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Geo-Eye

Year: 2020, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 26-31

Original Article

THE LINKAGE BETWEEN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS AND MODE OF TRANSPORTATION: A CASE STUDY FROM ALAPPUZHA AND KOTTAYAM DISTRICTS, KERALA

Received Date:04 July 2020, Accepted Date:11 November 2020

Abstract

The impact of the physical environment on land use is well-known, as is the relationship between topography and transport use. The paper concentrates on the role of topography in the spatial aspects of network planning and mode of transport selection. Analysis of the case study of Alappuzha and Kottayam district in Kerala, shows how implementing mode of transportation is influenced by the natural environment.

Keywords: Physiography; Mode of transportation

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Copyright

© 2020 Mereena & Prasad. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Published By Bangalore University, Bengaluru, Karnataka

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