"Asian transportation systems and services, as well as their usage, are fraught with challenges. This handbook therefore seeks to examine the possible solutions to the problems faced by the region. It illustrates the history of transportation development in Asia and provides a comprehensive...

chapter 1 Introduction: Transport in Asia -- part PART 1 Transportation systems -- chapter 2 High-speed railways in Asia -- chapter 3 The Asian Highway and Trans-Asian Railway networks: Origins, progress of development and prospects in the future -- part Part II Traffic accidents, air pollution...