miles +3 Million Dollars +2 Million Dollars Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

Environmental Constraints # Value of 1 Value of 5 Environmental damage: 0.25 per mile 10 Miles Value of 3 Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

Economic Potential 90 70 60 110 90 20 90 30 # 40 # 20 20 130 20 20 80 20 80 20 30 30 60 50 Industrial development zone: Subsidy of 5 million dollars Area of influence and Population (thousands) 10 Miles Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

Political Constraints # # Supportive city: +3 million dollars NIMBY: -3 million dollars 10 Miles Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

Composite Map See legends of specific maps 10 Miles # Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

Exercise: The gravity Model Application 3 Exercise: The gravity Model Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

Gravity Model Exercise Basemap Europe North America Asia Latin America Africa Oceania Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

Exercise: The Gini Coefficient Application 4 Exercise: The Gini Coefficient Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

World’s Airports, 1997 (top 10) Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

Canadian Airports, 1996 (top 10) Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

Linear Programming Exercise Application 5 Linear Programming Exercise Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.

A Freight Distribution System 6 10 5 X 8 3 C 9 D 3 B 3 5 A 4 7 3 11 9 10 The freight distribution system is composed of 5 stores and 4 warehouses. The distances are in kilometers. E 10 Z Store Warehouse Copyright © 1998-2009, Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University. For personal or classroom use ONLY. This material (including graphics) is not public domain and cannot be published, in whole or in part, in ANY form (printed or electronic) and on any media without consent. This includes conference presentations. Permission MUST be requested prior to use.