THE CONCEPTUAL TRIAD IN TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY: A THEORETICAL DECONSTRUCTION OF SYSTEM, COMPLEX, AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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Transport system, transport complex, transport infrastructure, systems theory, spatial economics, transport planning, conceptual modeling.Abstract
The fields of transport geography, planning, and economics are fundamentally built upon three interconnected yet conceptually distinct terms: transport system, transport complex, and transport infrastructure. Despite their pervasive use, these concepts are often employed interchangeably in policy documents and applied research, leading to methodological ambiguity. This article provides a rigorous scientific interpretation of these three concepts by tracing their theoretical evolution from classical systems theory to contemporary spatial economics. Through a comparative analysis, this study delineates the hierarchical and functional relationships among the constructs.
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