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Transport terminals and modal interchanges : planning and design / Christopher Blow.

By: Blow, Christopher J.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oxford ; Boston ; London : Elsevier/Architectural Press, 2005Description: x, 196 p. : ill., plans ; 28 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 075065693X.Subject(s): Terminals (Transportation) -- Planning | Terminals (Transportation) -- Design and construction | Choice of transportationDDC classification: 725.3
Contents:
History, landmarks in the twentieth century -- The future development of integrated transport -- Two particular studies point the way -- Twenty-first century initatives -- Taxonomy of rail. bus/coach and air transport interchanges -- Common standards and requirements -- Bus and coach interface -- Rail interface -- Airport interface -- Twenty-first century trends.
Summary: This is the first book to review a trend in transport systems which has only recently come of age: the multi-modal interchange. Separate modes of transport are being linked through \'joined-up thinking\', and transport designers and authorities are only now able to exploit interchange opportunities. This book presents examples of how these new opportunities have been planned and designed, and outlines how transfer and mobility can be improved in the future. Blow takes the airport as the focal point of true multi-modal passenger terminals and presents the development of these buildings as representing a new experience in travel. The book shows that the success of the experience of transferring from one mode of transport to another depends on the many factors, including congestion in an already overloaded system, and the way that designers and managers have addressed contingency planning. International examples are drawn from areas where mobility is most concentrated and the demands on design are at their highest. The book also addresses important issues of rebuilding and redevelopment, where once separate modes of transport are being linked to each other, and where short-term inconveniences rectify past wrongs in the long term. It is a compendium of architectural and engineering achievement. This is the first book of its kind, which gives you essential information on multi-modal terminals. Its international relevance is illustrated through case studies from the UK, Europe, North America, Australasia and the Far East. It helps you understand how \'joined-up thinking\' is applied on a large scale.
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This is the first book to review a trend in transport systems which has only recently come of age: the multi-modal interchange. Separate modes of transport are being linked through 'joined-up thinking', and transport designers and authorities are only now able to exploit interchange opportunities. This book presents examples of how these new opportunities have been planned and designed, and outlines how transfer and mobility can be improved in the future. Blow takes the airport as the focal point of true multi-modal passenger terminals and presents the development of these buildings as representing a new experience in travel. The book shows that the success of the experience of transferring from one mode of transport to another depends on the many factors, including congestion in an already overloaded system, and the way that designers and managers have addressed contingency planning. International examples are drawn from areas where mobility is most concentrated and the demands on design are at their highest. The book also addresses important issues of rebuilding and redevelopment, where once separate modes of transport are being linked to each other, and where short-term inconveniences rectify past wrongs in the long term. It is a compendium of architectural and engineering achievement.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 194) and index.

History, landmarks in the twentieth century -- The future development of integrated transport -- Two particular studies point the way -- Twenty-first century initatives -- Taxonomy of rail. bus/coach and air transport interchanges -- Common standards and requirements -- Bus and coach interface -- Rail interface -- Airport interface -- Twenty-first century trends.

This is the first book to review a trend in transport systems which has only recently come of age: the multi-modal interchange. Separate modes of transport are being linked through \'joined-up thinking\', and transport designers and authorities are only now able to exploit interchange opportunities. This book presents examples of how these new opportunities have been planned and designed, and outlines how transfer and mobility can be improved in the future. Blow takes the airport as the focal point of true multi-modal passenger terminals and presents the development of these buildings as representing a new experience in travel. The book shows that the success of the experience of transferring from one mode of transport to another depends on the many factors, including congestion in an already overloaded system, and the way that designers and managers have addressed contingency planning. International examples are drawn from areas where mobility is most concentrated and the demands on design are at their highest. The book also addresses important issues of rebuilding and redevelopment, where once separate modes of transport are being linked to each other, and where short-term inconveniences rectify past wrongs in the long term. It is a compendium of architectural and engineering achievement. This is the first book of its kind, which gives you essential information on multi-modal terminals. Its international relevance is illustrated through case studies from the UK, Europe, North America, Australasia and the Far East. It helps you understand how \'joined-up thinking\' is applied on a large scale.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • History
  • Current 21st Century Objectives
  • Taxonomy
  • Road Interface
  • Rail Interface
  • Airport Interface
  • Seaport Interface
  • Internal Systems
  • Sub-Systems
  • Redevelopment Project Case Studies
  • 21st Century Trends